Here’s an example of the power of storyboarding. Last evening, there were 16 LAUP (Latin Americans United for Progress) high school students in Holland, Michigan who answered the question, “What is the IDEAL high school experience?” (They did this on their own time!) They prioritized using the following method:
Red Dots: Most important to them
Green Dots: What their school is doing well
Blue Dots: What their school needs to improve
In less than two hours, these exceptional students identified more than 200 ideas. Their next step will be to storyboard actions applicable to selected items that were important to them and need improvement.
As a nation, we are failing to engage our students in true critical thinking, problem solving, and creative learning experiences. It’s refreshing to see that these LAUP students are proactive rather than complaining about their lives and school experiences. These teenagers take time out of their busy schedules to learn the skills that our educational system is ignoring.
Hopefully, the school administrators will review this process and the amazing results and recommendations that will be forthcoming.
We are proud to post this wonderful storyboard! Thanks to LAUP director Roberto Jara, and his talented and dedicated students for an enlightening evening!
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