I will be taking 15 credit hours. I will be in block #3 for my major which means I will be in field (at an elementary school) for the whole day on Tuesdays and then tutoring on Wednesdays and Fridays for an hour or so. Later on in the semester, I will be in field for a whole 2 weeks. I am involved with Kappa Delta Pi an educational fraternity and Delta Delta Delta a social sorority. KDPi has monthly meetings that last no more than an hour. In order to get points for this organization, I have to do various education/child related volunteering which vary from dropping off donated books to creating holiday baskets for needy families. Tri Delta time commitment depends on what events we have scheduled and whether or not they are mandatory. I have…show more content… Before attending the general meeting, I had no idea that the dogs go to deserving children. This just hit home with me since I am an early childhood education major and have a passion for younger children. I would make a positive contribution to the program by always having a positive attitude and informing others outside of the organization about the correct way to approach a service dog. I will never forget the time I was at a stand up show at Miami my freshman year. A woman was training a service dog by socializing it and she was sitting in the row In front of us. My friend started petting the dog and the woman politely said, “Please don’t pet him. He is working right now.” My friend had the worst attitude about it and rolled her eyes. She couldn’t believe she was told to stop because all she wanted to do was pet the dog. I informed her that the dog had its vest on and that meant it was working because the dog has to learn when it’s time to work and when it’s time to play. She said she had never heard of this “stupid” rule. This instance opened my eyes to how uninformed some people are about these dogs. I had always thought that everyone learned about service dogs in school. I always remember this experience and it makes me upset because of my friend’s ignorance and unnecessary comments. However, I also remember that my friend now knows how to properly approach a service dog and its handler. I am willing to inform more people about the proper way to approach the dogs and spread awareness
