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Thank you for spreading awareness of this! I really want to check out your podcast, but I can't get to it...is the link broken? :(
I've spread the word to stop the word Laura. You can read my post here; http://jennylu.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/spreading-the-word-to-stop-the-word/
Thank you so much for posting this here Laura. I hope that our members get behind your efforts and leave lots of comments to show you they support the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign. I think this is a wonderful initiative and I'm sure th...
I think it is really INCREDIBLE that so many people are doing such great things here! It's hard for me to figure out how to participate more, because my school isn't involved and it's mostly teachers here, but I am going to be trying. I've never u...
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Thats really cool. I think when I get older I'd like to do something like that. I'm 12 years old and have my own blog called 25 Days to Make a Difference. I help others, sorta like you do.
I can't wait to see what else you do-
Laura
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- At 8:23am on August 28, 2009,
Monica Wortman Wrobel said…
- Hi Laura! Thank you for your friend request! All the effort you put into making a difference in the world really changes people's lives and perspectives! :)
- At 6:47pm on March 14, 2009,
wonderwoman said… - Awesome video Laura!
This sums up everything I believe in about making a difference. Every time I do something for an organisation or movement I think about how the difference is only made when individuals decide that what they do can make such a huge difference to others.
- At 5:43pm on March 14, 2009,
NinaD said… - Hi Laura,
Love the video and your blog. Great to see young people making a difference.
- At 3:00am on December 23, 2008,
Sarah Hanson said… - Hey Laura! I loved the vid too! Have a nice break/ Christmas!
- At 9:05am on October 8, 2008,
Jenny Luca said…
- Hey Laura, Great to see you here. Love the video you have added. Let's see what happens huh! My kids are excited and would love to talk to you again,
I love this video that I found on the Proof Positivity blog. It really says a lot about what it means to make a difference in small ways and how they add up to something bigger in the end!
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I think it is really INCREDIBLE that so many people are doing such great things here! It's hard for me to figure out how to participate more, because my school isn't involved and it's mostly teachers here, but I am going to be trying. I've never used a ning before! This will be fun! I am excited to get to know more people here, and I'm really grateful to Jenny Luca for doing all of this too.
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Posted on March 17, 2009 at 9:49am — 2 Comments
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I discovered the Charter for Compassion this weekend too when they sent me an email encouraging me to tweet about their project's aims. I did this. Here's the link for the Australian vieo that was compiled to support their cause; http://bit.ly/3yKfZJ
Angela, your post is very helpful to me at this point. I am spending a great deal of time with my students talking about non-negotiables such as respect, citizenship, and cooperation. We are making progress, but I have been looking for something e...
Over the weekend, I had a very long conversation with someone I love about the wars that have been waged over religion. It was suggested that no wars are ever truly about this but that religious differences always provide a convenient cover story ...
Katie, I can understand exactly where you are coming from. There is so much happening here right now and I would love to be getting more of the students from my school involved, but our reality is that we are hitting wind down. Like you, my hopes ...
Were you inspired to write this after reading Mrs. Leach's poem Stephanie?
That is the plan. Being aware they have an audience beyond the classroom should become a positive for them. Some of my Year 10 students were discussing a personal blog set up by one of them this morning. They were distracted from their assignment ...
I love the last line. Shakespeare often wrote about immortalization through verse in his sonnets and this is what I am reminded of in the last stanza. The Global Poetry Project has just welcomed another genius. Please continue to share your poetry...
I love the second stanza. While standing for and hoping for are both essential at different times, it all boils down to being proactive or reactive. This poem has captured a universal human instance. The direct address left me feeling uncomfortabl...
"They are not used to using these forums in the school setting and many are savvy enough to realise it will make them more accountable in demonstrating productivity for the course."
You know, I can remember when Laura first started her 25 Days to...
Great rhyme and rhythm in this piece. Tricky to pull off--great work! Great message!
The students have had some great ideas but we have struggled to get them off the ground. One that seems to be coming together is an initiative to raise awareness of the Zaidee Rainbow Foundation. This foundation encourages others to donate their o...
Hi Stephanie,
I really like the rhyme scheme in this poem. It reminds me of some of the poetry of a man called William Butler Yeats. He wrote in the same style and his poems often dealt with weighty issues, as yours does. This poem makes me consi...
I completely and utterly agree with this. I see so many people who have so called "good" values and morals in life look at others as though they are the scum of the earth because they were born differently than them. It's not right that so many pe...
If the battle cry is given,
and the drums of war begin,
would you fight to save the peaceful,
or let the grief sink in?
Would you stand for all you know,
if the price became to steep?
Or would you swallow all your worries,
and hope to hell they l...
I really appreciate the subtle point you make about the ways in which we judge people based upon what they do or do not accomplish. People who don't finish school do lose quite a bit of status in our world, but I can think of so many people who ha...
Hmmmm....and I'm wondering...is it possible to make the world a better place without making ourselves better? And is it possible to make ourselves better without making the world better? I'm really curious about how you would answer this, Kathryn....
Catherine---Wow. This is like a much needed slap in the face ; ) What a great example of how we can use poetry to make necessary statements and illuminate serious issues. Provocative.
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