Dear Hussein,

It was great to meet you at the kick-off day and I love that you are in What’s the Story in order to get out of your comfort zone. In my experience, students who have thrived in this program are […]

Sasha,

It was nice to meet you at the Kickoff Day last week. It sounds like you are in WtS for the right reasons. You are here to work with others who want to work towards a shared goal, and other students are […]

T.D.,

I’m pleased to see you broadened your research and looked at what other tribes around the world have done to innovate. It’s important to have a broader context when trying to fully understand localized […]

Phaedra,

There is a lot in this mind map; probably too much to fully address in one year of What’s the Story. However, I also see several doable action steps within the map from improving (creating?) queer […]

T.D.,

I like this mind map because I can see several possible action steps emerging from this work. One would be focused on incorporating the Abenaki in Vermont curricula and the other would be focused on […]

This is really interesting post. I am not too familiar with the Abenaki so I am learning from your posts. I did, however, recently attend a conference where I heard an Abenaki woman speak about a little about her […]

Phaedra,

This is a really thoughtful post that does a good job digging into the issue. In terms of locating resources about Vermont, I wonder if you have looked through the data collected by the YRBS survey? […]

Phaedra,

This was a really interesting post to read. It seems like the speaker who visited your school last week has really changed your thinking. The fact that a noticeable chunk of the CVU population had […]

It sounds like your parents gave you a wealth of issues to choose from. After reading your post, I find myself wondering what you think of the topics they suggested. Do you find them all interesting, or do only […]

Welcome to WtS.

It’s an interesting blog post and I love the wonder you have about “who gets to decide how the world works, and why it can’t be us.” These are the questions we want all students asking.

On a […]

Phaedra,

Though the post it short, it is very powerful. I’ll be curious to see what you decide to settle on as a social issue to pursue in this course.

By the way, this post needs a ‘featured image.’ The […]

Avery,

Welcome to WtS.

I love the questions you pose: “What does a highschooler have to do to change peoples minds? What am I capable of doing?” These are questions we want all students to wrestle with, not […]

Aidan,

I really like the featured image you chose. Is a picture of yours or one you found online?

I also like the positivity in this first post and I hope you hold on to that throughout this course and […]

Greta,

I heard this commentary on VPR tonight and wanted to share it with you: http://digital.vpr.net/post/schubart-consensus

I was reminded of your project on the pipeline as I listened to him explain what […]

Greta,

If you incorporate some of the information that both Shel and I shared with you, that should make the sections on public opinion and the Vermont Gas perspective more detailed and equivalent to what you […]

Anna,

I think as you refine your pitch, I’d like to see you continue to work on better connecting the larger issue of sexual assault to the dress code. The pitch starts with a macro look of sexual assault but […]

Greta,

First, having read your previous blog posts, I’m already kind of hooked on this topic. It’s such an interesting local case study on how complicated and messy it can be to try and balance environmental […]

Nigel,

I enjoyed looking through your mind map. It showed me you’ve done some deep thinking and, given the specific names and events mentioned, you’ve done some in-depth research, too.

As you continue, I […]

Greta,

First, let me say that although it makes it more complicated to work through, I love that you drew dotted lines to show connections between things grouped in different categories. It shows a deep level […]

Anna,

Your mind map shows me a couple of things. First, you’ve done a lot of deep thinking about the issue and, second, as the map clearly shows, dress code is a complex issue. For example, the ‘importance’ […]