Watch the TEDx talk from Daniela Papi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=oYWl6Wz2NB8
Provide a post (100-175 words) which draws upon (at least some of) the following prompts. Post at least one brief reply to another participant.
What are some of the negative outcomes of volunteerism? What are the double standards Papi alludes to? What are the differences between sympathy and empathy? Is CAS a ‘guilt offsetting programme’? What are the connections between service learning projects and volunteerism? Has this changed your perception of international service programs?
From What's wrong with volunteer travel?: Daniela Papi at TEDxOxbridge, I believe the percpetion of "anyone can do it" as described by Papi, comes from the belief that person taking the group of volunteers over is expert enough to prepare anyone to come in and do it. People will indeed learn from travelling and volunteering, agreed, it won't all be good things. It should be understood that yes, schools need to take more responsibility for students' learning. The idea of the "educational tourism" resonates with me, I had my students designing trips in our Tourism and Hospitality classes for places they wanted to go and learn more about, I think that's a fascinating idea, I also think I would be interested save that this should be something that schools connect one to the other with across the globe, a "railway" or "belt" initiative. Creativity, Activity and Service is not a 'guilt offsetting programme' in its own right, however it certainly can be manipulated to be such through misperception. Remember that CAS is built on the development of experience in relevant areas of students' lives.
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