Dear Kaia
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So this all starts with Mr. Chamberlain's class, and a post about a girl named living in Qatar named Kaia that the teacher stumbled upon that Kaia's father had put up for/with her about going outside and taking some pictures. After making a connection with her father, the class decided to create a video for Kaia thanking her for her post. What I really liked most about the video was that each part was spoken by different students in the class. I really feel like this will help Kaia feel a deeper connection to each student.
I think that this definitely has an impact on the future of learning. For starters, Kaia's father is very proactive in getting her, and I'm sure her little sister before long, involved in a learning and exploring process. He is also teaching her to share her ideas, which is ultimately the definition of education. More so than that, the fact that a connection across the world was so easily made is somewhat stunning. It really shows that there are no limits to the connections you can make for your education.
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I think that it is amazing how we are able to connect with people on the other side of the world, via the internet. I agree with you that a lot of parents could careless what their children are doing in class. This is a very sad realization but its very true. If more parents did something like what Kaia's dad for her that I feel that more students would succeed in school and not drop out. If parents were just a tad bit more involved it would make a world of a difference for the next generation of students lives. I am happy I have learned how to do different things that I can use in my classroom so that I can keep my parents involved and up to date with what their child is doing or not doing in class. Its a joint effort to help these students succeed.
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