Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/17/2005 | American Rhythms | Service learning now a disservice: "American Rhythms | Service learning now a disservice
By Jane Eisner
When Lew Friedland and a colleague recently studied the civic life of high school students in and around Madison, Wis., one theme popped up again and again: The students were doing volunteer work because they thought it looked good on their resumes.
This attitude didn't come only from affluent, ambitious kids as they jockeyed for a precious place in an elite university. It came from young people of all classes, races and ethnic backgrounds. They all needed 'something' on their resume for college or future employment, and that something was service"
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