Quotes

"In the service of what? the politics of service learning?" 

Author: -Kahne & Westheimer 

1.“Boyer endeavored to create ‘a new Carnegie unit,’ the requirement that all students take part in volunteer activities in either their school or community as a condition for graduation from high school” 

I feel as though this should be a part in graduating high school, you learn a lot from being a part of a service learning project. The misperceptions of going into a situation, judging the people before you meet them just because of where they come from wouldn't happen if you have an experience in a helping environment  Doing service learning puts you in situations that your helping people that are less fortunate than you, or need your help. 

2.Educators and legislators alike maintain that service learning can improve the community and invigorate the classroom, providing rich educational experiences for students at all levels of schooling. Service learning makes students active participants in service learning projects that aim to respond to the needs of the community while furthering the academic goals of the students” 

I chose this quote because I feel the same about the service learning experience. Service learning does provide an educational experience for everyone, the volunteer and whoever your working with. My experience through service learning has been good, and I would recommend anyone to do it. As a volunteer I help someone while furthering my academic skills to become a well rounded teacher. 

3."After they returned, the students' perspectives on these elementary school children had changed. They were 'surprised at the children's responsiveness and their attentiveness,' they found the children to be 'extremely polite and surprisingly friendly,' and they discovered that they 'listened well and had excellent behavior."

I chose this quote because this is a perfect example of people judging inner city middle class people without knowing the real situation. These students came out with a different view on the kids they wrongly misjudged. I mean I'm they changed their minds about what the kids are like, but they should go with an open mind, because they've never been in that situation before so the judgement shouldn't be there.

Talking point: Has your service learning made you think about this ?