ABSTRACT
Most people have focused on the daily routines of their jobs, their children, their hobbies, their community institutions—and this is probably how it must be for society to continue to function. Granted, community involvement can take many forms, some controversial and some not at all so. Of course, taking students off campus for field trips when funding and time permit is another classic way of getting them involved in the community. In history class, students write an extended research paragraph that explores the larger topic of their Community Impact Project: homelessness in the United States if they are working at a homeless shelter, for instance, or literacy strategies if they are tutoring elementary school students in reading. Films can also build empathy, helping students envision what it looks like to be a person who effects change in society.
