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Lovely photos Siobhan. I appreciate that you are considering this a journey in your reference to a path. As teachers we will be life long learners that absorb our surrounding and can translate that to our students. As such we never stop learning or teaching. I have a deep respect for being a part of a community. It is something I also strive for and hope to fill a role in. I respect that your religion shapes your identity. Having done my undergrad in anthropolgy I feel that I am understanding in the role that it plays in so many eoples lives. And your metaphor of the seed is great. We all grow over time. Every moment is potential much like every student needs nurturing. 

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Lovely photos Siobhan. I appreciate that you are considering this a journey in your reference to a path. As teachers we will be life long learners that absorb our surrounding and can translate that to our students. As such we never stop learning or teaching. I have a deep respect for being a part of a community. It is something I also strive for and hope to fill a role in. I respect that your religion shapes your identity. Having done my undergrad in anthropolgy I feel that I am understanding in the role that it plays in so many eoples lives. And your metaphor of the seed is great. We all grow over time. Every moment is potential much like every student needs nurturing. 

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Walking a path of service:

I love how the path in your photo is “unknown”. This is a great metaphor for how a lot of young students feel. Being a good citizen can sometimes be confusing, and as discussed in class, I think a lot of young people feel like they do not have a voice. However, you have pointed out that young people in fact do play an important role, especially in their communities. I also like how you mentioned that service is not done alone. This gives students a chance to work as a team and realize that they have support from their classmates, and trusted adults in their lives.

Community football game:

I love how you captured this photo in the moment. I think that I sometimes forget how sports bring people together. Similar, I mentioned how doing yoga has made me feel like part of a community, and I think organized, and not organized, sports make people feel the same way. Your comment on how citizenship builds vibrant communities is important to communicate to students. By brainstorming what students already do in their communities, such as sports, they can feel a sense of belonging and ownership.

I am but a tiny seed:

I loved this metaphor. I think this is very important from a teachers perspective. Students are still developing and it is our responsibility to help shape them into responsible and active citizens, while also allowing them to develop and discover their own unique identity within the Canadian context. I think realizing human potential is a great way of putting it, and being able to see that potential in every single student.

Inner Realities:

This photo is important because it represents student’s unique backgrounds, while still being part of a diverse community. I think through understanding students, and people In general, are able to celebrate peoples believes even if they are different from their own. I think people can learn a lot through learning about others. This was an important aspect to point out.

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Good job Siobhan! I liked how you were able to touch on including social justice and acts of service in social studies classrooms. I agree that community involvement is something that is important to introduce students to and it closely aligns with several goals in the Alberta Program of Study such as "demonstrating a global consciousness with respect to humanity and world issues". By having students engage in service learning in Social Studies students can begin to understand our diverse communities at the local, provincial and national level and learn how they can make a difference.

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Inner Realities

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Community Football Game

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I am but a Tiny Seed

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Walking a Path of Service