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Edward F. Mulkerin III's column from Monday, October 3 ("Confi's Take on Coles") was an interesting and amusing insight to what some of our classes would be like if Robert Coles '50 were successful in incorporating community service into the curriculum. However, Mr. Mulkerin has a gross misperception of what service would really mean if integrated into the curriculum...
Another perception of service-learning is that it forcibly imposes values of goodness and righteousness onto students. Both views are completely wrong, and Mr. Mulkerin unfortunately played on those two misperceptions to cast an unfairly negative light on a truly innovative and remarkable educational tool...
...Read Mr. Mulkerin's column with humor as you think about yet more requirements or additions to the core, or any classes, for that matter. But also think about your education, and keep your mind wide open to new ideas such as service-learning, which isn't as bad as Mr. Mulkerin would have it seem. Many people laugh it off and dismiss it because of faulty perceptions that are held towards "community service in our classes," but service-learning is indeed a very powerful tool in education and we cannot afford to ignore it. --Christopher...
Edward F. Mulkerin Ill's column appears on alternate Mondays...
Edward F. Mulkerin III's column appears on alternate Mondays...