Ken Bain's Helping Hand

Helping Hand
Ken Bain’s book was a very interesting book. Before going to college, I didn’t know what to expect from college, but reading this book has to help me in ways that showed me what to expect from college. This book showed me how to focus on my grades, how to follow my curiosity, how to become a “deep learner”. I did enjoy Bain’s advice on how we should enjoy college and get an experience. Doing this project with my classmates is an educational journey for us because we can all learn from what we do for the community. In my perspective, this project is an experience and beneficial to both parties. Last semester Bain’s taught us that what where one does in their life should have a purpose and potential. Meaning that one should …show more content…
I think that when one talks to the elder, they become happy because they will feel that they being recognized for their life successes and they have passed on to us. Honestly, one point or another we all will become of the stage that these people are and yet we tend to think that our life is gone be different. In truth, we need to learn from these people, hear their stories, and make them feel special because many of them don’t get attention which is very sad. Being with the elder reminds us that we are not going to be young forever and we should start to think about how to be successful in life while we still are young because the time isn’t going to stop moving. It’s also great that these people hold knowledge and wisdom and it's unimaginable what one can learn from them and the advice that one can get. I am very happy that we are doing this project. I never had the chance the meet both of my grandfathers because they died. I also have never met my grandmothers because they are far away from me so I never had this relationship with grandparents. I love being with elders because I know they are wise and they are so much better than the people that are my age. I love hearing their stories, getting advice, helping them, and being there for them. In conclusion, this project is perfect for me and my classmates because now I can have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to have grandparents. I cannot