Special Olypics Volunteering

Should I work with the mentally disabled? Will they attack me? What happens if I am the only person there? Will I be alone? These were my exact thoughts when Mr. Silva assigned us our service learning project. I had heard from almost all my friends that the mentally disabled people were disgusting, dumb and ugly. Hearing them, I got scared. Although I was scared I decided to take a challenge to see how it really was helping and interacting with this group. By interacting with this group, I learned that many of the stereotypes that were made about them were untrue. I learned to look at these people as humans, with unfortunate disabilities. As I volunteered in the Special Olympics, I gradually learned more and more, and became more comfortable with this group. Overall, through my research, common sense, and volunteering, I learned a lot about this group.
When I started this project, I was not so sure about getting involved with mentally disabled people. This idea somewhat scared me. I a...