Kidlink Chat on October 12, 2006: "How do I want the world to be better when I'm older?"

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What can I do NOW to make the world a better placer?
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Thursday October 19, 2006 at 16:00 GMT

Wars, prejudice,environment are just a few of things you and your friends want to make better. Good friends love and protect each other. You know how your friends want the world to be better. What can you do to help them make the world better? With your help we can have a better future! What can you do starting now?

Art: Tatiana from Chile , 2003

What other students suggest...

Be friends: Jordan Kayne from Australia : Talking to other kids around the world will make sure that when we grow up we can all be friends together.
No more poverty: Hidetaka from Japan : I can volunteer to collect contribution and donate it to poor people.
No violence: Charlotte from United Kingdom : well people first of all can listten to other peoples point of veiw see if theres is better than yours and respecting each other
No war: Rebecca from Australia : " i could put up a political fight to so there was no war. i could say no to war and that the country's should just get on with what really matters in life."
What can I do to make the world a better place? (part of the Who-Am-I? program)
Reports from previous chats

What can I do to make the world a better place? (part of the Who-Am-I? program)
- Curriculum connections
- Practical tips about use in classrooms
- Supplementary resources
- Workshop
- Signing up to participate with your students. Participating in chats is not required to do this lesson!
Preparation for students:
- Review selected answers to the 4 Kidlink questions
- Search all answers to the 4 questions: What others have said over the years about themselves and their visions for the future.
- "Making Our World Better": Select a future dream. At the home page of each dream, click at the link to "Collaborate" right below the page's title. On many of these pages, you will find examples of what kids' think they can do to make the world better. Example from No More War!
Interesting background reading:
- Reports from previous chats

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