Working with youth in general can be an extremely difficult, yet extremely rewarding task. In order to help new volunteers be prepared to form respectful, professional and empathetic relationships, with youth of color, I will include the following in my training program: (1) the importance of understanding race and how that may affect student’s lives, (2) the importance of serving youth, rather than helping or fixing them, and (3) the importance of creating a trusting relationship.
When a volunteer comes into an afterschool program, they might not fully understand the implication of race and how it affects the actions of the youth. According to Nasir (2008), the stereotype students of color receive directly impacts the outcomes in learning (p. 532). Racial disparities among male black students and male white students exists and teachers often believed that black students should have more severe punishments for their behaviors (Wray, 2015, n.p). It is important to recognize the racial struggles youth of color may face each day. Youth of color …show more content…
When a volunteer helps or attempts to fix the youth, they often see the youth as weak or broken, in need of repair (Remen, 1999, n.p.). As a volunteer it is important to serve the youth. According to Remen (1999), “when you serve [the youth], you see life as a whole” (n.p). Every individual has a different background and qualities that make them unique. When a volunteer helps or attempts to fix youth, they look past these qualities. It is important for volunteers to serve with themselves and draw on the things that make you unique. Volunteering for this program is much more than helping students complete their assignments. Volunteering is serving these students with the goal of both individuals sharing their strengths and weakness, and coming working together to find a sense of gratitude toward one another (Remen, 1999,
When a volunteer comes into an afterschool program, they might not fully understand the implication of race and how it affects the actions of the youth. According to Nasir (2008), the stereotype students of color receive directly impacts the outcomes in learning (p. 532). Racial disparities among male black students and male white students exists and teachers often believed that black students should have more severe punishments for their behaviors (Wray, 2015, n.p). It is important to recognize the racial struggles youth of color may face each day. Youth of color …show more content…
When a volunteer helps or attempts to fix the youth, they often see the youth as weak or broken, in need of repair (Remen, 1999, n.p.). As a volunteer it is important to serve the youth. According to Remen (1999), “when you serve [the youth], you see life as a whole” (n.p). Every individual has a different background and qualities that make them unique. When a volunteer helps or attempts to fix youth, they look past these qualities. It is important for volunteers to serve with themselves and draw on the things that make you unique. Volunteering for this program is much more than helping students complete their assignments. Volunteering is serving these students with the goal of both individuals sharing their strengths and weakness, and coming working together to find a sense of gratitude toward one another (Remen, 1999,