Hi Geoff,

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments and compliments! I am happy with how the project turned out and I thank you for helping me to realize that nothing is or can be perfect. It was as good […]

Hi Alex, I agree about people who “believe what you believe” being more reliable. I have experienced situations where everyone in my class was asked to complete an assignment and although many of them did, there […]

Thanks Sophie! I am looking forward to working to making the world a better place.

Thanks, Bob! I hope a will achieve all my goals for the year!

Hi Bob,
Some of the struggles that I think of that the world currently experiences are war, civil war, unfair treatment or racism, etc. War and civil war, I think are pretty self explanatory in terms of […]

Hi Alex,
I think having conversations with people about trust is a way to introduce the idea and maybe provoke thoughts in them to have further conversations. I don’t know why the majority of the US population […]

Thank you for your comments, Sophie! I agree with you about the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal creating a lot of distrust in the government. I wonder if events such as these were already happening but […]

Thank you Bob! I loved reading your story about the meeting where everyone had to listen. It can be hard to only listen sometimes, especially when you have a strong opinion about the subject being presented or […]

Hi Alex,
I liked how you connected Martin Luther King Jr. to your project. I’m sure the way you suggested to tell people about your project (connecting it to them and their lives) will be greatly effective. I […]

Hi Sophie,
I enjoyed reading your blog post. The part about selling ideas struck me the most. I wonder how many people in Vermont or in the world focus on selling ideas rather than products. I wonder which […]

That’s a good point. I agree that the government does influence how people think about other people/groups of people. I think that would be an interesting topic of research to pursue. Thank you for bringing it up!

Thank you Bob! I think it is possible for citizens to trust the government more, and I don’t know how many/what percent of people trust the government right now or in Vermont. If more people began to, I think […]

Thank you for your comments, Alex. I really liked your question about whether fear is a cause or effect of distrust, and your thought about if two groups feared a common thing/enemy, then that fear could create […]

Hi Alex,
I noticed how you incorporated illustrations into your mind map, that was neat! I also noticed the parts “Possible Causes” and “Possible Solutions” – do you think there are any links between these two?
– Sydney

This is such an interesting mind map! I was curious about the thread that leads to “What are the ties connecting it to Vermont?”. I wonder what some of those ties are. Also I noticed your connection to “How did […]