Holmes Extensions: A Reflection Of Service Learning

Service Learning Reflection

A couple of classmates and I had gone to Stanley Holmes Extensions in Atlantic City to help elementary children with homework. Plethora of things had gone well that day. As soon as we had arrived to Stanley Holmes Extensions there was a police officer that had briefly explained what we had to do. Having officer Law explain to us are task was great because we weren't just sitting around when the children had arrived. Helping the children out with homework had also gone well. Most of the children listened when being helped with a problem, and didn't just wonder off or ignore us. Talking to and getting to know the little kids went well. Not one of us had gone up to a child to try to talk to, but instead they came up to us and had asked questions. For example, a boy named Tyreese, he had come up to us and had asked us what are names were, where we were from, what school we were from, and how old we were. Tyresse was the first child I had helped. All I helped him with was some
The clothing that I had on was demonstrating professionalism because I came in wearing acceptable clothing and not in tanks, negative graphic t-shirts, and booty shorts. The way I talked to the children demonstrated professionalism because when the second child started to irritate me, i didn't yell at him or give him dirty looks, but i explained to him why not to yell and why not restart the game when someone was about to win. Professionalism was demonstrated the whole time I was at Stanley Holmes Extensions. The only help that was needed was when no elementary student would come to use for help. This is when officer Law helped out and brought over two children from the other table. Officer Law brought children over to my table a couple of times because not many came over. This was the only situation that I needed help or else there was no help