I think poetry is a tool to communicate feeling/emotion or a story in a more abstract form where proper English doesn’t define the quality of the text. It is where you can tell a story without it ever being “wrong” or “incorrect” because it’s your perception of an understanding.

When telling someone else’s story, it is incredibly important to get everything right. This is why teachers encourage students to let the featured person read it before publishing the type of report they make. It is essential to make sure your quotes used as evidence are word for word because even the slightest word change… Read More The potential to mislead; implications of telling someone else’s story

On Friday, I experienced something I had never experienced before. Lucky me, I got chosen to interview an award-winning filmmaker named Tejas Ewing.  It was an experience like no other. Usually, during group reads, we all talk about a particular topic, but this time, I was the designated question asker. It was a different experience… Read More I interviewed an award winning smartphone film maker!

Today, John Veliz came into our classroom as our Human Library Experience #2. It was so fascinating hearing about his journey. The way he told his story and how we could hear his progression from grade 7 (where everything was established) to grade 11 (where everything fell into place). His story put me on the… Read More Key to Success?

A scholarship is financial aid from a school’s scholarship program funded by school fees or donors for students who don’t have enough money to go to a desired school or university; these students can get a scholarship if they excel in academics or do extraordinary in sports. In UWC, the scholarship program is selected based… Read More What is a scholar?

Today the Olympic gold medalist Lee Mcdemott entered our classroom and told us about his life journey from when he started gymnastics at the age of 10 to winning a gold medal at the Olympics. I used to think success in life was making hundreds of thousands of dollars, but actually, I realized if you… Read More Lee McDermott; the olympic gold medalist who walked into our classroom

People can be misunderstood in face to face situations, but when it comes to fake news online, headlines, statements, and tones are hard to interpret what they are typing to put out. Sometimes it’s hard to understand whether your news source is sincere or not. When people think of fake news, or at least when… Read More Deep Fake