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In Chapter 5, “Negotiating Subject Positions in a Service Learning Context”. Tamara Williams and Erin McKenna explore the complexities of developing service learning. The field of service learning offers students the opportunity to learn while giving back to the community of their choice. The experience is valuable for students but educators have a difficult time grading because each experience is valuable in its own way. While some experiences are deeper, all students have had some sort of connection to their project. (1) If you had a service learning course, what organization would you chose to give back to? why? (2) What would make one service learning experience more valuable than another in terms of grading?

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