Through my Service Learning, I've been able to make connections between course topics and the Service Learning. Because of the real-life example of the classroom, the topics have become more solidified for me.
I feel that I have done a good job of articulating my learning and understanding. I have at least written what I felt I have learned and come to understand.
Blogging is helping me think and notice things in my Service Learning because I have a specific reason to watch for those things. For example, if I didn't have to report back on it, I might not notice examples of how the teacher treats students with cultural disadvantages. I at least wouldn't recognize that that is what they are. Knowing that I will have to write a blog encourages me to more carefully observe my experiences in the classroom. And, documenting my observations helps me to solidify what I have learned.
I published my first blog entry knowing almost nothing about education that I know now. I am glad that the blog has been a way for me to document my progress, and my pathway to becoming a teacher. I look forward to the next step in the journey, and hope that I will remember to revisit this blog and remember how it all started.
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