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Answers to the 4 questions

From: Farrell, Andrew
Sent: Tue 11/20/2007 3:34 PM
To: Native American Studies
Subject: Andy Farrell's project

Hello Family program,
I am Andy and I was in the hereitage program last year. My project this quarter is focusing mainly on economics although I have also been reading 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' to learn more about the interesting philosophy of our program. My studies in economics involves reading books and interenet research on various areas of financial management. I am learning about mortgages, health insurance, and retirement investing, including how to invest in alingnment with my values. In addition I am also reading books to gain a larger perspective on economics and how it relates to my life. I also work for a small tree care company and I am learning about the economics of a small business through this experience. All of this learning is helping me to gain a better understanding of how I can support my family most efficiently without compromising my values. That's my story. Hope you all are doing well.

Andy Farrell

What I want to learn?

I have always had a goal to become fluent in at least one language. This year I will start this goal by learning Spanish. Supporting my language studies I will also study the history, politics, and culture that go along with Spanish, with an emphasis on Peru and Latin America. In response to my studies I will also explore my artistic ability and expression. This body of work will consist of a variety of mediums to fit the intention of the piece. These mediums will include anything from oil painting, collage, audio recordings, video, animation, dance or a combination of any. These pieces will have a strong inspiration rooted in family and the subconscious. Along with being a learner I will also explore being a teacher, studying theories and practices of education.

How am I going to learn it?

I will be learning Spanish not only through classes at Evergreen, but also through immersion in Peru. Through my travels to Peru I will also be investigating approaches to education, history and politics among my cultural studies. I will be seeking resources on campus in order to learn techniques in audio and video editing and also 2D animation. I will explore my artistic expression in Peru, however I will be less interested in completing a project and rather concerned with accumulating substance for an artistic response to my experience. I will also be keeping a journal through out the trip along with a dream journal to explore both my conscious and subconscious progression and response to my experience.

What do I plan to do with it?
I plan on using my experiences not only to create but also to expand the conscious of my community. I will use my knowledge to teach in an encouraging and free environment in contrast to present education. Through my education and experience I will have much to share with my community and will be an active member promoting a sense of family and community.

From: cassandra sharron [mailto:cassandrasharron@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sat 9/1/2007 2:26 PM
To: Native American Studies
Cc: Peterson, Gary; phil smith; Nakasone, Raul; Peterson, Yvonne
Subject: Cassandra The Four Questions

Greetings evergreen and the Family program. My name is Cassandra Sharron and this Year's Four Questions are a proposal for the year 2007/08. I will use this one email to cover all my dreams for the Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters in the Family Program. What do I want to learn? (content and goal) I will learn about the Human brain, Spirituality, Science, and Government Studies; I will peruse an active part in the close communities that surround myself, my college, and my tribal peoples lands. I will do this by working with the many choices of Environmental Justice issues, such as: Water, Air, and Land.- How am I going to learn it? (use multiple intelligences, Choice Theory, Pedagogy of the Oppressed)Government Studies:I will learn this by partnering up with The Office of Superintendent & Public Instruction (O.S.P.I). I propose to carry the voices of the High school students from the Thurston County Areas to our Legislation, where the ideas and voices of these students and their peers are heard on the government level's.Human brain:I propose to research, study, seminar, and pursue the Brains cellular structure and chemistry, through experimenting on myself and anyone so brave as to allow my health coaching experience be a guide for some of the most profound physical, chemical, and cellular level changes. Spirituality:I propose to physically practice, verbally share, join in Arizona's Earth Dance, (http://www.earthdance8.org/index.html) while celebrating the diverse and much appreciated uniqueness we humans experience with the many diverse spirit forms. While on this spirit journey I will fast, go into silence, and travel to the mountain to find my song. As I read , and research the many different types of Spirituality among all peoples, I will work with the Earthworks for Humanity non-profit organization to fundraise and bring forth the 'Dream Rings' to our sacred Mt. Rainier. in Spring of 2008. This Dream Ring began in Japan, which will contribute to my International Diversity. http://www.earthworksforhumanity.org/pages/Dream_Rings.shtml- What do I plan to do with what I've learned? (the move from theory to practice, i.e., praxis) Share it with every living human being that crosses my path, via e-mail, internet, websites, D.V.D.'s, C.D.'s, Letters, Pictures, PowerPoint presentation's, collages, and posters.- What difference will it make? (build in reflection and assessment, from which springs the next round of the four questions)The Difference my hard works, and constant focus will make in the year 2007/08 is to help the planet by cleaning up the environment. Instill new 'thought' to spring forth in the future for myself and others. Provide examples to my friends, family members (my son and daughter especially), colleges, employers, professors, and educational facilities that all thought forms are important to at least one person, and that one person does matter. Awaken minds young, and old alike, to the ideas that spring from within them. Suggest that they explore these ideas, and assist them with reference and research materials in the many archives I have available to me. Then share the story of my life's educational journey, as well as my rise out of poverty and substance abuse, to now the Senior that you read about today . My name is Cassandra Veronica Sharron, and 'I am the Difference.'

