What's the Story? – The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team | Maddie Parker | Activity https://whatsthestoryvt.com/members/mparker/activity/ Activity feed for Maddie Parker. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:27:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 80bf62b31a122c1fa19ffb2b664bc8ed Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3361 Sun, 07 May 2017 15:26:19 -0400 What’s the Story Vermont. This course has challenged me in ways I didn’t expect to encounter during my high school years, but I’m extremely thankful that I did.

At the beginning of the year, my self-direction […]

]]> 73161436e314cfe32dc86f9e0adc2e7c Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3212 Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:32:42 -0400 What’s the Story is a course I’m taking that allows me to create a documentary about a local issue that I care about. That being said, a documentary doesn’t have to be the final product of your work. You can […]

]]> faa788bd60b5e35e4a3410342c43bf43 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3153 Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:45:58 -0500 On saturday, the WtS team got together to review film and think about starting to edit their documentaries. It was really helpful for me, to say the least. I created a timeline, and then sorted my interviews under […]

]]> 2ebd6996ac025db01ee9c12bacd5df0d Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3133 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 13:43:52 -0500 Yesterday, I spent most of my day with my mom at Dealer.Com. While I was there, I interviewed 7 different people, and got some great B roll. It was a great experience, to say the least. The environment at Dealer […]

]]> 9d527c9d943b18c617f243c015e6d179 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3111 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:56:41 -0500 Hi all!

This week, being the last week of filming, is a busy one. My plan is to post short-ish blog posts every day explaining what I did that day, and what my plan is for the next. That being said, let me […]

]]> c6df1ab08ec08597bd19019226cbf5f6 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3038 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:24:11 -0500 Hi all!

This Monday, I shadowed at the Big Picture school in South Burlington. While I was there, I interviewed many of their students, as well as their program director. I asked the students the following […]

]]> 586a941c2fc6ae1eb1445d341866c2ff Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2817 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:21:56 -0500 This and last week have been very productive. This week, I am working on getting all of my student interviews done. Just yesterday I got 12 interviews, and i’m going to be continuing with this throughout the […]

]]> 0e500768ddc41b4e49279f532fb5f2ab Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2750 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:07:36 -0500 Last week, I met with Emily and we devised a schedule from now until winter break, which begins on the 23rd. Last week, we planned to:

Research Act 77 (flexible pathways) and draft a letter to the A.O.E […]

]]> d835dcc157a60d4f60d91662996117d5 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2642 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:32:21 -0500 I came into this retreat excited because I had finally figured out that instead of targeting 4 or 5 groups of people, I’d now only be focusing on one. This change had given me an overflow of ideas and energy, and […]

]]> 0eff0ec9a9748f5f79b894b217116092 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2554 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 02:58:44 -0500 In the last couple of days, I have come to the decision that I will be primarily focusing on trying to get students to take control of their education. I’m not completely sure of how I’ll do this, but I know now […]

]]> e34c0cc5b950344080e8c52e4b393da0 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2069 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:51:17 -0500 The results of this retreat have left me more motivated and determined than ever. It was decided that for my project, i’d be working alone, and on education reform. I seriously couldn’t be happier.

Working […]

]]> ab01301b033abc546ae87bfa4322699e Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1818 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 23:36:11 -0400 I am seeking to open eyes about why education reform is such a major issue by documenting the history and growth of the Nexus program, and the tensions that went along with them.

I am targeting anyone and […]

]]> 1b29f46b04072ae9e79239f0bad70c51 Maddie Parker commented on the post, #6- Mind Mapping http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6-mind-mapping/#comment-578 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:01:53 -0400 Hi Greta,
Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate what you had to say.
I took a look at your mind map/blog post as well and was super interested in the way you organized your map. I think that your […]

]]> 3de7aba6f402c0e81a2f0c0f820b1227 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1625 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 03:23:50 -0400 Why is this topic/issue important?

I believe that this topic is important because the public school system does not teach in the way that the brain learns. It is imperative that we address this issue so that […]

]]> a96a9f78cebabf7a430dc4a7cfbd3fe9 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1459 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:14:50 -0400 Since I joined the program a bit later than everyone else, I did my learning scales for the first time about 15 minutes ago, so, they’re exactly the same now.

For the first scale, “Committing to a story/issue”, […]

]]> b8e03436aa59baf445f81ca3db744c84 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1284 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:42:46 -0400 Over the last few days, i’ve been feeling incredibly stuck. I’m having trouble writing these posts because my topic is so broad and I have so much to say and so many questions that I can’t think straight and just […]

]]> 6822840fc2c518b0cbfc75844c30bbad Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1247 Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:34:19 -0400 So, i’ve been juggling around some new topics over the last couple of days, and I realized that drug addiction and the science behind it, while exciting and interesting, does not grab me as much as another issue […]

]]> e19909840011efc10123e8262d51ef4a Maddie Parker's profile was updated https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/417/ Sun, 02 Oct 2016 20:52:49 -0400 0 8a1193d83514abef9029c8e774fde4d9 Maddie Parker wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=991 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 20:21:33 -0400 What I Got From Simon Sinek

Results

There are people who want results so that they can achieve fame and riches.

There are people who want results so that they can benefit the greater good.

The people […]

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