Be the Change, a Personal Reflection on Social Entrepreneurship
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Social Entreprenurship
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Short Assignment 2
Andy Grech
The assignment that follows has been written by, and is entirely the work of, Andy Grech
Be the Change, a personal reflection.
It is doubtless that the path of learning of every individual begins through the basic and compulsory schooling that each member of society is set to receive in his or her early years. My primary and secondary school years played a pivotal role in my formation. I attended a private school, and likewise, any extra curricular activities I took part in, particularly when it came to sport were held in a private manner, in a small group if not individually. After having completed sixth form, I had already set my sights on the undergraduate degree in Physical Education offered by the University of Malta. Perhaps being at University, and for the first time, in an entirely separate class and group to the peers I had spent much of my earlier years with, brought with it the realization, that society was essentially composed of different people, and that being sheltered within a group of peers that I had known since my first years of school meant that my undergraduate degree would be my first experience of mingling with other students from different backgrounds, from government and church schools. Luckily, it is in my nature to look beyond petty differences in background, and yet, even with a nature as non-judgmental as mine, I came to understand that a difference in background does in reality make for a difference in social values.
Even though society is very segmented, there 's a responsibility to reach out to those pockets of society that are less served. (Barendsen and Gardner, 2004). It is no secret, at least within my society, that children in public schools, even if they themselves are not victims of social problems, are
Social Entreprenurship
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Short Assignment 2
Andy Grech
The assignment that follows has been written by, and is entirely the work of, Andy Grech
Be the Change, a personal reflection.
It is doubtless that the path of learning of every individual begins through the basic and compulsory schooling that each member of society is set to receive in his or her early years. My primary and secondary school years played a pivotal role in my formation. I attended a private school, and likewise, any extra curricular activities I took part in, particularly when it came to sport were held in a private manner, in a small group if not individually. After having completed sixth form, I had already set my sights on the undergraduate degree in Physical Education offered by the University of Malta. Perhaps being at University, and for the first time, in an entirely separate class and group to the peers I had spent much of my earlier years with, brought with it the realization, that society was essentially composed of different people, and that being sheltered within a group of peers that I had known since my first years of school meant that my undergraduate degree would be my first experience of mingling with other students from different backgrounds, from government and church schools. Luckily, it is in my nature to look beyond petty differences in background, and yet, even with a nature as non-judgmental as mine, I came to understand that a difference in background does in reality make for a difference in social values.
Even though society is very segmented, there 's a responsibility to reach out to those pockets of society that are less served. (Barendsen and Gardner, 2004). It is no secret, at least within my society, that children in public schools, even if they themselves are not victims of social problems, are
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