Due Wednesday, February 4th. 200 words minimum. Reflection time!
A couple questions to think about as we reach the completion of the book drive. As of Monday night, we have over 6,700 books; we're 2/3 of the way there!
So, here are the questions:
1. How do you think these books and money collected will affect the schools and kids of northern Uganda? Explain.
1. How do you think these books and money collected will affect the schools and kids of northern Uganda? Explain.
2. How do you feel that the Groves community has responded so strongly to the book drive? Why?
Thanks.
35 comments:
1) I believe that the books and money that is raised through the book drive will help improve the schools in northern Uganda. Because the schools in Uganda will be better suited for the children they will be offered a better education and as long as the kids get a good education the future of Uganda can only be better than their present situation.
2) I feel surprised that the groves community has responded as strongly as they did because I really want expecting anyone to be taking an interest in this and sort of blowing it off because it hadn't seemed important at the time. The groves community has actually done the opposite and took action in bringing in books and cds to where we are almost at our goal of ten thousand books.
Eric Bruning
Hour one
February 2, 2009
Cheyenne Stone- first hour
I think that the responses that the Groves community has given to the book drive have been very strong and extremely helpful. I believe that people have been understanding how much difference we can make in other children’s life. I think people really care about this neglected issue, because of how much people want to be involved. People will ask me where they can get the blue shirts, and where they should take their books, because they have so many, and they want to help so much. The amount of books we have gotten really shows our school’s commitment. I think that students (and staff) understand that even though our country is not at a high point right now, other people and children have it much, much worse. As people realize this, I feel that they understand how big a difference we can make. However, there is still more that our community can be doing. We have done a great job of notifying and educating people about this huge problem, but I feel like we can do more. We need everyone’s help, and the amount of support the Groves community has been giving to the book drive has been a huge help, and very rewarding for everyone. The book drive wouldn’t be possible without everyone working together.
I think that these books will have a very large and positive affect on the children in Uganda. Many of the kids don’t have books, and even though it may seem like a small donation from us, it could make a huge impact on someone’s life. In my opinion, education is a necessity and if we can make a difference, then I say we go for it. The community couldn’t have been more supportive. Many of the students started their own mini-book drives or passed out flyers to get the community involved. I was surprised and delighted by the turnout of books that came from our school alone and even more excited that other people wanted to participate. I have been in other book drives before but never have I seen such dedication and effort put forth for a cause. I never thought that I would be a part of anything so great and I am so glad that I can make a difference in the world too. Thanks for opening my eyes Mr.Wickersham. :)
I believe that the books we've collected and the money we've raised will make a strong, positive impact in the lives of children in Uganda. As we saw in the movie, that sparked our interest in this whole project, some of the kids living in Uganda have nothing. No housing, no food, and surely no education. These books are a way to directly help the kids. We don't have to be powerful adults to make a difference. We can simply be high school students with an urge to give back. I also think that the Groves community as a whole has had an extremely large impact on the book drive's success. No matter who you are, or what your current economic status is, the book drive is an oppourtunity to really do something to benefit someone less fortunate. Not just by donating money, but by giving something as basic as a book. Thank you Mr. Wickersham for the oppourtunity you provided to all of your students.
Meredith Starkman
2nd hour
1) I think that these books will be used to educate children in Uganda, and build schools. These books I know will be very appreciated by all who will use them. These kids really need them, and since most of them don’t have a stable home, learning will give them a better alternative than living on the streets and making bad decisions. And, who knows, maybe one of these kids may be the person to find a cure for cancer or the next millionaire, or just a person that changes the world forever, and we don’t want to lose that person, so these books will help with that.
2) I am so proud of the Groves Community for contributing to this great cause. It is great that we are reaching out to kids in Uganda, because after all, they are people just like us, but they really need our help, and it’s great that everyone can see that! Every little bit, or in this case, book really counts. Everyone has been so generous and helpful, and we want everyone to know that we all really appreciate it! This all started out as a project in class, but now we are all personally tied with this organization, and we really hoping to make a difference.
