Eighth Graders Learn Big Lessons from CNN Heroes Assignment
>> Story from CNN Student News (http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/)
For a group of eighth graders in Iowa a language arts assignment turned into an eye-opening experience when they got the chance to speak with some of the CNN Heroes winners.
Their teacher assigned them to draw names of the CNN Hero finalists and try to reach out to them for a Skype session for class. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, who was named a hero for his efforts to towards global hunger relief, shared stories with the students of other kids, worlds away, who don’t have even the simple luxuries the Dickinson County kids likely took for granted.
“For our kids to hear these stories about other students their age that all they want out of life is education and a meal,” teacher Chris Block told the Dickinson County News. “That’s pretty amazing– for our students to know what life is really like in other places.”
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