Lena Ashooh

  • Hi James,

    I loved reading this blog post! I think that it is really interesting how your range of experience impacts your perspective, and ability to write on this subject. Last week you mentioned the divide […]

  • Hi Kati!

    I just wanted to say hi, and let you know how excited I am to see another student interested in Animal Cruelty after a year of working alone! I loved hearing your perspective at the conference this […]

  • Hi Tom,

    Thank you so much for your comment! It’s so interesting to hear that even fifth graders are thinking about the production of milk. Your question about school meals’ proportion to national consumption is […]

  • Hi Fallon,

    Thanks so much for your comment! Historically, milk was first introduced to school lunches as a subsidy for children who couldn’t afford milk at home, and was a way for students to receive the […]

  • This weekend I attended a conference at Shelburne Farms, in which we discussed the humanization of school systems. We had met in a cozy, neutral colored, Vermont aesthetic room, in which I was faced with a diverse […]

  • Hi Mr. Gevalt,

    Thank you so much for your comment. I definitely agree that this will be an great year to work on things that I missed in my research last year, and I’m excited to see how my film and argument […]

  • Hi Fallon,

    Thanks so much for your comment, I’m excited for our correspondence! These are some really great questions, that I haven’t considered yet in my project. One of the things that I struggled with last […]

  • Hi Tom,

    Thanks for your comment! I would love to correspond with you, it’s so cool to hear from a mentor from out of the state!

    Sorry about not making the relationship between the veal and dairy industry […]

  • Hi James,

    I loved reading your first two blog posts! I think that your ability to reasonably consider the issues you chose, along with your experience with the issues is really impressive, especially in just […]

  • In studying some of the most influential leaders from across the world, an important commonality appears in the depth of their understanding of the issues they represent. Not only is their comprehension of the […]

  • Hi Fallon,

    Thank you so much for your response. Last year I really struggled with creating an effective call-to-action, while not making the social issue seem hopeless, and definitely agree that this is one of […]

  • Hi Lindsay!

    Its so good to hear from you! I hope your first official blog post week went well!! I loved reading your blog posts, your ability to self-reflect, along with your consideration of the many layers of […]

  • It was during that kind of summer in which sunlight found its way into every crevice, and every crack of each building in the small state of Vermont, giving the area a timeless, and joyful aura, that I decided to […]

  • “What’s the Story” delves into addressing the skills and learning method that will last a life time, a teaching method that differentiates from a traditional classroom setting in significant way. Some of the […]

  • The florescent lights, and white washed walls of a classroom seem to disappear every time we enter the wood paneled rooms of the Common Ground Retreat in Starksboro. What once was an area of expectations and […]

  • Organizations:

    Animal Rights Advocacy:

    Mercy for Animals: alicec@mercyforanimals.org
    PETA: peta2@peta.org
    American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): lobby@aspca.org
    H […]

  • For Interviews With Dairy Farmers:

    Interview Goal: 

    Through out interviews with Dairy Farmers, I am hoping to determine the role of dairy farmers in the veal and dairy industries. It would also be optimal […]

  • For Interviews With Animal Rights Advocates:

    Interview Goal: 

    We are hoping to have footage of an animal rights advocate explain the dairy and veal industries in the perspective of someone who genuinely […]

  • Each teams progression was evident in the faces of the “What’s the Story” students on a snowy Saturday morning, ranging from bright confidence, to furrowing of a worried brow. But, nothing took away from our […]

  • In the past week, we discussed the various different people that have relationships to the dairy and veal industries. Part of this research, and consideration revolved around deciding which organizations, […]

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