Fishbowls
What is the purpose of a fishbowl discussion?
We were tasked with performing 5 acts of kindness in one day, reflecting on each one while answering various questions about them.
What is experiential learning?
Learning through direct experience combined with reflection.
What does the IRS stand for?
The Internal Revenue Service
What is community service?
Voluntary work intended to benefit a community.
What role do students play outside of the fishbowl?
Observing, listening, and preparing feedback or questions.
What was the goal of the 5 Acts of Kindness assignment?
To practice intentional kindness and reflect on its impact.
Why is reflection a key part of experiential learning?
It helps students understand what they learned and why it matters.
What is a nonprofit organization?
A nonprofit is an organization formed to serve a public or social mission (not with the purpose of generating a profit).
Why is communication with your community partner important?
It ensures clear expectations, increases reliability, and allows understanding of the needs of the organization.
How do fishbowls allow students to reflect collectively?
What is the difference between random kindness and intentional kindness?
Intentional kindness is planned and thoughtful, not accidental.
How does experiential learning differ from traditional classroom learning?
It emphasizes doing and reflecting, not just listening or memorizing.
What does 501(c)3 mean?
A tax-exempt nonprofit organization recognized by the IRS.
How can students be most helpful to nonprofit organizations?
Showing up consistently, and asking how they can be most helpful to their community service partner.
How is listening to learn and writing to learn important in our fishbowl conversations?
Allows students to understand multiple perspectives before responding, deepening their thinking.
What is the difference between direct and indirect impact?
Direct impacts are observable results of an action, and indirect impacts are secondary with farther removed consequences.
How does working with community service partners make experiential learning more meaningful than learning only in the classroom?
We are able to apply class concepts in real-world settings, seeing real impacts, and learning directly from communities in need.
Define equity and equality, how are they different?
Equity: everyone has what they need; not necessarily equal resources.
Equality: equal resources for everyone.
What is social justice?
The fair distribution of resources, opportunities, and rights.
What communication skill does fishbowl discussions build that is essential for democracy?
Civil discourse
How does kindness apply to civics (one's duty in society)?
Why is reflection essential after working with comunity service partners?
Reflection helps us evaluate our actions, and how we impacted our community by giving our time to an organization.
Define civics and explain how it relates to one CSLAD class activity
Civics: the study of the rights and duties of citizenship. Civics was discussed in our self-reflections and fishbowl conversations.
Why is listening to community members important when planning service projects?
It ensures solutions address actual needs rather than assumptions.