Introduction Research has indicated that many disadvantaged students end up to accessing good employment due to inadequate experience. This due to the fact that many are not able to access to after school programs that sharpen their skills due to exposure. In order to ensure there is equal chance to access job markets, there is need to provide opportunity to gain experience for the poor. Lack of after school programs has been a major menace in the community. After school programs are very crucial in promotion of education to actual practice, it also helps in realizing various aspects of life (Harpine, 2013). This is mostly done by charitable organizations that aim at increasing access to after school programs to the disadvantaged in communities especially those living in urban areas. Service learning has been very helpful in promotion of after school programs which are pertained to improve the behavior of the participants. In most case the disadvantaged in the society are not able to access after school programs hence they don’t gain the required experience before venturing in their field of work. This leads to some charitable organization participating in helping the disadvantaged to access the quality education that they may not afford. This has led to the organization to participate in service learning in order to identify the disadvantaged in the society in an attempt to equip them with required experience in their line of duty. This has led to the members of the community to accepting the disadvantaged when they oversee the advantages of education (Agola & Awange, 2013). Service learning in communities has led to many families accessing quality education which led to the improvement of the lives even of their families. Service learning is very important in promoting after school programs, hence more students are able to put their classroom experience to practice increasing their eligibility in job markets. Observations Many community-based organizations exist in different communities that are all aimed at helping the disadvantaged in the society. Promotion of equality is the main objective of the after school programs as they enable the students to have diverse experience in all scopes of life. The disadvantaged children in society have always felt inferior and undermined leading feeling of rejection which the CBO has come to the rescue in the communities. The CBO’s have partnered with universities and other institution to enhance the delivery of services to the community. The student is the main agents of the CBO’s in the communities in determining the vulnerable who requires assistance. Through the student, the organizations are able to access all parts of the community which leads to efficiency in providing services. The CBO makes partnerships with the community through the able people in the society to help in funding the projects to help the disadvantaged. In the process of promoting after school programs, there are more volunteers who sacrifice their time and resources in order to be able to reach the community at their most pressing points. Students who participate in community projects are in most cases volunteers and they only attain exposure with no financial benefits. Community projects are projects that require dedication and sacrifices of individuals. The process of identification of the legible people in society for help humanitarian considerations are required in order to have the passion of helping disadvantaged. Humanitarian considerations refer to the act of considering the weak people who are suffering due to disproportionate hardships that they face. This leads to the involved parties having the attitude to help others in their society. It takes a sense of humanity to help the weak in society (Balserak, 2016). The aim of the volunteers is to ensure that in any society people have equal chances for survival and there is no unnecessary suffering to the disadvantaged people in society. In the process of carrying out service learning in society, various problems are experienced by the students. The programs are in various communities which the students may not be conversant with. In the process of participating in community programs, the students may vary with the culture of the existing community which may inflict conflict with the society (Pat, 2015). This is always the biggest challenge in community interactions. This situation can be minimized by creating awareness of the students about the cultural belief of the company before they engage with the community. This can save too much in terms of preventing possible conflicts and solving any existing conflicts that may arise. This will lead to maximization of the benefits of the community from the service learning leading to success. In some communities, those that are not able to access the after school program are viewed as criminals. The community leaders at times do not take too much consideration on the disadvantaged. When service-learning is utilized in the process of offering afterschool program, there is equality in the distribution of resources and the poor are not discriminated since the students are not conversant to the members of the community leading to fairness and equal consideration (Holland, 2014). This will enhance students to appreciate all the levels of life. Service learning in most cases involves young people who are students. In the process of their service learning, they interact with the disadvantaged students in the community who gets more encouraged and focus much on their studies. This motivation leads to many young people excelling in education as they are able to interact with the students who act as their mentor (Oser, 2013). The disadvantaged in the society are able to interact with the learned students and they feel they are more encouraged to carry out their studies. This motivation will lead to students excelling in their studies which gives them access to better working opportunities. This helps to reduce the poverty levels in the community. The young students participating in the service learning will also encourage student to participate in the after school programs. Through the service learning the weak in the society are taken to medical camps which will boost their health. Good health in the youths will help in participating in the development of their society. Self-motivation and passion are drivers to the participation in after school programs (Gröpel & Kehr, 2013). The performance and implementation of service learning and the impact is determined by the quality of students involved in the project. Self-motivated students with a passion to help other leads to better community service and they are able to access more people in the society. The future vision of the community organizations is to ensure that there is a community where all the people in society are able to access to quality education and meet their basic needs without straining. This is a very encouraging vision which motivates participation in after school programs. In the process of serving the community, various roadblocks may arise which may hinder the proper workflow of the program. In the process of serving the community numerous liabilities which may retard participation in after school programs. The problems may be inflicted by the students either through omission or commission. In many cases errors results through omissions where the student may be innocent but cause a liability in the process of executing duties. The liabilities also results when the universities