During my after-school club (Current Events & Documentaries) today, I ended our meeting with the following video:
I'm sorry, but it's awesome... amazing, spectacular, stupendous, and so on. I heard a lot of kids talking about the video after school in the hallway, once everything was over for the day. I heard stuff like, "Man, you should've seen this video!! First, it was Superman!! Later, Harry Potter! Then, a skull!! Wow!!" Hehehe... Two kids told me they want to go to this school (Ohio State) now... Whoops.*
Anyway, it was a good, fun (and at times, intense) day of Documentary Club. We started with CNN's Student News, which can be found here. I tell my kids that I can't live without Carl Azuz (the host), so that's why we watch the news so much. ;) (And for you haters of CNN, as I sometimes am: This is actually a fairly decent intro to events in the world. It's not ideal, but it's the best regular news source I've found. I'm always happy to take suggestions, too!) Here's Mr. Azuz, in case you're curious:
I also showed clips from RT (Russia Today) and Al-Jazeera English today, just to give the kids some more balance. Our topics included: The LAX shooting; the Boston Marathon shooting and first anniversary run; the NYC aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and the first anniversary; the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan; U.S. healthcare issues; U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan; "What Would You Do"-inspired discussion about "The Tiger Mom" (like Amy Chua); beatboxing; acrobatics; The Ohio State University's marching band. Yes, we ran the full gamut! I'm SO happy to have middle schoolers critical of the world around us... Oh, and enjoying fine entertainment from across the globe.
That's all for now... Back to work!!
*Yes, I am a Buckeye, born and bred. My mother, one of my sisters, and I all went to Ohio State. I also attended school in Arizona (where I lived longer as an adult than in Ohio), but apparently I'm still a Buckeye at heart. I didn't realize this until I moved overseas...
I'm sorry, but it's awesome... amazing, spectacular, stupendous, and so on. I heard a lot of kids talking about the video after school in the hallway, once everything was over for the day. I heard stuff like, "Man, you should've seen this video!! First, it was Superman!! Later, Harry Potter! Then, a skull!! Wow!!" Hehehe... Two kids told me they want to go to this school (Ohio State) now... Whoops.*
Anyway, it was a good, fun (and at times, intense) day of Documentary Club. We started with CNN's Student News, which can be found here. I tell my kids that I can't live without Carl Azuz (the host), so that's why we watch the news so much. ;) (And for you haters of CNN, as I sometimes am: This is actually a fairly decent intro to events in the world. It's not ideal, but it's the best regular news source I've found. I'm always happy to take suggestions, too!) Here's Mr. Azuz, in case you're curious:
I also showed clips from RT (Russia Today) and Al-Jazeera English today, just to give the kids some more balance. Our topics included: The LAX shooting; the Boston Marathon shooting and first anniversary run; the NYC aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and the first anniversary; the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan; U.S. healthcare issues; U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan; "What Would You Do"-inspired discussion about "The Tiger Mom" (like Amy Chua); beatboxing; acrobatics; The Ohio State University's marching band. Yes, we ran the full gamut! I'm SO happy to have middle schoolers critical of the world around us... Oh, and enjoying fine entertainment from across the globe.
That's all for now... Back to work!!
*Yes, I am a Buckeye, born and bred. My mother, one of my sisters, and I all went to Ohio State. I also attended school in Arizona (where I lived longer as an adult than in Ohio), but apparently I'm still a Buckeye at heart. I didn't realize this until I moved overseas...
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