I think that the groves community responded so strongly to this cause for three main reasons. The first is how easy it was for the people to donate books because everyone has books lying around that they are not using. The next reason is because the people in our class responded so strongly we set a positive example for the rest of the school to follow. The last main reason is because once a few people found out about this book drive from the posters or other ways the word of mouth traveled fast and everyone was eager to help out for such a positive cause.
The reason people responded so well to the cause and gave not just a few books but more than they needed was because of the great cause it was for. It is impossible to watch that video or learn about the cause you cannot help but want to contribute to the school wide effort.
Andrew Gordner
Billy Weinger 1st hour
1. These books will help the children of Uganda because they will help create schools for the children so they can study safely.
2.I think the groves community has responed so well because this isn't the first time taht a good thing is running through here.
1. I think that the money, CD’s, Movies, and Books we raised will really help the schools and kids in northern Uganda. I think it will re-build and make schools better, help better educate the kids and the adults, and help protect the kids so they won’t have to weary about being kid napped in the middle of the night. So that is why I donate books because that is what I think will happen to them.
2. When the Groves community has responded so strongly to the book drive I felt surprised that so many people wanted to help I thought that people would not do anything because it did not affected them, and I also felt like we were really making a difference and then I had no doubt in my mind that we could reach 10,000 books with the community behind us.
Damien Dorre
2nd hour/World History
1. I feel that the money will greatly help the kids there. I hope that the books will give the kids an equal opportunity to succeed in life. I think that the books help further educate the kids. The money will give them more schools and teachers so they can learn.
2. I like how the community responded. It is a nice contribution to the world and it helps clean up the house also. I was not expecting to get as many books as we did. It was a great thing that we have done and I am happy how people have reasoned. I would have liked more from the other schools though.
Jayde Gray / 1st hour
Blog # 5
I think that the books that we have collected for the book drive will help the Uganda kids in two ways such as making learning interesting and providing more materials to get basic knowledge from. And it will inspire the kids to think outside the environment that they are in.
I think the groves community responded so strongly to the book drive because it feels good when you help other less fortunate than you. And that it was a good opportunity to get rid of the books that just sat around your house collecting dust and put them to good use.
Question 1:
I think that the books and money we collected will definitely have an impact on the schools and kids in northern Uganda. Not only directly will it help the children, but indirectly. People are starting to see what is happening to these children and will want to become involved with the organization Invisible Children. I do believe that the books donated will affect the children in Uganda. Any type of donation is great but thousands of books really can make a difference. Just think about this: one book costs about twelve dollars. If you multiply that by ten thousand you get one hundred twenty thousand dollars!!!
Question 2:
I feel overwhelmed and slightly surprised that the Groves community has responded so strongly. At first I didn’t have much in the book drive. I wasn’t even sure if we could raise five thousand books in donations. When I saw how enthusiastic the community was in response to the invisible children my mood lightened immediately. Now we have reached almost seven thousand and the community is continuing to learn more about Invisible Children. With all of the events and activities involving and informing the community, I wouldn’t be surprised if we reached over ten thousand books.
Annie La.
1st hour
1. These kids have close to nothing. No home, little clothes, and many of these children’s parents have died. So I am glad we have decided to help these kids by giving them money and books. This will benefit us, and the kids in northern Uganda. We will have learned so much by helping this depressing war that has been ignored in the past years. These kids will benefit from these books by getting a good education and stretching their minds with these books we give them. Not only will the books help these kids, but the money that we’ve been raising is going to help build better schools and help buy more useful materials for the schools.
2. The Groves community is a strong, caring community, and that’s why people have been reacting so strongly to it. I’ve seen many people that aren’t in a World Cultures class that have been wearing shirts or bringing in numerous books, and these people that are creating this influencing environment are helping so much. By buying the shirts that we have made, the students at our school are keeping this book drive going strong, and reaching 6,700 books is a real accomplishment that we have all achieved as a Groves community.