have not alerted their students on the possible alerts that may pose danger in their line of duty. The other factor that can disorganize the process of helping the disadvantaged in the community is the recruitment of poorly trained students who are not ready to offer their services with passion. This leads to disruption of organization workflow which leads to disruption of workflows by the organization leading to the slow development. Student’s background and attitude also reduce their participation in afterschool programs. Students who are involved in the service planning are from different social class in society. Those who are from the high social class in the society, in most cases they have a negative notion about the poor. They tend not to inflict a bad attitude to the students towards the community and they prefer not to participate in after school programs. Conclusion For effective participation in after school programs, service learning can act as a very important tool that will help the students to have an equal chance to participate in after school programs enhancing their competency. After school programs are very essential in promoting peace and reducing criminal rates in the community. The government and NGO’s should take the obligation of offering after school programs in forms of internships in order to promote practical application of class room knowledge. This helps in expanding the chances of the students accessing better employment positions. Universities should also encourage the students to participate in the service learning to excel life. Communities need also to appreciate diverse culture in order to benefit from the service learning. Service learning improves the skill of the student and help to improve the standard of the community at large. References Agola, N. O., & Awange, J. L. (2013). Economic Theories of Poverty and Poverty Eradication. Globalized Poverty and Environment, 51-59. doi:10.1007/978-3-64239733-2_4 Balserak, J. (2016). 7. Humanity and new humanity. Very Short Introductions. doi:10.1093/actrade/9780198753711.003.0007 Dai, X., Wertenbroch, K., & Brendl, M. (2009). Guilt as motivation: Strategic self-management of motivation in consumer self-control. PsycEXTRA Dataset. doi:10.1037/e621092012066 Gröpel, P., & Kehr, H. M. (2013). Motivation and Self-Control: Implicit Motives Moderate the Exertion of Self-Control in Motive-Related Tasks. 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Grading Criteria Project includes all required topics: Community Organization, Community Partnerships, Cross-Cultural Challenges, Humanitarian Considerations, Volunteers, Roadblocks, Future Vision, Challenges, and Improvements Possible Points 15 Points Awarded 10 I could not tell where the individual sections started or ended. I do not know if there were included or not. If you label your topics this would help the readers follow along. Grading Criteria Meets project presentation requirements: • Paper – 5-7 pages • Presentation - 8-10 minutes presentation including visual elements (graphics, pictures, etc.), 150-200 notes per slide, and recorded voice • Speech - 8-10 minutes and a written script of the narrative Possible Points 15 Points Awarded 13 The paper met the 5-page minimum requirement but I feel that you organized it better and gave some definition to your topics that your paper could easily surpass these requirements. You also did not include a title page. Be sure to include one in your final paper. Clearly Presents Well-Reasoned Ideas and Concepts Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Evidence supporting claims cited throughout the project 15 13 There were citations through the paper but they were more just short quotes and not evidence backing up your ideas and statements. Grading Criteria Used a minimum of 10 reputable sources Possible Points 15 Points Awarded 14 I took off one point here because there were only 8/10 sources. Quality of Project Grading Criteria Academic and professional tone and appearance Possible Points 15 Points Awarded 10 I’m not sure this paper had an academic and professional tone. It jumped around and was hard to follow. I feel that if you organize your thoughts before writing them out this may help. Grading Criteria Possible Points 10 Grammar and proofreading Points Awarded 9 There were a few minor grammatical and spelling errors. Be sure to read over your paper as if you were not the one to write it and see if you can understand it. This is will help a great deal with your writing. Conclusion Grading Criteria Total Possible Points 100 Points Awarded 81 I feel that you did an overall good job with your research. You just need to work on organization and proofreading your work. I feel with some organization you could have a really well written paper. Meets or Exceeds Established Assignment Criteria Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded An introduction with a clear thesis statement 15 12 This assignment incorporated the benefits and importance of having after school programs for improvement within the community to service learning. Points deducted due to missing topics. Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Project includes all required topics: Community Organization, Community Partnerships, Cross-Cultural Challenges, Humanitarian Considerations, Volunteers, Roadblocks, Future Vision, Challenges, and Improvements 15 11 Took off points due to missing required topics such as Volunteers, Challenges, and Future Vision. I would love to see these topics incorporated into your paper as it will help with supporting details. Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Meets project presentation requirements: · Paper – 5-7 pages · Presentation - 8-10 minutes presentation including visual elements (graphics, pictures, etc.), 150200 notes per slide, and recorded voice · Speech - 8-10 minutes and a written script of the narrative 15 15 This was a paper presentation. The requirements for a paper being 5-7 pages were met on this project. Clearly Presents Well-Reasoned Ideas and Concepts Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Evidence supporting claims cited throughout the project 15 12 There could be well reasoned ideas and concepts to support the reason as to the importance of after School programs. Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Used a minimum of 10 reputable sources 15 13 There were 8 reputable resources used. As 10 was the minimum for this project. Quality of Project Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Academic and professional tone and appearance 15 15 Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Grammar and proofreading 10 7 There a several minor grammatical errors, such as run on sentences, punctuation and, misspelled words. Although this is a rough draft having someone else proofread your writing will help point out those errors. Conclusion Grading Criteria Possible Points Points Awarded Total 100 85 Provide an overall conclusion and impression of your peer’s paper. What did your peer do right? What could they improve? This should include recommendations and constructive comments to help your peer improve. Overall I enjoy the paper. There were a few grammatical errors, which in the beginning made it hard to read. I liked that your introduction supported details in your paper. I would recommend including as much details as possible such as Challenges and Future vision of your service leaning project. I also thought it was well organized.
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