Not
in My Backyard!
The
following ties directly to the Einstein quote in this week’s E-News
issue.
The board of the
Corporation for National and Community Service [a Federal government agency;
see www.nationalservice.org]
today joined a growing chorus of governors, School superintendents, and
national education and service groups in supporting the Learn & Serve
Challenge, a week-long effort designed to raise awareness about the value
and impact of service-learning. The
Board passed a
resolution noting the benefits of
service learning and thanking the organizers
of the Challenge for helping
advance the practice of service-learning. "Service-learning
has an enduring positive impact on students' academic achievement, personal
and social development, and civic engagement, particularly among students
from disadvantaged backgrounds," the Board stated in the
resolution.
The board "recognizes Learn
and Serve
America
for its pivotal role in advancing service-learning, and expresses its
gratitude to the organizers of the Learn & Serve Challenge for their
support for achieving our mutual goals for
service-learning and engaging
students in
America
." … September 19, 2007
Service-learning is encouraged in
Los Angeles
Unified
School District
. Bud Jacobs heads the
service-learning effort from LAUSD’s district headquarters in downtown
Los Angeles
. We do not have
service-learning in
Montebello
Unified
School District
.
If you answer the
multiple-choice questions below and e-mail to lessonanswers@mymontebello.com
with “Lesson answers” in the subject field, you will be credited toward
a “certificate of recognition in community affairs” to be awarded in
2007 by a local nonprofit organization.
1. Service-learning is thought to be good for youth in
which ways?
(a) Academic achievement.
(b) Physical fitness.
(c) Personal and social development.
(d) Civic engagement.
2. Why might our school district not have
service-learning?
(a) Service-learning is dependent on teacher interest,
and teachers are not interested.
(b) Service-learning takes time away from students
studying for, and passing, the California High School Exit Examination [“CAHSEE”]
and their advanced-placement [“AP”]
examinations.
(c)
Montebello
does not need for students to be in the community when they should be in the
classroom.
(d) The service clubs at our high schools serve as an
adequate substitute.
February 21, 2008