SV: [OSLIST] OS with students after Obama's inauguration

Wed Jan 28 16:45:09 PST 2009

Yes! Such a simple truth...

One stick is easy to break but many sticks together are difficult to break.

Just as employers, teachers were astonished by the wisdom, engagement and
willingness to take responsibility amongst the kids – and scared maybe
too...

Much to learn from our children...

The child is father of the man...

God hepls those who help themselves, they know... Where are our adulthoods
as parents and grown neighbors and fellow citizens?... We may have forgotten
the simple truth that they know...

We could overcome...

S

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Subject: [OSLIST] SV: [OSLIST] OS with students after Obama's inauguration

Thanks dear Ashley for this inspiring posting and for the important work you
are doing in the world!

I have facilitated a few OS-events with children. I especially remember
during a facilitated pre-meeting where we used a transfer in to start the
meeting – one of the children (about 10 years old) then named what we had on
the invitation (the event was about how to prevent harassement and mobbing
at schools in the area). It went something like: One stick is easy to break
but many sticks together are difficult to break.

Just as employers, teachers were astonished by the wisdom, engagement and
willingness to take responsibility amongst the kids – and scared maybe
too...

Thanks again for inspiring me – this is great work!

Warm regards

Thomas Herrmann, Kungsbacka, Sweden

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Ready to be inspired?!

I opened space with 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders after President Obama's
inauguration last week. These kids are amazing.

Their questions (designed by the three 3rd graders on the planning team):

*	What is something that a group of people working together can
change? 

*	What is something that you think is important in our school or in
our world that you would like to discuss? 

The event started with a poem written by one of the students on the planning
team:

Our Speech by Mila Kopp
1 person
to a small group
to a large group
opportunity and ideas and change
together we can make a difference

And here are some of my favorite comments:

*	STOP Globle Warming (happy voice) in ten years (Deep Voice) 

*	make a complante to the president 

*	Invent vical that runs on trash or sun, rain 

*	Nicely tell others to be nice 

*	Help stop war by traiding reciorses 

*	If you are shy talk 

*	If you are a chatterbox let others have a chance to speak 

*	I agree with (another student) that you don't need that many people,
you only need like 5, you don't need like 15 or 20 or 50. You don't need
huge numbers like that. 

*	I learned that when everyone pitches in just a little bit, it can
make a giant difference. 

*	I discovered how pollution can make the air dirty and hurt people
and animals 

*	I discovered a lot of people have ideas too. 

*	I discovered that once you think about it, there is a lot more waste

*	I learned it can actually be pretty fun to work with other people 

*	Teacher: I learned that you all can have important conversations by
yourselves and that you don't need the adults there. I also learned that you
can self-organize what you want to talk about. 

*	I discovered there is a lot of things to change and like President
Obama, we should start. 

You can read more details about these events at :
http://educatingtheheart.blogspot.com/2009/01/together-we-can-make-differenc
e-open.html

And see pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996625142@N01/sets/72157612937722591/

I hope to have a video to share some day too... but I have to get
permissions to show their beautiful faces!!

with gratitude,
Ashley

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