Maria Schweiss 2nd hour-
I think that these books will have a very large impact on the children in Uganda. They have so little that even a small contribution could make a large difference in their lives. I truly believe that if we can make even a small difference in one child’s life then we should try to make as big of a difference as we can. I don’t think people know how much a few books can impact these kid’s lives. The response from the groves community was unbelievable; I honestly did not think that there would be a possibility of us getting 10,000 books. Once I saw how people were reacting to the cause and the book drive our goal became more realistic. I have been involved in other book drives before that have not come close to the number of books we have. I am proud to part of this and proud of the outcome and support the groves community has given us. What the groves community has done in helping us is taken with extreme gratefulness. I am thankful that I could be a part of this and that I have helped make a difference in these children’s lives.
1. I think that the books and money will have a great impact on the children in Uganda. The money would be beneficial to them and for the schools, and other necessities that will be used from the money. Also the books will provide them with some sort of education. I am sure they would be happy to know they are receiving this, but I think that when they realize about the books and money, that they would be more hopeful because they know so many people are attempting to help them, and that people care and they may be able to fulfill their dreams. That may be the biggest affect on the children of Uganda.
2. I really appreciate that the Groves community has put so much effort, and thought into this book drive. I think that once people are aware of these treacherous events happening in Uganda then they realize how lucky they are, and they think about how they would feel if they were in the same situation. This is why I believe that this cause was able to be successful because we made people realize and feel what was going on, and I was shocked at first but then I fully got to understand why they may be contributing. And seeing people’s reactions to this book drive makes me feel proud, and happy that the people are putting their own time and effort for something beneficial to other people.
Harshita Pinnamaneni
2nd Hour
I think these books and money collected will affect the schools in northern Uganda and kids in many ways. The reason I believe this is because the money they will receive will help them to build newer buildings that will keep the kids safe and secure from the rebels. The books will help them to be well educated and literate. Also, the education will provide them with better opportunities for their future such as going to college. In addition to the money collected being used to build the schools, it will also, be spent to provide the children with the proper technology needed for success. The technology will include items such as computers and microscopes that will prepare them more for the 21st century. That is how I think the books and money collected will affect the schools and kids of northern Uganda. I am really happy that the Groves community responded so strongly to the book drive. It’s very exciting that one campaign (invisible children) in the U.S. can make such a big impact in northern Uganda. I believe the reason the school responded so strongly to the book drive is because they saw in the video and heard from others of a cause that was so big that they felt so obligated to help and make a difference.
Annie Linden
1st hour
1. The books and money will help the schools and kids in Uganda because it will help provide a better education. The money will help build new school and buy new supplies. The books will help the kid learn how to read better and will provide them with many books to read.
2. I think the Groves community has responded good because. I didn't think that we would have this many books by now. I think that it is great how we got more then just Groves High School involved in the book drive. I am very pleases with the amount of books we have buy know. Let's reach our goal of 10,000 books!!!
Jordan ELliott
The kids in Uganda want to be educated and want to get a job when they grow up. By sending them books and money, we’re helping them build schools, a better mind, and even their dreams. When we give those children an education, we’re helping prepare them for adult hood- the world. They’ll learn to take care of themselves and this could largely affect the amount of children being kidnapped into the rebel army; being used as child soldiers, being brainwashed into killing.
I think it’s a wonderful thing that we have so many people in our community that want to help. They’re thinking beyond themselves, beyond their needs, beyond what they’ve experienced. They are getting involved with an issue that’s thousands of miles away when they could care less. I think everyone is responding to this so strongly is because we can relate. The adults can relate because they have kids or know someone with kids and I’m sure no one likes to see their child upset or hurt. The students in the Groves community are able to relate because we’re kids just like them. If we were to be taken away from our family and friends, have our dreams be crushed, we would be devastated. Think about that-everything you’ve ever known being taken and thrown out the window. Just the thought is horrific. By being so involved, we are making a difference in a child’s life and, possibly, the outcome the longest on-going war in Uganda. We’re not standing around and waiting for someone else to do something in the “near future”. We can make a difference now.
