Service Learning Course Reflection Paper

Freshman Orientation 102 is a course on service learning. I thought it would be like Freshman Orientation 101 where we would learn more history about Alabama A&M University, but both classes are very different. This semester I have learned how important it is for an individual to give back to their community. I learned the meaning of service learning. Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Service learning is a process of involving students in community service activities combined with facilitated means for applying the experience to their academic and personal …show more content…
I can protect the brand of my school by continuing to be a valuable asset. I can continue to be a valuable asset by continuing to show outsiders that students of Alabama A&M University are smart, responsible, and good citizens.
During this course, I have learned that is it important to respect everyone regardless if you know them or not. However, I do not believe that respect should be demanded. I believe respect should be earned. This is because people take respect for granted. They feel that if it was given to them really easy, then nothing they do can have it taken …show more content…
Responsible people can be trusted, and this benefits both the person and the community counting on the responsible person. Responsible people also earn a well-deserved positive sense of self-esteem. Responsible people usually get farther in life, because business leaders prefer to promote people who can work without constant supervision. The hardest part is taking responsibility if something goes wrong but, even then, people respect a person who owns up to making a mistake and works to fix it. It is important to be responsible because responsibility is a sign of having good character. Having good character leads to being a good citizen. To be a good citizen anywhere you have to be a good person. That means showing respect, having a good attitude or just helping out. In the classroom, you have to show responsibility by doing your homework on time, or listening and following directions. Also, you have to help out your other classmates. Being a good citizen is important on and off campus as well. You want to make sure that when you leave college that you remain a good person in order to continue giving your school a good name. Citizenship begins with obeying laws and getting involved in community affairs. Responsible citizens do things like volunteering and protecting the environment. Demonstrating good citizenship is being an individual who is involved in trying to make the community, nation, or world a better place.