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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Kahne and Westheimer

Premise:
understanding
school
community
service learning
volunteering
lessons

Kahne and Westheimer's Argument:

Kahne and Westheimer both argue that service learning should be part of school requirments, but that students should learn from the experience, not just par-take in it because they have to. They feel that the students should walk away from the experience with a better understanding and appreciation for others.

Evidence:

"In addition to helping those they serve, such service learning activities seek to promite students' self-esteem, to develop higher-order thinking skills, to make use of multiple abilities, and to provide authentic learning experiences--- all goals of current curriciulum reform efforts."


Not only should students be helping others but they are helping themselves as well, by developing skills that they may not have without the experience.


“Service learning can improve the community and invigorate the classroom, providing rich educational experiences for students at all levels of schooling.”

It helps students later on in life, but only if they learn from it and take something from the experience.

Comments:

Theres a difference between charity and volunteering? I never thought of it the way Kahne and Westheimer put it, but it makes sense. Students should do community service but it should be a fullfilling experience for all parties involved. Everyone should take something away from it. It shouldn't be a one way exchange.

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