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In class we talked about education and we discussed ways to
better the quality of our younger generation and I couldn’t help but think of
the work that “Generation On” has been doing. Generation On is an organization
that gets younger children involved in their community by giving them a chance
to volunteer. I know of plenty of kids who have a very comfortable lifestyle
and their parents give them opportunities to volunteer in their community in
order to humble them and make them realize not everyone is as blessed as they
are. I know we have all seen those television shows that have bratty kids and
they are so spoiled to the point where you wish they grew up in a different
place so that they would be better people, well this program can help make that
difference in them.
One of the best things about this is that the attention
isn’t directed to those who are privileged but to those who have few. We talked
in class about how terrible it was that where you grew up and went to school
basically determines how much opportunity is given to you and even your chances
of succeeding in life, this programs wants to change that. It is common sense
what when someone is pushed down so much after a while people tend to give up,
in the video explaining who they are it states that what they try to do is show
children that no matter what their lifestyles they can all make a difference in
the world.
Teaching children to volunteer in their community has been
statistically shown that they are so much more likely to volunteer as adults
and that is something that this world needs more of. Children learning about
their world and trying to make a difference can be linked to a better over all
education because they are taught that they need to want to be better and do
better for themselves as well as for others. This organization sounds like they
are doing work that can really change the way we view children doing community
service. If you’ve seen the commercials on Disney already it wouldn’t come as a
surprise when I say they are one of their sponsors. Look into it, it’s really
cool!
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