I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
ADORA SVITAKBut where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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Prom has all the elements of a popular story.
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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century.
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By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media.
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My family joke that I’m really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.
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But also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.
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And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.
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If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we’d have a better world.
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And to teach you something about what we know.
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My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.
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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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If I had my way, I’d end all wars and poverty.
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Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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It seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.
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