From: Peter McGlenn [mailto:petermcglenn@undertheyew.com]
Sent: Thu 9/13/2007 6:03 PM
To: Native American Studies
Subject: Awnsering the Four Questions

     Hello. I am Peter McGlenn. I am very excited to be a part of the Family Prorgram at Evergreen. These are my awnsers to the Four Questions.

- What do you want to learn? (content and goal)

     I want to learn about Tracking. Specifically, Search and Forensic Investigation. I would like to get at least 7000 hours practice in the three main mediums of tracking: sign tracking, trailing, and pressure releases. I want to increase my efficacy and speed in tracking and help find people lost in the woods as well as gain a proficent level in counter-tracking. I also want to know how my life spiritually fits into it.

- How are you going to learn it? (use multiple intelligences, Choice Theory, Pedagogy of the Oppressed)

     I will learn it through a daily routine of exercises in track aging, step-by-step tracking, and work with a tracking box.   I will bury and exhume specimens for forensic study as much as available. I will work on my awareness skills through the Wilderness Awareness School's Kamana Program, as well as other exercises with sense awareness using a blindfold and other tools. I will stay in good physical condition so I can be in a position to help people. I will find spiritual truth daily through meditation exercises in nature, as well as participate in a Vision Quest about four times a year.

- What do you plan to do with what you've learned? (the move from theory to practice, i.e., praxis)

     I plan on joining the Northwest Trackers on their Search and Rescue team. I also plan on starting a Tracking Club that meets at least a few times a month. I will provide a space for people to Vision Quest in. Someday, I may professionally teach the skills of tracking.

- What difference will it make? (build in reflection and assessment, from which springs the next round of the four questions)

     I believe that tracking is awareness. The more awareness I have, the better position I will be in to help the people and the Earth. I believe these skills will help me listen to what is needed for healing. The more I learn about the way things move with the Earth, the more I will know about helping. By using my tracking skills to find lost people, I can give back to my community and make families whole again. In finding clarity on my path, I will be aligning my will with what is around me, making me more effective. As more people Vision Quest, the more lives are touched and that is brought home to the people and things around them.

From: Kaszynski-McGinnis, Laura
Sent: Tue 10/2/2007 12:10 PM
To: Native American Studies
Subject: 4 questions

What do you want to learn?
I want to learn how to make a documentary and as I learn about obesity and the obesity epidemic I will use my own life and family to show the physical effects on one self and the emotional effects on the family.

How are you going to learn it? (use multiple intelligences, Choice Theory, Pedagogy of the Oppressed)
I have a list of books related to my subject, I will use them along with watching documentaries, conducting interviews and going to seminars to learn about the obesity epidemic, genetically engineered food, the changing ideology of what is beautiful, etc.

What do you plan to do with what you've learned? (the move from theory to practice, i.e., praxis)
I plan to make a documentary.

What difference will it make?
For myself I hope that this year leads to a healthier lifestyle. I also hope that my documentary will inspire other people to take a look at their lives and family and work out their health/emotional/family issues.

From: bjd101283@aol.com [mailto:bjd101283@aol.com]
Sent: Thu 10/4/2007 12:09 PM
To: Native American Studies
Subject: "Canadian Studies"

I have found the questions on the web-site and I wanted to let you know
that I have found something that I would like to try out. I thought
that I would do Canadian Studies and the culture and geography of the
country. Since I can not do it at a regular university (Western for
example which has a Canadian Studies program which I applied for but
was denied admission to WWU) I thought that I would do it my way while
I am at Evergreen. This is how I am going to apply myself to the
"Canadian Studies Program" at Evergreen. I thought I would try to get
a work permit to attain employment legally in Canada, work and make
some money, travel to various parts of the country (Trans-Canadian
trip) and visit different cities, towns, and other places. I have
started the legal process of obtain a Canadian work permit and
hopefully I can start very soon. If their is anything else that I need
to add, please let me know. I will not be at the meeting today but as
always, will keep in touch to let you know how my Canadian Studies
project is going.

