Encouraging our students to watch the news and stay current on events that are happening around the globe is one way to get students involved. If students are learning about natural disasters that happening around our world they can not only learn more about Earth science behind the disasters, but they can aslo plan ways they can help. Students can organize drives to raise money or gather necessities to send to communities in need after a natural disaster. I was student teaching when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, and the students at the school that I was working in raised hundreds of dollars by collecting pennies for the victims. Students can learn important lessons from these events. They can see that much more can be accomplished if everyone works together to help.
Diana,
ReplyDeleteI agree that we should encourage our students to get involved and follow the local, national and international news to be informed of what is happening out there. Getting them involved and making a conscious effort to help those in need following natural disaster builds character and community. Anything can be accomplished if we get involved. Keep up the good work.
The global community that our young students are growing up in will require them to work well with others and be atop of events around the world. It is important that they understand about cooperation and working together. This is a good idea to get them thinking about the world they live in.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that helping students find ways to work together to support a greater cause is an important life lesson. I wanted to suggest the following site:
http://www.dosomething.org/
as a potential resource for your students to help them assist others who are in need. Amy :)