#1- Why I’m Doing What’s The Story
I am here because I want to further my learning. In school we learn about a lot of small things, but we aren’t always asked how we can dive deeper into one big thing. I believe that What’s the Story will help me dive deeper into topics that are important to me and help me show what I learned in a more interesting way. I also am here because I want to have new and different experiences related to social justice. In school although we are learning about social justice and people who defended it, we don’t get to meet those people in real life and we don’t get the chance to interview them either. I believe that this makes the experience more meaningful and more interesting. This also makes it more engaging to the public and encourages people to be the change that they wish to see in their lives.
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Gabe, I appreciate you sharing this. And you are right; this project will let you go deep and, in the process, you will learn much about group structure, about research, about developing a compelling story — all around an issue that is important to you and to your eventual group.
Begin to brainstorm some ideas you’d like to explore. Have fun with this exploration; reach out for some things that will stretch you, engage you.
I look forward to working with you.
geoff
Hi Gabe,
I really appreciated your post. I like how you mentioned how doing social action in real life is important to further your education and to better the world! It is interesting that at school you learn about who is doing social justice and it stops there. Hopefully in What’s the Story you will be able to do stuff like the people you learned about!
What topics are you most interested in?
Thanks,
Mary
Hey Gabe
I agree, in school, students are not often presented with the opportunity to delve deep into topics; I hope WTS will give you that chance. When did you become interested in social justice? Is it something you aspire to eventually make a difference in?
Elizabeth
Gabe,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and excitement! I think it is great that you want to dive deeper into both learning and social situations. I also appreciate the connection you see between personal connections (as will be possible through the interview process), social justice, and civic responsibility and interest. I think you have a lot to work with, and I am excited to watch your work with WtS unfold.
-Emma
Hello!
After some confusion, I believe that I will be reading your blog this year.
I am a junior at Hazen Union High school, and I did What’s the Story last year. WtS is definitely a great opportunity to dive deeper into topics you are interested in. I am excited to see what you choose to think about.
– Mariana