Hi everyone, It's me again!
It is such a blessing for me be part of 2016 English Access Microscholarship Program Service Learning Workshop at BGSU. I meet professional educators and fellows at American University and 23 professional teachers from all over the world. As I prepare for my service-learning experience, I have some expectations that I will be able to learn how community service works here and to effectively adapt and expand community service opportunities into my local community. Besides, by directly involved in the project and observation of service-learning from this program, it will be fruitful experience to plan and do service-learning for my classroom in the future.
Honestly, at first, I was concerned that I could not actively engage in the workshop and project connect on our third day of the workshop but the workshop team has injected us with insightful knowledge and skills to be prepared for the service learning project. I learned about La Connexion where immigrant people are welcome to learn English because they are struggling to live in the States and not be able to effectively communicate and associate in the community. The thing that is surprised me the most is that I heard that they are completely beginners and teaching English should be started from teaching word to word yet what amazes is that they keep coming to the class, make their time and learn English even though they obviously need to secure their economic life and work for their family.
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| SL session by Dr. Sarah Smith Rainey |
In the end, I learned many things to care for the people by doing what I can do with my skills, to keep learning throughout my life, and to make time for life learning. Even starting with the simplest thing in life is more than enough. So, why don't we start from ourselves?
Bowling Green, October 19, 2016
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