Doing the Service Learning has provided me with an opportunity to reflect on my blessings, as I contrast them with others'. These children come from diverse backgrounds, and all of them unprivileged. They have a variety of characteristics, but they are,at most times, very restless and unable to concentrate on their work. When faced with a problem such as this, it takes a considerable amount of patience not to lose your head. I guess the best way isn't to restrain them, and deal with them as positively as possible, and make a point to disguise all your demands as requests. If they feel that you are restricting them, they will struggle against you all the more. Admittedly, I wasn't so good at this aspect, only managing to control some of them at any given time. But this has also given me a chance to work with a very demanding environment and given me a a new found will to help those, who like them, are not as lucky as us.
The children also, in some respects, reflect our class as a whole, with recurring characters, some of them interesting, some of them lacking. It was, in all a very bumpy ride, but we all managed to pull through. If I could, I'd want to help out more like this. What I'd like very much is to return there and assist in any capacity, but I guess it's a rather uphill task seeing as we left on a sour note. This Service Learning has been a challenge for us, but I hope to come out better from it.
The children also, in some respects, reflect our class as a whole, with recurring characters, some of them interesting, some of them lacking. It was, in all a very bumpy ride, but we all managed to pull through. If I could, I'd want to help out more like this. What I'd like very much is to return there and assist in any capacity, but I guess it's a rather uphill task seeing as we left on a sour note. This Service Learning has been a challenge for us, but I hope to come out better from it.
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