For our service learning project we took a multi-faceted approach towards spreading information. With our cause, Nuclear Power and Pollution, we decided to spread the word using the most powerful outlets we could think of: First, we talked with The Conservation Law Foundation, a New England-based environment advocacy group. They also suggested that the best way we can help is to spread the information. So with their guidance, our group also decided to add a Facebook page as well as reach out to local students at Salem State University and the city of Salem. We posted fliers in downtown Salem where our blog and Facebook address could be accessed. We talked with local residents as well as students when posting fliers. With this approach, we are hopeful that people who want to know more about the subject can assess our various social networks we have been working on.I truly believe our service learning project did have an impact on the greater good for a few reasons. The most effective mechanism we used was word-of-mouth. The more people have access to information about nuclear power, the more apt they will be to take a stance, or at least be informed on the subject. By specifically targeting Salem residents and SSU students, our subject, purpose, and stance on nuclear power is relevant because Salem is contains a nuclear power plant.
If given the opportunity, I would like to participate in a service learning project like this again. I think there is something to be proud of when awareness can be brought to people, especially when you have group members as passionate about nuclear power and a need to seek alternate energy sources in the future. A service learning project is a valuable thing to teach students in the future because it allows students a chance to be responsible citizens and discover more about a subject that effects them in some way. It requires research into that subject and to take a stand on the issue and advocate for the side you believe in. These are skills that remain valuable for a lifetime because people have the liberty to agree or disagree with policies in our country. A service learning project is a small, yet important example of just that. I had a great time working with my partners on this project and I feel satisfied that we all made an effort we can be proud of.
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For our service learning project we took a multi-faceted approach towards spreading information. With our cause, Nuclear Power and Pollution, it was very difficult to do a hands on approach with this topic, so we, as a group concluded that we should spread the most powerful tool we can. Information. We talked with Conservation Law Foundation, which is New England environment advocacy group. They also suggested that the best way we can help is to spread the information. We also created a facebook page, which we have been updating with links to our blog, helpful and informative sites, and weekly posts on various topics that center around the Nuclear Power and Pollution crisis in our area. We decided to reach the largest audience, we must physically get the word out there. We created a flier, with basic information about nuclear power and pollution, and the web addresses for our blog and the Conservation Law Foundation. I encouraged many people I talked to do research on their own, and that this company and ur group were great springboards to help if they truly became interested and motivated. I personally did not try to sway anyone into my opinion, but instead I wanted them to be able to make an educated decision for themselves. I wanted to give people the power to do this. We passed many of these fliers out locally, in the greater Salem area. This was a wonderful place to start with the ever looming image of the power plant as a stark reminder in the backdrop.
I truly believe the greatest immediate impact this had on the greater good is the power of knowledge. The more people become informed, the more they believe for or against a cause. Hopefully in time, with more people becoming educated and involved through any number of outreach groups, true change will come. In the end, only time will tell.
I would like to do something like this again. I truly enjoyed learning about how people saw and felt about nuclear power and pollution. If I were to do this again, I would shy away from the blog and spend more time in a hands on role. The blog was an excellent medium for our group as information was greatest tool and ally we had, but I enjoyed being outside and doing something, and I would like to again. As a future educator, I would like to get students involved into a whole class service learning project. We would have to take a different approach with fourth grade students, but the rewards would go beyond measure. It would potentially help the local area, and build a true sense of classroom community with all of the students working together towards an overarching goal.
http://www.clf.org/take-action/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nuclear-Power-Pollution/268145606562093
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