Why I’m Here
I am here because I want to learn more about a topic I’m interested in, and take action. I also love new learning opportunities, and I like to try new and different things. I am here because I think it is important to be educated about different topics, and be educated in unfamiliar areas.I want to find a topic I am very passionate about and learn more about it, through WTS. I believe it is a great idea to try something different, and new once in a while. I am excited to learn and experience new obstacles in this program.
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Dear Ella,
Your note made me think of all the young people who want to make a difference, learn about new things and, yes, experience obstacles as they learn and act.
All good wishes for the WTS year ahead.
Dixie Goswami
BLTN NextGen Network
Ella, thanks for sharing this. It’s succinct and to the point. I particularly liked this sentence: “It is important to be educated about different topics, and be educated in unfamiliar areas.”
A couple of thoughts: to “be” educated, one has to be active in the learning process; and to go to “unfamiliar” subject areas is exactly what will stretch you. And, as I said at the first session, I used to and I encouraged the editors and reporters who worked for me, to come into every story from a position of ignorance, that is, “I know nothing, but my ears and eyes and mind are open to learn as deeply and quickly as I can.”
You will have fun this year. You’ll be challenged, too. I look forward to working with you.
geoff
Ella,
I really appreciate that I can share my interest in learning new things with you. The way you talk about knowledge and becoming more educated on things that matter is beautiful. You’re enthusiasm puts a smile on my face because I can understand your willingness to try new things and see the world through different experiences. I am excited to see how you evolve through the learning that WTS can offer.
-Katelyn
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Ella,
I’m Bob Uhl, an English teacher at Tuttle Middle School in South Burlington.
I’ll echo Dixie in referring to your comment about looking forward to new obstacles. It’s not often I hear people say that–even adults who have been working in a profession for many years. And yet I think there’s a wisdom not just to expecting hardships but actually embracing them, because, as you seem to grasp, overcoming them is ultimately what leads to growth.
Though I was absent from our kickoff in Middlebury, I’m excited to meet you and hear more about what topics you might aspire to pursue this year!
Until then,
Bob