To know one's parents ...

To know one's parents ...

RYSS student parent interviews (tomrchambers.com)

To know one's parents is an important aspect of everyone's life, and the teacher [Mr. Chambers] regrets that he never reached out to his mother and father to know what kind of individuals - human beings - they were. His parents passed away in the 1980s. All he knows is that they were "mother"/"father" figures, and he will never know their interests, desires, fears, beliefs, expectations, disappointments, accomplishments, likes/dislikes, hobbies, family relationships, friendships - and the list goes on. He mentioned to his enrichment class [sixth, seventh and eighth grade students] that he had a big "hole" in his heart because of not knowing who his parents were, and he didn't want them [students] to have the same regret. Mr. Chambers believes that this project - "To know one's parents ..." - moved the students towards seeing their parents in a different light.

The students were asked to interview their parents [take notes], convert the notes into third-person stories, read their stories onto a voice recorder, combine their voice recordings with music via Audacity [sound editing software], and then use their voice/music combinations with photographs via MovieMaker to produce movies [slide shows]. The interview process helped them gain confidence in having dialogue with adults, the notes conversion to a third-person story honed their writing skills, and the multimedia approach immersed the students in sound and movie editing software to hone their digital production skills. It was mentioned that they were involved with a production process that is practiced worldwide in various industries that require sound and movie editing.

2011-2012 school year - Raul Yzaguirre School for Success, Houston, Texas.



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