The Value of Volunteering
Essay by kanika.koni • December 10, 2015 • Coursework • 344 Words (2 Pages) • 996 Views
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Title: The Value of Volunteering
Thesis: I realized that working as a literacy volunteer taught me more about learning and friendship than I expected.
- When I first went through the learning program to become a literacy volunteer, I leaned about the process of learning.
- The person who trained me wrote a brief list of simple words on the left side of the chalkboard and demonstrated how to use those words in phrases on the right hand side.
- She asked us to read and tell in which way those words are easy to memorize.
- We replied that the right side part was easy to understand as it would make more sense.
- The trainer showed us some more demonstrations so that we could get a grip.
- I realized the true importance of reading while I began to discover the situation of lives of those people who cannot read.
- On my first tutoring session I found out that Marie, a 44 year old single mom, walked two miles to the grocery store twice a week because she did not know which bus to take.
- When I wanted to give her a bus schedule she replied that it was useless as she could not read it.
- She could not list up all the things she needed from the grocery store.
- She identified items by sight; if labels were changed she could not recognize them.
- Learning how to read can build a person’s self-confidence.
- She began to make rapid progress and was also able take buses to the grocery stores.
- She felt self-confident.
- She began helping her little son, Mark, with his reading.
- Helping Marie to build her self-confidence was rewarding for me.
- Marie and I developed a permanent friendship.
- We saw each other frequently and spent time getting to know each other.
- We had certain things in common, therefore, we began to share similar experiences to each other.
- We baby-sat for each other’s children.
Conclusion: I learned a great deal about leaning, teaching, and helping others. I may have benefited more from the experience than Marie.
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