First Post!
Being the leader for this project, it would definitely require more of me to lead the whole group to serving the society effectively. Initially, we thought of doing a SL project on those who are mentally-disabled e.g. Tourette's Syndrome. But however, we felt that this was not really common (as compared to America) in Singapore, thus deciding to change to the current project title: Service Learning on ADHD. We are planning to work with SPARK and ETS.
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This usually affects children of young age and medicines are used to suppress symptoms that result of this disorder. Though these children might not notice this, parents are more worried about their future as they enter the working class. This disorder in fact, affects children academically and socially. Being in HCI for almost 4 years now, it is time we gave back to the society: all the knowledge we have gained. Besides having academic knowledge, we have to read up on primary school curriculum (since it has been revised) and also create interesting activities for them, such as science experiments. This would arouse interests in them (which may benefit them since they would need more ATTENTION for such stuff). Who knows? This might benefit them, helping them attaining a desired career in the future.
Some challenges faced could be that activities planned may not be accepted by parents. Parents may find it long and tiring for their children, thus refusing to allow children to participate in such activities. But we will discuss the positive impacts of the activities planned during a SPARK meeting, where parents are involved as well. Children may have their individual interests, thus a group activity may not work out as we thought to be.
From this project, we hope to develop our individual character, taking more pride and leadership in projects. We also hope to learn to appreciate the things we have and empathize with those who are less fortunate. Of course what I mentioned here are not all the things we learn from the service experience. Certainly, as we progress throughout the entire project, the prospects gained would be numerous and indescribable.
Jason Lim
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This usually affects children of young age and medicines are used to suppress symptoms that result of this disorder. Though these children might not notice this, parents are more worried about their future as they enter the working class. This disorder in fact, affects children academically and socially. Being in HCI for almost 4 years now, it is time we gave back to the society: all the knowledge we have gained. Besides having academic knowledge, we have to read up on primary school curriculum (since it has been revised) and also create interesting activities for them, such as science experiments. This would arouse interests in them (which may benefit them since they would need more ATTENTION for such stuff). Who knows? This might benefit them, helping them attaining a desired career in the future.
Some challenges faced could be that activities planned may not be accepted by parents. Parents may find it long and tiring for their children, thus refusing to allow children to participate in such activities. But we will discuss the positive impacts of the activities planned during a SPARK meeting, where parents are involved as well. Children may have their individual interests, thus a group activity may not work out as we thought to be.
From this project, we hope to develop our individual character, taking more pride and leadership in projects. We also hope to learn to appreciate the things we have and empathize with those who are less fortunate. Of course what I mentioned here are not all the things we learn from the service experience. Certainly, as we progress throughout the entire project, the prospects gained would be numerous and indescribable.
Jason Lim
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