I am choosing Parkview Elementary in Payson to do my service learning. Mainly because my kids are going there and I think it would be good for me to see them in action. Parkview is across from the city park. I used to take my kindergartens their for a picnic after school. I believe that is how the school got its name. Your view coming out of the school is the park. Paysons population is 19,154 and we have five elementary schools. Parkview is rated 5 out of 10 for good school rating. Springlake is rated 7. Parkview is the the middle as far as number of students enrolled with 611. Springlake has 821 and Taylor 552.
I plan on helping out in 3rd, 5th and 6th grade. And maybe if I can a first grade since that is the grade I would really like to teach. The students all live within walking distance or they are dropped off because the school does not offer bus services. I know a few families that live outside the boundaries but have requested to attend this school for different reasons. I know the kids come from average income families.
Service learning to me is doing a service for someone so you get the opportunity to learn about what they are doing. I like the idea of helping so I can learn. I have kids come to my business all the time looking for service so they can complete a school assignment. I think it helps us learn what other people are doing so we better understand what goes into their job or our future job.
Course learning is reading a book or getting information from another source about your topic. I couldn't read a book about teaching school and know personalities of the students and all the busy work behind that happens before, after and during school to make teaching successful.
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