Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e7M1do813610; Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:39:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:39:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.2.2.20000821174819.00a36e30@pop.netgate.net> Errors-To: rgspacone@aol.com Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ellen Loebl <eloebl@readingprogram.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1162] Using the EFF Community Role X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.2 Status: O Content-Length: 1981 Lines: 44 I am a teacher who works with learners in substance abuse recovery programs. Many of them feel that they do not contribute much to society and do not belong to a community. Today I tried an activity related to Community in one of my classes. I asked the participants to reflect back on their week and think of the ways they have contributed to their community. The first person to respond to my request said, "We're not that kind of people." I told her and the rest of the class that I would prove her wrong. I gave them one example of how I had contributed to my community; I had picked up some trash on a walk. One person mentioned that she was contributing to her community by staying clean and sober. Another added that she helped an old lady get on the bus. A third person stopped to give someone directions. Some of the things were big; some were small. We generated a second list of things that they might not have done, but could easily do or had done in the more distant past. Next we talked about what they had learned from these experiences and how they felt doing them. One person discovered that by helping at her friend's job, she had acquired some new job skills that were transferable not only to a job in a similar field, but in any field. Others felt that if they helped others, they might get some help in return some time. We looked at the Citizen/Community Role Map, and they draw many connections from their list to the descriptions on the Role Map. Next they wrote about the benefits of being an active community member. Their homework is to track how they participate in the community over the next few weeks. In their daily feedback forms, most participants wrote that it is easy to participate in a community, and it is very important. Ellen Loebl The Reading Program Santa Clara County Library 40 N. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 293-2326 ext. 3070 (408) 287-9826 fax eloebl@readingprogram.org www.readingprogram.org
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