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3 comments:
Amy Allen - The Common Sense Graphite article on introducing students to critical thinking about the media was really informative. Just having examples of the 5 questions around my room to refer to while students do research would be a great reminder of the need to be critical about their media choices.
Emily DiSabella-
I really enjoyed the Pay It Forward section! Although I teach Literature and wouldn't really be able to tie this into my curriculum, I think that it is a great way to teach students about marketing and giving back to society. It would be a great project for students to undertake for the state mandated graduation project (our district has decided that for the graduation project, the students must do some sort of volunteering). The added video of the two young ladies who teamed up and raised over $200 was also very inspiring to watch! It shows how much can be done with so little.
I think it is wonderful when schools take the time throughout the year to teach children about the joy of giving to others. As part of an anti-bullying program, middle school students in my district learned just that during the 2015-2016 school year. Our Pay it Forward campaign consisted of students putting spare change in a jar in the cafeteria, and bringing in donations from home. The money was used to purchase grocery store gift cards. The week before Thanksgiving, students and teachers went to local grocery stores and as a "random act of kindness" gave gift cards to people as they checked out. The students explained that the gift was from the students at their school to thank them for their support and as a means of giving back to the community. The students asked the recipients to consider "paying it forward" by doing something for someone in the community. It was a wonderful experience and the letters from community recipients explaining how they were inspired to "pay it forward" were heartwarming. I can't think of anything better to teach our students.
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