~Allison Levine
2nd hour
1.)It has been proven that the more a person reads, the better they get at actually reading the words, comprehending the words, and will help to expand their vocabulary. In Uganda, the schools have been destroyed by the civil wars—the supply of books is gone. Every child deserves the right to learn through reading. By sending to books to these kids in Uganda, it allows them to make the choice of what type of book they want to read. It allows their imagination to follow the theme of the book—to take them away for a while to become inspired from what they read. The money collected will allow more books or supplies to be purchased—so even more children will be able to read.
2.)I think that the Groves community responded very well thus far. The schools, churches, stores in malls, all want these kids to be able to read and be encouraged to continue to read as they progress in their lives. If a child cannot read, they could live a life of illiteracy which could almost be like living in a prison!
Alex Victor
2nd hour
2-3-09
Blog #5
All of the work everyone in our community, especially the students and you, have been putting in since the beginning of January, is all for these children in Uganda. There has been so many people contributing to this cause, and I know I have gotten a lot of inspiration out of it, and I hope the children receiving all of these books/money will get the most out of our donations. When I envision the children getting something out of this, whether it is books, money or one of the best things, a whole new school, I just hope these children are a little more well off then they were in the first place.
And none of this would be possible without the remarkable aid of our community members. You and students can only do so much to promote the cause we are supporting, but it is up to the community to donate, and most importantly spread the word and get others to donate as well. I think the community, specifically to groves has responded very well to our cause. I think they have responded so well because everyone in the two classes seems to be so passionate about what we are doing, and when other students see students accomplishing something more then just their homework, they want to be apart of it. And because of this school wide aid we are receiving, we will collect 10,000 books.
To respond to the first question I feel that when the children in Uganda receive all the books and things that have been collected they will gain some sort of hope. Most of the kids may have big dreams of becoming doctors and teachers but they don’t have the advantages to make their dreams come true. I also think that the books and money collected will show the kids in Uganda that there are other people out there who do care. It will also expose them to new things and enlarge their perspective. The books will give the kids a better education and a larger chance of them being able to improve themselves and make a difference in their country. I’m really blown away about how strongly the Groves community has responded. Many people look at these sorts of projects and just blow them off. I feel that the Groves community has greatly affected this book drive. They have understood the need to help those in need and have taken the book drive to a higher level. The Groves community has really stepped up to the plate in a sense and has committed themselves to making a difference in someone’s life. This whole project has really been an eye opener to many people who didn’t have a clue to what was going on. I know that I hadn’t even heard about this crisis until we learned about it in class. This experience is not only changing the lives of the children in Uganda but it is changing the lives of many people in the Groves community. We have all been exposed to the kind of problems they face everyday and it has sparked a fire in us to do something about it.
Blog 5 Brad Benghiat 2nd hour
Personally I think the money and the books will have a strong impact on the children in Uganda and in their schools. Anything would be hopefully to these children and they can use all the help they can get. The struggle they are enduring at this time is a terrible thing and anything that will result in even minor improvement would be a positive impact on their lives. By collecting the books that we did, along with other schools across the world, will go towards improving the life and increasing the education of these children and that to me is a great thing.
I am surprised and exciting with the way that the Groves community has responded to the book drive. Normally, with other school related fundraisers, you will not see such a strong response from all these people. Usually, some people will give something to do their part in making a difference, but here I think we saw a much stronger response and that is what surprised me. Before we even began any sort of advertising or promoting we already received a good amount of books. Then once we starting to show people what they were helping with, I think the response was even greater. This was because they saw what was happening and were truly encouraged to try and make a difference because of the standard of living and the hardships that these children endure each and every day.
2nd Hour
I feel that the money we have collected all together with the books is going to change a lot of the kid’s lives, as well as put nice new texts books in front of the kids. It will open up lots of new opportunities for the kids, such as learning new things they have never herd of, and it could save the schools a lot of money of trying to by books. It could as well save the kids from child abductions because they will be in school. This would also give them some, what of a future to look for because they will have the knowledge of an average school kid depending on their age. Overall, I feel that it would put a dramatic impact in their life's, and open up lots of new roads for them to take as they get older.
