Comments on: Children Dreaming Big - Part Two http://www.thenorthstarcommunity.org/home/2007/11/25/children-dreaming-big-part-two/ A community of practice inspired by Peter H Reynolds' Book "The North Star" Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:12:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Maribeth Bush http://www.thenorthstarcommunity.org/home/2007/11/25/children-dreaming-big-part-two/#comment-365 Maribeth Bush Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:03:44 +0000 http://www.thenorthstarcommunity.org/home/2007/11/25/children-dreaming-big-part-two/#comment-365 Maryann, I really like how your students' dreams inspired you with new lessons and activities that enable students to see how what they learn now contributes to their dreams coming true. And in the course of learning more about a certain dream-related topic or activity, all students learn new things that might inspire even different, or more, dreams. It's such a great way of both honoring your students' current dreams, and helping then learn geography, science, and other subjects in a way that is most meaningful to them. Bravo! Maribeth Maryann,

I really like how your students’ dreams inspired you with new lessons and activities that enable students to see how what they learn now contributes to their dreams coming true. And in the course of learning more about a certain dream-related topic or activity, all students learn new things that might inspire even different, or more, dreams. It’s such a great way of both honoring your students’ current dreams, and helping then learn geography, science, and other subjects in a way that is most meaningful to them. Bravo!

Maribeth

]]> By: TerryS http://www.thenorthstarcommunity.org/home/2007/11/25/children-dreaming-big-part-two/#comment-363 TerryS Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.thenorthstarcommunity.org/home/2007/11/25/children-dreaming-big-part-two/#comment-363 Maryann, The beauty of your activity to me is that kids aren't bound by geography, economy, or authority! What I am frequently saddened by is secondary students who look at the obstacles to their dream instead of the path to their dream. If you ask a kid what they want to be, they tell you one thing....if you press on, you frequently get a totally different answer. One recent junior high student told me that he would like to be a pipe-fitter....when I asked if you didn't have any obstacles, what would you want to be. "Someone who works in a zoo," accompanied by a huge smile! Your students are lucky to have someone so passionate! Terry Maryann,
The beauty of your activity to me is that kids aren’t bound by geography, economy, or authority! What I am frequently saddened by is secondary students who look at the obstacles to their dream instead of the path to their dream. If you ask a kid what they want to be, they tell you one thing….if you press on, you frequently get a totally different answer. One recent junior high student told me that he would like to be a pipe-fitter….when I asked if you didn’t have any obstacles, what would you want to be. “Someone who works in a zoo,” accompanied by a huge smile!

Your students are lucky to have someone so passionate!

Terry

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