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Here's what students have been saying about English courses with a service-learning component:
"[This course] took students out of the classroom physically and mentally. Community-based learning was an opportunity to stop talking and take action,"

"The best thing about this course is that it's not over--it's not limited to the academic term. I'm taking 'life lessons' from it--not in the sense of answers, but rather more of those 'questions to live in' like the ones we posed in class. To say the class has been relevant is a cliché, but the conversations we've bgun (theoretical and with classmates and community members) really have and will affect the way I live. I look forward to staying in contact with the instructor and fellow classmates."

"This class is the reason why I came to college. I have begun to think about everything in an entirely new way."

"This class was really enjoyable. The greatest learning tool implemented was working in the community, for this helped us connect what issues were brought up in class to society."

"[The instructor] did very well getting us involved. Community service-learning is great--continue to cajole us lazy young people!"

"The service learning was great--this course incorporated in-class learning with reality."

"Was a great experience to take part in this class, probably the best class I've taken so far. It is a great idea to get college kids out and into the community."

"The service learning activity was the best idea any instructor ever had."

"This course's service learning component and instructor changed my life!"

"You learn more than just subject matter, you learn about life, which is what I think the foundation of education is."

 

It always astounds me when progressive people act as though it is somehow a naive moral position to believe that our lives must be a living example of our politics.
- bell hooks

The best kind of legacy you can leave is an example of how one should live one's life.
- Howard Zinn