Brad Davenport

From: Andrew Sampson [mailto:salvin_bloom@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wed 10/10/2007 9:22 PM
To: Native American Studies
Subject: Response To The Four Questions

I wish to learn the social, psychological, political, environmental, artistic and spiritual uses of native entheogenic plants as used historically to the present. I would like to understand more fully the implications and role these plant substances have to our past and current understanding of individuals and society.
By using a multidisciplinary approach I will use all available resources to craft the questions and answers (where answers be found) via anthropological and ethnobotanical research and through interviews with artists, writers, students, musicians, healers, and last but not least, teachers regarding their views, opinions and experiences of native plant technologies.
I would like to see a greater public awareness and knowledge of the local and global implications of understanding the entheogenic substances by presenting the current information in a way that is accessible to the general public. It is my intention to build a body of knowledge that dispels many of the myths that surround the entheogens.
In this way individuals will have the freedom to be fully informed of the implications, individually, spiritually and socially that this body of information contains to form their own opinions regarding the entheogens.

From: Davis, Sydney
Sent: Mon 10/8/2007 3:03 PM
To: Native American Studies
Subject: Four Questions

I am studying about children who are in Kindergarten and first grade and studying the development between the two ages such as coordination, social skills, learning styles, and the difference between how males learn and how females learns.

I am learning this by going to my old elementary school, The Centralia Christian School, and one day I'm in the Kindergarten classroom and the next day I'm in the First grade classroom.

This study will help me when I have children and it will give me extra knowledge for when I continue in studying children in different areas.

It will make a difference because I will know that with certain children you can react one way but with other children you can't react the exact same way because everyone learns and develops at a different pace and style.

From: Abe Cutler [mailto:mrmoemoe2000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thu 9/13/2007 11:38 AM
To: Native American Studies
Subject: student in program, first ideas

Abe Cutler

Geography - 4 credits
Pacific Northwest history - 4 credits
Women's Studies- 4 credits

These are my areas of study that I need to complete my endorsement for the Masters in Teaching program. I have been pursuing this goal since I enrolled at Evergreen, and I see this program as one of the final steps. First, I would like to study how geography shapes culture. Perhaps how the environment of the Puget Sound helped to shape the indigenous cultures of this area. I am from Whidbey Island, Washington, and I would like very much to investigate the indigenous history of this area. I would also like to study how the geography affected the ancient indigenous people of Peru, i.e. how did the rainforest and the mountains shape the way ancient Peruvians viewed their world, i.e. How did the Puget Sound, the islands, the forests, and the mountains shape the way the ancient people of the north west viewed their world. These are a few examples of the way I plan to integrate the study of Geography and Pacific Northwest history.
As for Women's studies, I wanted to read some historical literature from a feminine perspective that tie in with the other program materials. Perhaps you could offer some suggestions on how I might go about this. These are just my initial thoughts, but let me know what you think so far. I've been at Evergreen for three years, but I've never done a program like this. Thank you for your time.

What do you want to learn? (Content & goal)
-How to communicate effectively with students.
-Create presentations that include multiple medias.
-How to write ethnographic reports, research papers and grants,
-The role of a teacher in a society that ignores the needs of students in poor communities and communities of color; and how to empower and support students.
-Study different forms of teaching that differ from the U.S. education system.
-Practice & better my Spanish language skills.
My goal is to become the best educator I can be with practice and study inside and outside of classrooms; to aid poor communities and communities of color by opening doors, providing support, and teaching in communities that lack educators that understand the needs of students in those communities.

How are you going to learn it?
- Work in schools observing and shadowing teachers in the Olympia school district. As well as teachers in Olympia that teach at alternative schools.
-Practice Spanish language by reading, writing and having a Spanish language conversation group.
-Learn about alternative education methods by reading, practicing, sitting in and participating in education process.
-Create lessons that are true to the struggles of people of color and are interesting, to possibly teach at a school, or hold a community free-class.
-Join a community group to understand and communicate with families in the community to address the educational needs of students.
- To better my writing I will put together cumulative reports; or possibly explore alternative writing such as news letters, zine’s, blog, or email communication.
-Working in a group for education of youth, possibly gateways, or tutoring.