I feel that the groves community has responded to our book drive so strongly is because we have influenced a lot of people about this. We told a lot of people, and they felt like it was going to a very good cause. We also have done a lot of promoteing in the groves community, which notified a lot of people about this. They were doing a very good thing by giving books that maybe; we could put an end to this issue in Uganda. The community has reacted very strongly, and personally surprised me because I didn’t know that this would become this big.
1. With all the books and money we raised I think it will help tremendously. The kids in Uganda have extremly close to nothing, by giving them books, we'll give them more hope. the kids in Uganda want to grow up to sucessful(to be lawyers or teachers),by giving them books and a education, you never know, one of the kids in Uganda may grow up to be able to make a difference with the education we were able to give them.
2. The groves community helping out by donating so many books, really shocks me. I knew the groves community would donate books most defiantly but not nearly how much thats already been donated. Just because of how the United States economy is right now, and how were near "depression" ourselves. But it's really good to see that so many people out there care, and want to support the kids in Uganda.
Heather Robinson
2nd hr
2-4-09
MARK GASTINEAU
1st hour
2/3/09
1. when we send these books to uganda, or the money we make from selling teeshirts i think they are going to help the schools in uganda. the books we end will not only effect this generation, but generations to come. The money we send will help the schools, there so the kids have a safe and good learning environment. it will not only hlp them make more schools, but it will pay for teachers for those schools.
2. When i saw how many ppl have responded to this casue i was very happy. many ppl have donated books, during our few weeks of collecting we collected over 7,000 books. This is a very good response, I personally did not think that we would get to 10,000 but it looks like we will be able to make it. It was not only books that showed how people were affected by this, and many ppl were getting excited. We had donation boxes set all over the school, and we even went to some events like parent teacher conference and the staff basketball game. This Thursday we are even going to show the movie for anyone to come see at the seaholm media center.
The book drive means so much to me because I feel like I have accomplished something great. I feel happy knowing I’m helping people who are less fortunate them me. I’m glad that our school as well as many others has decided to help children in Africa, and not just worry about our own country. I hope that this plan to help “Invisible Children” will be bigger than we can imagine. I hope to get more people to donate books or money to help “invisible children” and possibly make history.
Jordan B. -2nd
i think that the children in uganda will notice that they are thought about because we raised books and money when we could be learning we also gave up our time and we also didint care if we won the book drive we did it because we wanted to care for someone else and that we wanted to help the kids.
i feel that the community feels strongly about this because we raise money for ourselves but not for people in another continent and because the kids are caring for the other kids and when we see the invisible children movie it makes us feel bad and want to help them more and let them live a better life like were living and also have the education that were having.
Angelina E.
2nd
I believe that the books we've collected and the money we've raised will make a strong, positive impact in the lives of children in Uganda.This book drive will effected Northern Uganda kids because money will be collected and send to Uganda to make new schools and give kids their education and to let them know that other people are thinking about them.
Question 2 I feel that Groves students saw how good they got it and wanted to help the kids in Uganda.We had people at events to sell T-shirts and collected books like the basketball game and conferences. At first I didn't think we were going to get it but once the whole school new about it everybody starting picthing in and overwelming to see all these books people are giving away. This was the right thing to do and I thank my teacher Mr.Wickersham
Quinton Furman
2nd Hour
1.They will feel good that someone out there cares about them and thier education.They will feel happy that they have a change to rad and learn how to read ...and etc.
2.I feel good because this shows that we care and want to help anyway way we can.That shows peoe are thinking o others and not just their self
Donovan G. -1st
1.) In Uganda, the schools have been destroyed by rebels and good amount of supply of books is gone from all the homes and schools. Every child in Africa deserves a chance to excel them self and learn everything they can. Donating all these books to kids in Uganda, gives them all a better chance of learning.
