Reflection On Service Learning

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It is mid-September, and my service learning information sheet for my Human Behavior class has not been turned in. It has not been a matter of procrastination, time management, nor finding the right place up to my standards to volunteer and work with kids eighteen and under. Unfortunately, my first and preferable choices have specific, time consuming procedures, and with only 8 weeks before my service learning paper must be turned in, starting over was necessary. The Make a Wish Foundation, Hunters Creek middle school’s parent volunteering program, PEERS Family Development Center, and Debbie’s Angles Production have been contacted in the past 5 weeks, and it has been stressful
The first step was to go over the service learning list I was

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