While that was going on, Byl also noticed that many other curious kids just stood along the sidelines or rode by on their bikes. When people asked the kids to pitch in, they just took off. I imagine volunteering is not something that they see modeled. It was clear to Byl that the responsibility for modeling service and volunteer behaviors for those kids must be the responsibility of the school. Many educators are thinking about the same problem.
Many educators use the terms community service and service learning interchangeably.
That' s a mistake. They are two very different activities. Service learning, in contrast, is a teaching method that combines academic content with direct service experiences in which students provide genuine service to their school or community while extending or deepening their understanding of curricular content. Arden Moon, a professor of education at Michigan State University, has written extensively about service learning. It also prepares students for the work world by teaching them teamwork, problem solving, about diversity, and interpersonal skills.