What do you plan to do with what you’ve learned?
I plan to work with youth organizations; at some point working with a non-profit organization. I want to become an educator for poor communities and communities of color, and provide support for students of color to access higher education and successful futures.

What difference will it make?
If students of color receive a full education in which they are able to learn as much as they would in a privileged white community then perhaps communities of color can be more successful in the U.S. The hope is to provide the tools that will prepare students of color to be successful members of their communities and country, so that society reflects its people.

From: "james r." <hint.of.new.tears@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:02:46 -0700
To: <nakasonr@evergreen.edu>
Subject: 4 questions

here are my answers to the four questions on the program webpage. also, my email will say it's from "james roach" which is the name i go by. my name on the class list is "julie", but please don't use that name. i wanted to let you know in case there was confusion. now, onto the questions...

- What do you want to learn? (content and goal) anything new. my goal is to tackle a subject that i'm not that familiar with and learn as much as i can about it.

- How are you going to learn it? (use multiple intelligences, Choice Theory, Pedagogy of the Oppressed) books, movies, other students, friends, articles, anything i can to get information.

- What do you plan to do with what you've learned? (the move from theory to practice, i.e., praxis) use it in any way i can.

- What difference will it make? (build in reflection and assessment, from which springs the next round of the four questions) hopefully, a lot.

From Isabel
What do you want to learn? (Content & goal)
-How to communicate effectively with students.
-Create presentations that include multiple medias.
-How to write ethnographic reports, research papers and grants,
-The role of a teacher in a society that ignores the needs of students in poor communities and communities of color; and how to empower and support students.
-Study different forms of teaching that differ from the U.S. education system.
-Practice & better my Spanish language skills.
My goal is to become the best educator I can be with practice and study inside and outside of classrooms; to aid poor communities and communities of color by opening doors, providing support, and teaching in communities that lack educators that understand the needs of students in those communities.

How are you going to learn it?
- Work in schools observing and shadowing teachers in the Olympia school district. As well as teachers in Olympia that teach at alternative schools.
-Practice Spanish language by reading, writing and having a Spanish language conversation group.
-Learn about alternative education methods by reading, practicing, sitting in and participating in education process.
-Create lessons that are true to the struggles of people of color and are interesting, to possibly teach at a school, or hold a community free-class.
-Join a community group to understand and communicate with families in the community to address the educational needs of students.
- To better my writing I will put together cumulative reports; or possibly explore alternative writing such as news letters, zine’s, blog, or email communication.
-Working in a group for education of youth, possibly gateways, or tutoring.

What do you plan to do with what you’ve learned?
I plan to work with youth organizations; at some point working with a non-profit organization. I want to become an educator for poor communities and communities of color, and provide support for students of color to access higher education and successful futures.

What difference will it make?
If students of color receive a full education in which they are able to learn as much as they would in a privileged white community then perhaps communities of color can be more successful in the U.S. The hope is to provide the tools that will prepare students of color to be successful members of their communities and country, so that society reflects its people.

From: Rachel Hollister <paxnea@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:17:07 -0700
To: <rutledgd@evergreen.edu>, <petersoy@evergreen.edu>, <nakasonr@evergreen.edu>, <paxnea@gmail.com>
Subject: Answers to the four questions

What do you want to learn?
                I want to deepen my understanding of multiple theories and critiques of education.
                I want to research the influence of myths on the human psyche and study Hawaiian myths in depth, searching for their presence in current educational practices.
                I want to explore the history of Hawaii, specifically the influence of American government and culture on the Native Hawaiian people.

How are you going to learn it?
To learn about education, I will read the writings of educators, including Paulo Friere, Jonathan Kozol, John Taylor Gatto, Howard Gardner, William Glasser, and John Holt. I will keep an academic journal to record my thoughts and explorations inspired by the readings.
To learn about myths, I will read the writings of Joseph Campbell and his contemporaries.
To learn about Hawaii, I will research its history in the library and then travel to Kauai, Hawaii for five months and work in elementary school classrooms with Native Hawaiian students and teachers, observing the teachers' use of Hawaiian culture and myths, the students' references to their family's traditions, the schools' observance of Hawaiian holidays and other significant events, and the influence of government standards on the curriculum.

