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Post by Johnboy on Apr 19, 2009 10:15:13 GMT -5
BEWARE
Michigan service learning programs
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Post by Virgil on Apr 19, 2009 10:44:11 GMT -5
Keep service learning programs out of schools. its free labor from the students, takes away from core benchmarks, and is indoctrination for the GIVE program. if kids wanna pick up a highway, or read to old folks, why cant they just go after school and do it? www.ccs.k12.va.us/programs/give.html#missionpay attention, people |
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Post by Virgil on Apr 19, 2009 10:52:24 GMT -5
National Service Learning Research
Research indicates that Service Learning:
* Leads to reduction in pregnancy, school failure, and suspension rates.
* Helps to build a more positive attitude towards young people and their communities.
* Provides participants with satisfying experiences.
* Teaches valuable skills that can be used in the future.
* Encourages other students to participate in service learning.
The satisfaction with Teens GIVE seems remarkable, and national studies corroborate the experience in our program. A national study published in 1997 and conducted by The Council of Chief State School Officers, the Close Up Foundation, Earth Force, and the National Society for Experiential Education had similar results to Teens GIVE. Results indicated that: a) 90% of participants said they thought others should be encouraged to participate in service learning; b) 87% said they learned valuable skills that will be useful in the future; c) 90% of agencies nationally reported that volunteers had helped them improve the quality of their services to clients and the community; and d) 96% of community officials said they would use program participants again.
The Center for Human Resources at Brandeis University also studied the impact of service learning. Their report, published in 1998, is entitled “National Evaluation of Learn and Serve America School and Community-Based Programs.” It showed that 95% of the program participants reported satisfaction with their community service experience and that the service they performed was helpful to the community and the individuals they served. 87% of the participants said that they learned a skill that would be helpful in the future; 90 % felt that students should be encouraged to participate in community service. In addition, 99% of the agencies rated their overall experience with the local learn and Serve as “good” or “excellent”; 96% of the agencies involved reported that they would use program participants again. 90% of the agencies involved indicated that Learn and Serve participants had helped the agency improve their services to clients and the community; and 82% reported that the Learn and Serve program had helped to build a more positive attitude towards youth in the community.
Earth Force?? WTF is that? Learn and Serve? yikes!!
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Post by Virgil on Apr 19, 2009 11:10:20 GMT -5
Ok, lets take these one at a time
* Leads to reduction in pregnancy, school failure, and suspension rates.
how does this reduce pregnancy? are the kids screwing at school?
school failure? do they mean keeps the school from failing cuz now they provide free labor?
suspension rates? smoke and mirrors people, rarely do students get kicked out any more..in school suspensions are the trend.
* Helps to build a more positive attitude towards young people and their communities.
gimmie a break, how the hell do you measure that?
* Provides participants with satisfying experiences.
yeah, kids got outta school, and someone had work done for free.
* Teaches valuable skills that can be used in the future.
well, they got me there...the kids will learn that picking up garbage sucks.
* Encourages other students to participate in service learning.
well heck yeah! they got outta school for the afternoon.
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Post by gambler on Apr 19, 2009 19:50:58 GMT -5
well if that's the case ..this school wont use my grand kids for this I'll move them out ..that bull crap
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Post by Virgil on Apr 21, 2009 16:50:48 GMT -5
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