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Subject: Middle school students learn about community service
The Lincoln Journal covers news from the central-eastern Massachusetts
region. The following are excerpts from an article published on
11-12-09 titled,
Middle school
students learn about community service:
Students and teachers put their textbooks away and took part
in a different type of educational experience at the Lincoln
School last Wednesday.
Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from the Brooks School
and Hanscom Middle School spent the morning learning how to
be better citizens of their community and the world at a
conference, entitled "Serving Our Community and Beyond."
[T]he conference gave students a chance to pick from 17
different workshops on various outlets for community service
and civic engagement
[...]
In his talk, Cambra stressed the importance of helping those
less fortunate, especially for those who have been blessed
by good fortune.
"When you see a need, you can't walk away," he said.
The message hit home with many students in attendance.
[...]
According to Sterling, Fairchild and Fox Tree conceived of
the conference as just the beginning of a larger district
initiative focusing on community service and civic engagement.
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Now, the compliant 12-14 year old children have learned to be
"better citizens", having been taught that the "needs
of others" place a moral claim on their time and energy;
a duty which they must discharge through community service.
And that's "just the beginning!"
Education or indoctrination?
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