I truly like my new experience because I am helping and serving the community of Salinas but I am also contributing and coming up with ideas in how to improve the program for future students. Throught out my journey as a service learner I have learned so much more about myself and I have learned that I am continuing to grow more as a person by being active in the community, serving the students, and becoming a critical thinker offering some of my ideas and coming up with a way in how to attract and motivate more students to participate in the program. In light of this learning I know that if more students participate in the program they will succeed in school and will gain more confidence and motivation. The motivation and confidence that they will achieve in ten weeks will truly help them succeed in the future. I think that what El Jardin Pilot Homework Program is doing, is something truly amazing because the staff members participating are donating their time and providing support to the students of their farm working workers and I feel honored of being part of an experiment and a program that I am sure that slowly it will grow and succeed.
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We have been focusing on the topic of gender and sexuality which has been a pretty interesting topic to learn about. From my service site and working with elementary students I have noticed that many students hold a barrier between girls and boys. Most of the children who are in the program are between the ages of 7 all the way to 14. However, I have noticed that the girls feel more comfortable talking to the female volunteers and the boys feel more comfortable talking to the male volunteers. The cycle of socialization emphasizes that we are born into a set of social identities and we are trained to practice actions that show us “how to be”. Most of our social identities come from our culture that shapes us who we are and the values and beliefs of our parents that demonstrate to us how we are suppose to act. I can observe that most of the students come from a Hispanic background and in the Hispanic community it is often believed that one must not trust a person from the opposite gender. At my service site, I noticed that girls feel uncomfortable working with tutors that are males. They often do not look at the tutor or do not make a conversation. I also noticed that the boys do not talk to female tutors. I experienced this when I tried to talk about basketball with my student and he did not want to answer my question. In regards to sexuality, I have learned that the girls dress in pink and act polite and the boys act strong and often more energetic. Usually, the girls just sit, stay on task and complete their homework, but the boys run around and often do not want to finish their …show more content…
In the article, the dominant group is being characterized as “the norm” the advantaged group who receives recognition and attention. This is the privileged group where everyone wishes to be part of. Next, the target group being described as invisible and receiving treatment of prejudice and discrimination. This group is the disadvantaged group, the group suffering from poverty and the group that no one wants to form part
We have been focusing on the topic of gender and sexuality which has been a pretty interesting topic to learn about. From my service site and working with elementary students I have noticed that many students hold a barrier between girls and boys. Most of the children who are in the program are between the ages of 7 all the way to 14. However, I have noticed that the girls feel more comfortable talking to the female volunteers and the boys feel more comfortable talking to the male volunteers. The cycle of socialization emphasizes that we are born into a set of social identities and we are trained to practice actions that show us “how to be”. Most of our social identities come from our culture that shapes us who we are and the values and beliefs of our parents that demonstrate to us how we are suppose to act. I can observe that most of the students come from a Hispanic background and in the Hispanic community it is often believed that one must not trust a person from the opposite gender. At my service site, I noticed that girls feel uncomfortable working with tutors that are males. They often do not look at the tutor or do not make a conversation. I also noticed that the boys do not talk to female tutors. I experienced this when I tried to talk about basketball with my student and he did not want to answer my question. In regards to sexuality, I have learned that the girls dress in pink and act polite and the boys act strong and often more energetic. Usually, the girls just sit, stay on task and complete their homework, but the boys run around and often do not want to finish their …show more content…
In the article, the dominant group is being characterized as “the norm” the advantaged group who receives recognition and attention. This is the privileged group where everyone wishes to be part of. Next, the target group being described as invisible and receiving treatment of prejudice and discrimination. This group is the disadvantaged group, the group suffering from poverty and the group that no one wants to form part