There’s a real buzz going around the halls of SLA these days as the students of Mr. Chase’s English class attempt to change the world. The kids are researching and writing about an issue that matters to them, and then preparing their "elevator pitch" to a change agent about what can be done. The issues run from political to economic to environmental to societal. It’s an amazing project to watch develop, and the writing the kids are doing is all via our Drupal blog, so you can follow it all via RSS.

Here’s Mr. Chase’s explanation of the project and the project explanation (which is also a great snapshot of how to make the five core values really live in the work of the kids) and then, of course, the best part is the work of the kids:

• Silver Stream
• Gold Stream

Stop by the student work… give them some feedback… perhaps even give them an idea or two about what they can do next. After all, when you’re trying to change the world, a little help never hurts.