What do you plan to do with what you've learned?
I plan to form my own personal praxis as a teacher of myself and of others, especially elementary age children. I will accomplish the preliminary research leading to designing a curriculum that supports the use of myths in teaching literacy and cultural studies.
I intend to be a positive influence on the students I work with in Hawaii, encouraging them to trust in their own capacities to explore and learn about the world.
I want to discover effective ways to support legislation that will change the foundations of public schools away from dependence on standardized tests and the No Child Left Behind Act and other negative and misguided structures.

What difference will it make?
This curriculum will shape me into an effective teacher with sensitivity to multicultural backgrounds and a realistic approach to the use of myths to structure one's psychic reality. I also intend to become an efficient member of a democratic society who can cause changes that benefit the educational possibilities of future generations.

--
नमस्कार namaskara
"The divinity in me honors the divinity in you"

From: Larrayne

What do I want to learn?

I want to learn more of harmony. Being at peace within myself, and the art of being a peacemaker. I want to learn the techniques of drawing the best from people and helping them to believe in themselves and their environment. I want to better understand human nature and some of the reasoning that allows us to choose the paths that we walk. I want to learn how to b an example to others, so that perhaps I can someday leave this world a little better for having been in it.

How am I going to learn it?

This fall I am studying the Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology & Abnormal Psychology. I am also doing some research and studies on Native American Culture. I intend to pursue an internship somehow tying my studies with a need in the community. I live in a rich cross-cultural area, and see a bevy of opportunities.
What do I plan to do with what I've learned?

My goal is to become a multi-cultural counselor. Since I am Hispanic living in a predominantly Caucasian world, I am familiar with those cultures, however here we also are blessed with a huge Native American population, with which I desire to become better acquainted with not only towards my professional goal, but for my own personal enrichment a well
.
What difference will it make?

As an older person, I have experienced and witnessed a lot of tragedy, heartache and injustice. In recent years I have become a staunch advocate for the homeless, elderly, developmentally disabled and victims of domestic violence. I can completely emphasize and after attaining the education I need, I can go out and really do some good with a modicum of knowledge, talent and enthusiasm.

Shannon O’Brien

What do I want to learn?

In fall quarter I want to focus on feminist and gender studies, visual arts, meditation, community participation and writing skills. I will supplement my own readings with some of the Family recommended texts. My visual art will primarily be stencil making, photography and shadow boxes. My goals include further understanding of the issues I am studying, creating a small artistic portfolio, giving to the community, gaining better writing skills, gaining more confidence in my ability to teach myself, and organizing my time.

How am I going to learn it?

I will use a variety of methods to learn the things I am interested in, including books, films, internet sites, zines, going to workshops and presentations, talking to people, participating in on campus groups and volunteering in organizations such as Food Not Bombs.

What do you plan to do with what you’ve learned?

By educating myself, I will have a better understanding of the way social systems work and how I can create positive change. Change starts within individuals, if we don’t practice in our own lives what we want to see in the world, nothing will happen. I plan to be active in this community and in my own life. Hopefully by the end of this term I will have a better understanding of the resources available to me at Evergreen and in Olympia and I will be able to share those with other people.

What difference will it make?

This class will change me; the way I interact with people, how I perceive social systems and how I participate in my community. Changing myself is the only way I know how to start. If I work on my own awareness, than I will have better tools to help others.

From: Rachel Hollister [mailto:paxnea@gmail.com]
Sent: Tue 10/2/2007 11:17 AM
To: Rutledge, David; Peterson, Yvonne; Nakasone, Raul; paxnea@gmail.com
Subject: Answers to the four questions

What do you want to learn?

                I want to deepen my understanding of multiple theories and critiques of education.

                I want to research the influence of myths on the human psyche and study Hawaiian myths in depth, searching for their presence in current educational practices.

                I want to explore the history of Hawaii, specifically the influence of American government and culture on the Native Hawaiian people.

How are you going to learn it?

To learn about education, I will read the writings of educators, including Paulo Friere, Jonathan Kozol, John Taylor Gatto, Howard Gardner, William Glasser, and John Holt. I will keep an academic journal to record my thoughts and explorations inspired by the readings.

