Expected Learning

Self-Direction:

Teachers have always complimented me on being a self directed learner, but in truth, I’ve never felt like it was true.  I can get things done on my own, but I’ll often proc […]

For me, WtS has been an enriching experience that’s different than anything we could ever learn in school. Being a part of WtS means we’re around other kids who really want to be there, instead of grudgingly tak […]

What’s The Story is a different type of learning experience than any other I’ve been part of. Instead of being told how to learn, we’re encouraged to find our own way to learn, and we get to learn in an envir […]

This retreat was a great experience for making meaningful connections with everyone and finding exciting, engaging topics to pursue. We had so many good discussions as an entire group and also within our […]

This week I took a look at all of the blog posts and organized them into categories. However, I found that most of them didn’t fit into a single category. So I created a visual with five categories : politics, h […]

While I’ve written my last two blog posts about the Confederate flag, I realize that’s not something I’m really interested in. Sure, it’s prevalent, but I’ve been looking at something that affects me and my peers […]

I chose again to focus on the use of the confederate flag, and so I had some conversations with people this week pertaining to the subject.  

Something interesting came up when I was talking to my mom. Th […]

All you have to do is drive through my town and you’ll probably see it somewhere-the confederate flag. It’s a curtain for front doors, it’s on baseball caps and pocket knives and it flies from the back of picku […]

I am here because I am tired of being angry at injustice and doing nothing about it.  I’m tired of writing middle school petitions and joining clubs with a mission statement that doesn’t match their realit […]