Volunteer Services Web mistress Service Learning bridges the theoretical studies of the classroom and the work environment. It is a win-win situation for the student, teacher or professor and the community. The original idea of service learning calls for the student takes a class that has volunteer work in the community as one of the requirements.
Students study a subject that is related to the volunteer work.
Then students then write about their experiences or discuss them in class. This allows the student to reflect on their experiences and share them with others. In this way the student no only completes the class assignments for credit, but they also become connected to the community. The professor also learns from the students about the important issues of the community and community agencies. Students really do need to get out into the community and work as a volunteer for several reasons.