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Hopkinsville Reflective Essay

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Hopkinsville is a small town where schools and churches spin a web of contacts in which natives can find one another by tugging on the correct thread. The intimate nature between my school and the community provides me with worthy yet insular opportunities to volunteer, such as collecting for canned food drives, serving at school fundraisers, and working sports concessions. However, I prefer volunteer work that is continuous, serves the community at large, and satisfies my desire to learn and teach. Discovering such a position outside the well-worn paths was exacting. After searching through various community organizations, I found my solution in the Boys and Girls Club of Hopkinsville. There, I could satisfy my interest in teaching and serving my community, while pushing the edges of my comfort zone. In 9th grade, I began tutoring every Tuesday after school and this continued through 10th grade. During that time, I discovered that my students had a negative disposition towards science. Many saw science as "boring." I wanted to change that idea, to help them realize the wonders of science, to prove that science is fascinating and entertaining. The following summer, I prepared my proposal and pitched my ideas to Mr. Terrence Davis, Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Hopkinsville. …show more content…

The experiments would serve to prove that science is observable, understandable, and thrilling. After each exercise would be an explanation of the experiments' concept(s). Once I finished presenting my proposal, Mr. Davis folded his hands and peered at me from across the table. I held my breath. He unfolded his hands and turned the palms up. He grinned. He thought it was a great idea as it fit into the national Boys and Girls Club aim to implement a STEM program into local clubs. I was

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