In the Service of What?

In the Service of What?
The Politics of Service Learning
By: Joseph Kahne and Joel Westheimer


                                            


1.                                                       Service Leaning Goals
                                 Moral                       Political                          Intellectual
            Charity         Giving                      Civic Duty                     Additive Experience
            Change         Caring                      Social Reconstruction   Transformative Experience
- I feel like no matter why you do service learning, whether it may be moral, political, or intellectual, it's important that service learning is being done. it's bettering society, and students are learning.

2. "These curriculum theorists and education reformers wanted students to engage in service learning projects so that they would recognize that their academic abilities and collective commitments could help them respond in meaningful ways to a variety of social concerns."
- I think it's so important for students to recognize their academic abilities and commitments to be better pro-active in their communities.

3. "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." - President John Kennedy
- In the 1960's, president John Kennedy said this famous quote. This quote can apply to many aspects in the American way of life. But I also think it applies well to this article. If you narrow in the term country to community, and ask yourself what can you do for your community, a great answer would be service learning. To be able to give back to your community whether working at a homeless shelter or hospital is the least we can do to try to improve society. It will help your community become closer. "Service learning turns ideas into action."


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