Student's Videos

Chapter five in Hobbs is similar to the project that was featured in the School Doc must of us observed on Friday. PBS News Hour sponsors an area on their website where students are encouraged to post their filmed editorial. An eighth grade student from Tampa Bay, Florida was the focus of the presentation. Unfortunately I could not locate a link that would allow you to see this great example. The teenage boy lives in an economically depressed, predominantly African-American neighborhood that has seen more than its fair share of violence. The student created an editorial that focused on the violence between the teenage students.  He included a graphic scene in which two young women were participating in a brawl without regard for who would be witness to the altercation.

The website is an outlet for the students to display their work, whether it is in digital form or written. It’s just amazing to me how a little encouragement can result in such a huge accomplishment. My disappointment is not being able to find this young man’s video.

Lynn