https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85 You think you know but you have no idea... Theses poems were written by teenagers throughout Micronesia. They tell stories of the reality they are living in and share things they wish others new about their people and the places they come from. Read each poem and comment on 4 of them. Your comment should be sharing something you connected with, something that surprised you, or something you have a question about. Read the comments of your classmates and "like" any that you resonate with. en-us 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC 2024-08-28 20:31:28 UTC hello@padlet.com d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472752 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472752 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472758 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472758 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472760 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472760 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472763 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472763 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472766 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472766 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472768 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472768 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472770 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472770 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472771 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472771 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472772 2021-03-08 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284472772 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284621452 something that stuck with me was that "next generations doesn't mean forgetting ancient practices" i feel my generation is so caught up in now that they forget that we have a legacy to protect and keep up with]]> 2021-03-08 21:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284621452 d_lau https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284633919 I connect with this poem a lot because he talks about family values and traditions being one of the things he loves most about his home. That is what I love most about my home in Hawai'i, so I feel like I could really appreciate the message of what he said here.

]]> 2021-03-08 21:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284633919 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284642665 i completely agree with once having a really sacred place be turned into just another place , where people just trash and disrespect because they don't know the importance of it ]]> 2021-03-08 21:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284642665 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284649429 i like this poem because he wants to keep his culture strong and living.]]> 2021-03-08 21:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284649429 krisarobinson1 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284671190
I enjoy this story because he is trying his best to keep his culture alive! Even when it seems the people he is closest to are forgetting.]]> 2021-03-08 21:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284671190 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284790543 I agree because a lot of people who don't know anything about me like to assume things about me and I find it kinda annoying]]> 2021-03-08 22:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284790543 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284792153 I respect him for what he's doing and I know that]]> 2021-03-08 22:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1284792153 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1285894505 I agree with this because people looking at Waianae from an outside perspective could have the same thoughts, being that we're uncivilized, small, and have no manners. - Kuulei]]> 2021-03-09 05:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1285894505 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1286704720 i love this one because it show's how much her and her father was close and how much of a bestfriend he was to his daughter. it was like an always and forever type of relationship. ]]> 2021-03-09 10:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1286704720 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290032767 This poem is strong because she talks about how the Island once was before all these new things came around and not only change but hurt some important things that the Island once had]]> 2021-03-09 21:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290032767 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290034732 i think this was a nice & simple way for telling such a heartwarming story]]> 2021-03-09 21:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290034732 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290037442 i kind of get where hes coming from "speaking Chamorro before I started speaking English. Most of my cousins and friends that I would play with had a hard time trying to converse with me" Its like he think of himself of aoutsider cause he cant speak english like his cousins and friends

]]> 2021-03-09 21:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290037442 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290039510 i like this poem because this boy is talking about him wanting his culture to be strong and wanting to lethis culture grow and trying.

]]> 2021-03-09 21:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290039510 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290048470 I like this Poem because he has a strong point on how people only want to see what they want to see. And they choose to look at the bad things and judge people. Just like how people only see Waianae as fighting, drugs, poverty. They only like view the bad and blocking out the beauty.]]> 2021-03-09 21:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290048470 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290050924 i like how this girl is strong in talking about her island because i would be strong too talking about my island. 

]]> 2021-03-09 21:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290050924 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290051594 this one is good because it tells a kinda heartwarming story that has a twisted ending, explaining the importance of pollution]]> 2021-03-09 21:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290051594 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290061848 i agree with you guys and how you used Waianae as an example that just shows how much we can relate to these things]]> 2021-03-09 21:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290061848 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290068254 This a good poem. Always treat people how you want to be treated. Also you might think someone is happy but inside could be hurt.]]> 2021-03-09 21:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1290068254 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293529534 I understand where he is coming from with having to lose someone because we all go through it in life. All that matters is how we carry on after because sometimes we have moments where the memories of our loved ones that we lost stick.

]]> 2021-03-10 15:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293529534 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293545989 I understand where he comes from about a dying culture because as a Hawaiian, I am mixture of multiple ethnicities. I think knowing and learning about my culture helps me make connections to my life.]]> 2021-03-10 15:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293545989 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293573826 I really like how she talked about the story that she was told because I can connect that with the Hawaiians and Polynesian history in general.]]> 2021-03-10 15:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293573826 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293598932 I thought that the beginning of his poem said a lot in itself because these are some of the stereotypes that we have faced within the islands. For example, people thought that Hawaiians still live in grass huts and travel by canoe. ]]> 2021-03-10 15:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1293598932 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1301510850 i think this story was very heart whelming because it shows how much love they show for each other. not everyone has that. ]]> 2021-03-12 06:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1301510850 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1301514809  i like this poem because he care's about the culture and he wants it to grow. for myself i'd want the culture to keep going because i'd want to teach the next generation about who they are and about our ancestors. ]]> 2021-03-12 06:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1301514809 https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1301519006 i understand her. she's telling her story about our island and that everyone is just throwing rubbish around and that we need people who will take care of our island better. ]]> 2021-03-12 06:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/d_lau/veud1t4hnq0utr85/wish/1301519006