2.) I do think that the groves community has responded so strong to the book drive. We are moving at a good paste to reach our goal of 10,000 books. I really like the attitude about the kids at our school that donate all these books to us. I think they are doing this because they are feeling the same feelings we are about helping these kids.
Muhannad Al
1st Hour
I think the books that we collected will make a big change to kids in Uganda. This book drive effected Northern Uganda kids because money will be collected and sent to Uganda to make new schools and give kids their education and to let them know that other people are thinking about them. We are not the only kids that have collected books! many kids around the world is doing this. So i know that many schools have reached there goal so i know that the kids in Uganda have been impacted by all of the books that they have recieved.
We have helped Kids in Uganda strongly because students at Groves had not just helped but we had our whole community help out! So i know we responded strongly to the book drive.
Tyler Taylor 1st Hour
I think that the money and books we collect for these kids will have a very powerful impact on them. The schools that the money builds will help protect the kids and keep them safe from people trying to abduct them. The books are the most important part, some will be sold to build schools but the rest will be given to the children. These books will change the kid’s lives. They have never actually owned anything of their own and to be given a book would be like us getting a new computer. Then people will teach these kids to read the books which is a huge step in their life because knowing how to read is an essential thing in life.
The groves community has been very supportive of the book drive and they have responded very positively. Many if not most have brought in books. I think that helping people is something that the groves community loves to do. Almost every day at lunch there is a stand set up to help something by donating money. I think that it is a great thing to know that you have made a difference in the world even at the age of 14.
1.I feel that these book and charity contributions will help these children immensely. I think that our contribution to these children could the difference between a life of war and life of education and maybe even prosperity. If our money/ book donations help only a few kids it is a success even though we would like to help all of these children. If
2. I believe that our school would have reacted more if they had seen the movie about these children and how these children live a life of fear and more or less paranoia that we would have a larger amount of books and we could have made a larger impact on these kids. Maybe even a mandatory showing b/c if they could only imagine what they have to do just to stay out of the military. The reaction was still very good as a whole but I believe that it could have been a bigger thing.
By Oscar
1. I think its good we are showing that we care for people far beyond our own school, community and town. I think it’s very cool to see freshman of my own class as well going and taking time out of their own schedule to go to, the sports games, conferences, are outside of school activities to spend their time collecting, packing, and counting these books. I’ve always thought that groves is not a clique induced school, even though it may seem like it we are truly one large community. The book drive is just one way we show it.
2. I also thing that the book drive will have a small but good impact in Uganda. We may not be giving 20-100 thousand books like other schools, but we are giving a some at least and that’s one more than some other schools. It will also help in getting children in Uganda to start reading and having as many books as they want. It’ll make a difference because they’ll be getting a chance at something that children here America have been given almost too easy. The right to knowledge and power. Without these books, they’ll never have that opportunity.
I think that all the books, cds, movies and money that everyone donates, it will have a very powerful affect on Northern Uganda. I think that because all the money that we will make from donating the books will help the kids in Northern Uganda out alot in thier schools food and many more other things that they might need. Also with us Groves and many other schools heloping it will make Northern Uganda a beteer place and enviroment to live in, and if the money goes to some schools the kids can get an education and get jobs to feed themselves.
I felt very suprized on how many people would put time out of their day to donate what they have to help the kids and people in Northern Uganda. I felt surprized because some people that dont even pay attention in class brung in books to help out. Also they took time out of thier day to do a little extra like making t shirts and coming up with other great ideas that we can do to have more donations.
Adam Pauley
1st hour history
I think that the student of groves high school did more then i thought they would. We have been getting more books than i expected it to be. I think that this would influence Uganda by it will help out with their schools to have more books pencils and utencils and also to have better and bigger schools. Also it would help Uganda by it could make their enviroment cleaner and better. The groves students and staff collected lots of books and really tried to help promote the book drive. Some brought more than others and rreally took time out of their life to help pormote the book drive.
Adam pauley
1st hour
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