To learn about myths, I will read the writings of Joseph Campbell and his contemporaries.

To learn about Hawaii, I will research its history in the library and then travel to Kauai, Hawaii for five months and work in elementary school classrooms with Native Hawaiian students and teachers, observing the teachers' use of Hawaiian culture and myths, the students' references to their family's traditions, the schools' observance of Hawaiian holidays and other significant events, and the influence of government standards on the curriculum.

What do you plan to do with what you've learned?

I plan to form my own personal praxis as a teacher of myself and of others, especially elementary age children. I will accomplish the preliminary research leading to designing a curriculum that supports the use of myths in
teaching literacy and cultural studies.

I intend to be a positive influence on the students I work with in Hawaii, encouraging them to trust in their own capacities to explore and learn about the world.

I want to discover effective ways to support legislation that will change the foundations of public schools away from dependence on standardized tests and the No Child Left Behind Act and other negative and misguided
structures.

What difference will it make?

This curriculum will shape me into an effective teacher with sensitivity to multicultural backgrounds and a realistic approach to the use of myths to structure one's psychic reality. I also intend to become an efficient member of a democratic society who can cause changes that benefit the educational possibilities of future generations.
--
??????? namaskara
"The divinity in me honors the divinity in you"

From: cassandra sharron <cassandrasharron@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:26:18 -0700
To: <nasprogram@evergreen.edu>
Cc: "PetersoG@evergreen.edu" <petersog@evergreen.edu>, phil smith <unclefil@wamail.net>, Raul Nakasone <nakasonr@evergreen.edu>, yvonne Peterson <petersoy@evergreen.edu>
Subject: Cassandra The Four Questions

Greetings evergreen and the Family program. My name is Cassandra Sharron and this Year's Four Questions are a proposal for the year 2007/08. I will use this one email to cover all my dreams for the Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters in the Family Program.
What do I want to learn? (content and goal)
I will learn about the Human brain, Spirituality, Science, and Government Studies; I will peruse an active part in the close communities that surround myself, my college, and my tribal peoples lands. I will do this by working with the many choices of Environmental Justice issues, such as: Water, Air, and Land.

How am I going to learn it? (use multiple intelligences, Choice Theory, Pedagogy of the Oppressed)
Government Studies:
I will learn this by partnering up with The Office of Superintendent & Public Instruction (O.S.P.I). I propose to carry the voices of the High school students from the Thurston County Areas to our Legislation, where the ideas and voices of these students and their peers are heard on the government level's.
Human brain:
I propose to research, study, seminar, and pursue the Brains cellular structure and chemistry, through experimenting on myself and anyone so brave as to allow my health coaching experience be a guide for some of the most profound physical, chemical, and cellular level changes.
Spirituality:
I propose to physically practice, verbally share, join in Arizona's Earth Dance, (http://www.earthdance8.org/index.html) while celebrating the diverse and much appreciated uniqueness we humans experience with the many diverse spirit forms. While on this spirit journey I will fast, go into silence, and travel to the mountain to find my song. As I read , and research the many different types of Spirituality among all peoples, I will work with the Earthworks for Humanity non-profit organization to fundraise and bring forth the 'Dream Rings' to our sacred Mt. Rainier. in Spring of 2008. This Dream Ring began in Japan, which will contribute to my International Diversity.
http://www.earthworksforhumanity.org/pages/Dream_Rings.shtml

What do I plan to do with what I've learned? (the move from theory to practice, i.e., praxis)
Share it with every living human being that crosses my path, via e-mail, internet, websites, D.V.D.'s, C.D.'s, Letters, Pictures, PowerPoint presentation's, collages, and posters.

What difference will it make? (build in reflection and assessment, from which springs the next round of the four questions)
The Difference my hard works, and constant focus will make in the year 2007/08 is to help the planet by cleaning up the environment. Instill new 'thought' to spring forth in the future for myself and others. Provide examples to my friends, family members (my son and daughter especially), colleges, employers, professors, and educational facilities that all thought forms are important to at least one person, and that one person does matter. Awaken minds young, and old alike, to the ideas that spring from within them. Suggest that they explore these ideas, and assist them with reference and research materials in the many archives I have available to me. Then share the story of my life's educational journey, as well as my rise out of poverty and substance abuse, to now the Senior that you read about today .
My name is Cassandra Veronica Sharron, and 'I am the Difference.'