"This project was a beautiful pursuit to deepen the sense of community within our school. From a parent perspective, I was able to watch my daughter, Stella, develop a new life skill. She formed questions that she felt were important to ask her teachers in order to explore their life lessons. One afternoon, before her phone conversation with her teacher, I sat and watched her write down questions and ideas that she felt would draw out the details of the life lesson. She then called her teacher, and conducted an interview — between a 4th grader and an adult — that easily flowed between talking and listening.
Sharing stories, either from kids to adults, or adults to kids, opens minds to new ways of looking at things. It is beautiful to watch kids draw these stories out of their adults, in their simplest and most innocent ways."