I teach the first year composition sequence at a community college. These are required writing courses for all transfer students–the majority of the students who pass through the institution. With very few exceptions, I would say that these two courses are probably the least looked-forward to by students of the entire gen-ed curriculum. Many just [...]
a real world few students wanted
June 2nd, 2011
2 Comments
Tags: apathy · assignments · service-learning · student work · sustainability · teaching · volunteering
earth scouts: saving soles, saving lives
January 12th, 2011
4 Comments
During December our Earth Scouts group participated in a service project of collecting shoes for Share Your Soles. You might think–why shoes? To be honest, I never really thought about the importance of shoes, but after learning more about this organization and exploring this issue, I now see how very valuable shoes can be–sometimes even [...]
Tags: earth scouts · learning · photos · service-learning · social responsibility · volunteering
hunger in our own backyard
November 17th, 2010
2 Comments
People are hungry in your community, and they are just like you. These are tenuous times where we are all very close to finding ourselves without. Our family is learning more about this and putting some of our free time to good use lately at a local food pantry. In addition to organizing a food [...]
Tags: photos · service-learning · social responsibility · sustainability · tours · volunteering
