Over the weekend my partner and I competed in a competition for a business group known as DECA. It’s an international group/platform with many categories under which high-school students can compete in. My partner and I competed in “Community Service Project” and ended up placing in the top eight of the thirty-five teams; and will have the opportunity to compete for the international title in Atlanta, Georgia in April. We helped out a school in Houston, TX devastated by Hurricane Harvey, which occurred in august of 2017. We then wrote a paper on what we did and presented on what our project consisted of.
Not only did the project allow us to compete, it allowed us to learn real life skills. We were able to learn more about team work, helping others in time of need, dedication, being grateful, and so much more. These are traits in which I believe every student needs to learn and have in their life as they are things that can be used on a daily basis. I also think that we need to have more groups such as DECA that allow students to learn real life lessons for their lives. Even though we earned something we worked so hard for, we attained so many other things more important than just placing in a competition.
Tam,
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering how many groups like DECA that are available for students in your school. This is why . . . "I also think that we need to have more groups such as DECA that allow students to learn real life lessons for their lives. Even though we earned something we worked so hard for, we attained so many other things more important than just placing in a competition."