Service Learning 2.0

What does Service Learning meaning to me?

Hummmm...........

I guess service learning is any experience in which you give back to the community and at the same time take away a valuable life lesson. I feel like the service learning that we are going to do is extremely beneficial to the students, yet at the same time I feel like theres a lot I'm going to learn.

I was actually thinking about this in class today. I know I'm not THAT much older than the students; they're probably what like 11 or 12? I'm 19, meaning theres only like a 7 or 8 year difference... yet I feel like theres a huge difference. And its not just like the age difference. Their 11 is different than my 11 was. I feel like they know more than I knew at 11. I feel like they are soo much more advanced technologically and even relationship wise than I ever was at that age. So I'm actually interested in seeing that difference. And I'm sure there are some things that I'm going to learn about them or life in general.

I think on a broader scale, service learning is a way to prepare us for the future. We're being taught things that will impact our careers, relationships, and future lives. Service learning isn't about one message/thought/ idea being drilled into our heads; instead its about taking something away from the experiences we have today and applying that to the future. Service Learning can only be beneficial, in my opinion.