Journal Entry 4

J.Feder
10/14/08

Journal Entry 4 for Ag Leadership

This week, in my journal, I am supposed to write about a service-learning activity in which I have participated in. Just looking at the term, service-learning is making me draw a blank on this subject. I decide to Google the term service-learning activity. I learned that service-learning is considered helping someone and learning. For example, a student volunteering to collect water samples for the water department and then studying the samples is service learning. Just to be sure I was on the right track; I consulted my teacher Mrs. Kidd. She mentioned to me that what she considered service-learning is helping with Special Olympics and learning how to communicate with the Olympians is service learning. With that in mind, I recall my time on the safety team at Wal-mart, where I work. I was servicing the store by conducting safety checks & safety supply levels, providing my co-workers a safer place to work. I learned from this how to brainstorm, communicate, and work with management and other co-workers as well as how to be safe.