Student Reflections
..I've learned that I have no reason to be nervous around old people. I've never
had much contact with them before, now I understand you can learn a lot from them....I've
also learned how much just sitting and talking to someone can mean to them....We
just have to be willing to open up and receive what they have to give....
I would rate the service learning project as one of the best things I have done
in college...
...I have also realized that learning does not just come from a textbook. I have always been obsessed with grades and my GPA, but there is more to life than that. Sax taught me that I can learn more from visiting an old man once a week than I might reading a whole textbook....I learned...that listening is an acquired skill....I also learned...that I have so much to offer....this Service Learning project has really opened my eyes and heart and I have a new found appreciation for the gifts I have been blessed with in my life.
I learned...that doing something nice for someone else makes me feel good about myself.
This experience was one that I will never forget. When I went to the masonic
home, I went thinking I had something to give. Never did I imagine I would receive
so much. This was a learning experience in both ways, we learned from them , and
they learned from us. The project was called service learning; however by the
end of the project it was hard to distinguish between who was providing the service
and who was doing the learning. Not only did I learn many things about her, but
she helped me to see life in a whole new perspective....
...I learned...an ability to understand a person different from myself....I really
enjoyed the project because it forced me into a situation I probably wouldn't
have entered voluntarily, but that I ended up liking. This project taught me to
value and understand someone that is different....
This was one of the most important experiences I have ever faced....
I now know what it is like to be able to touch the life of someone you never thought you could possibly have an affect on....
