Thoughts and reflection on Unit 2

Choose one video presentation in the Unit 2 you watched and describe your main takeaway(s)
from the lecture/presentation.
Community-based learning combines meaningful community participation with education and
reflection in order to improve learning and place a larger emphasis on reflection and reciprocal
learning.
The potential for community-based learning to complicate schedules and necessitate more
planning and creativity may result in an increase in a teacher's workload. As an alternative,
educators may show skepticism or opposition due to a lack of preparation time, materials, or
training that would enable them to successfully understand and employ community-based
techniques. In its more sophisticated forms, community-based learning may also call for
extensive coordination between the school and outside organizations and persons, which may
have an impact on both tangible and intangible resources. In some cases, schools ask parents or
members of the local community for assistance in organizing events that will reduce costs or the
strain of school staff.
Like any educational reform strategy that calls for significant changes to how schools are
operated and how students are taught, community-based learning may spark debates or
disagreements. Many people, including educators, have expressed concerns about community-
based initiatives "watering down" courses, children not learning the basics of academics, and
plummeting test scores. Parents and community people may express concern due to how
significantly different the new educational strategy seems from the more traditional image of
school that they are accustomed to. Both safety dangers and logistical challenges could
potentially happen.