Monday, March 24, 2008

Joseph Kahne and Joel Westheimer

Premise:

-charity
-community service
-volunteering
-experiences
-learning
-politics
-morals

Author's Argument:

The author's argue that service learning should become part of all school chriteria because it build character and help the community.

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"
-"However, there are numerous ways in which a curriculum focused on giving provides opportunities for students to develop caring relationships, especially when compared to a traditional academic curruculum."
-"Efforts to integrate service learning activities into the curriculum have great potential and deserve the support they are now receiving."
-“They stress the importance of compassion for those in need, and they encourage children and young adults to find ways to help.”

Comments:

This article was a little more difficult to read than I exspected but once i got through the introduction it got easier to understand what the author's where trying to get through. Also this article brought up a really good point that servise learning should become more manditory in school systems. This would be a wonderful help to communities in need and also give students great opportunities to discover things they would have never imagined they would have enjoyed.

1 comment:

Dr. Lesley Bogad said...

You seem to get the big picture but you don't really name the issues of CHARITY and CHANGE that are central to their claims. DId our class discussion help you see this in a different way?