What types of collaborations have you engaged in as a student, member of a club or association, family or other type of grouping?
I am currently in a Catholic Youth Group and have been so for over 2 years. We meet every Thursday night at Saint Anthony of Padua Church, to plan different activities and upcoming events. We help the church by organizing fundraiser breakfasts and we help during mass every third Sunday of every month. Our biggest commitment is during the week of Easter when we go on a mission trip to poor communities in Mexico. While we are there, we plan activities for children, teens and adults and during Easter we help organize the masses from Holy Thursday- Easter Sunday. So far, being part of this group has changed my life because not only have I grown in my faith but have also met many friends and good people. I've attended 2 mission trips which have also changed how I view life. The people in the poor communities offer their homes and what little they've got to make our stay a good one.
What can the experience of being on a team teach students?
Being part of a team helps students learn how to work with others, understand other peoples' opinions, make friends and learn to socialize in new environments. All of these help students as they get older when they begin college and new jobs. Working with other is sometimes difficult since every individual has different beliefs, work ethic and personality. Nevertheless, in real life, working with others will always be important and necessary.
How has being part of one of the urban, suburban or rural map groups affected your learning experience?
By putting together the maps, I realized that all different settings are more connected than one would think. The activity made me think about the characteristics of suburban real life and how different it is from rural life. I think all three settings or living environments have good and challenging characteristics. It is important to remember that we all need each other to succeed.
How could you use collaboration in the classroom to teach citizenship and deal with challenging social situations?
Collaboration is important not only because we can help someone else, but because we learn to respect someone else for who they are and what they believe in, this is what citizenship means. By encouraging collaboration in the classroom at a young age, we help the students feel comfortable working with others and help them see it as normal; this especially helps those students who have no siblings and are not used to sharing or interacting with other children at home. Teaching collaboration at a young age will prepare students for life since there are situations outside of work and home environments that are out of the control of the students.
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