CB> We Americans tend to expect very little of our 
 CB> children. We expect them to
 CB> be spoiled and cynical. We allow them to be 
 CB> precocious in some ways and
 CB> babies in others. Then we criticize them for being 
 CB> shallow and selfish. The
 CB> students from Quincy should make us think again. 
 CB> They were not moved by
 CB> Iqbal because he had the glamor of a rock singer or 
 CB> sports hero or movie
 CB> star--malnutrition had stunted his growth and his 
 CB> back was crooked from
 CB> bending over the loom. They recognized his heroism 
 CB> and responded to that.
 CB> Our young people want to do more; they want us to 
 CB> expect more of them. The
 CB> Kids' Campaign to Build a School for Iqbal shows what they can do.
Thanks for posting the whole story.
 
The last section should hit every teacher and parent hard - we do not expect 
as much from our youngsters as they are capable of doing. What a challenge!
 
Here is a perfect community project-student driven, student managed, students 
believing in what they can do, all inspired by a true hero. This is 
cooperative learning in its finest. Do the students need to be graded on this 
- no, because the accomplishment goes far beyond an A on a report card. 
--- Maximus 2.02
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