Servicing Children in Need

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews a service learning project based on the writer's experiences while volunteering at a small elementary school. The paper details the writer's emotional reaction to her experience while working in the school, where there were many children from lower income families, many of whom were neglected or have little in the way of social support from their family. The paper also describes the application of the ethical theory to the concept of "serving others in need."

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Ethical Theory
Reaction To Setting
Conclusions

From the Paper:

"I am grateful for this learning experience, which while shocking, clearly demonstrated the idea that children's basic needs must be met, as must anyone's. This is especially true for disadvantaged children. There seems at least in the environment I worked within a lack of attention to servicing the needs of children who fall into defined categories, such as those who are abused, those who may suffer emotional problems, those who might be neglected or lack adequate resources to live well and prosper emotionally and physically. I feel a strong need to service others, and feel this could be easily accomplished through more interpersonal involvement with those who clearly demonstrate a need for support in basic life functions."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Lee, Donald C. Toward a sound world order: A multidimensional hierarchical ethical theory. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1992.

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