{"id":1171,"date":"2010-10-19T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T13:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"Over the last few years, I have taught English composition and literature classes to students from many different backgrounds. Perhaps the most challenging and energizing part of teaching is working with such a wide variety of personalities. The passion, "},"modified":"2010-10-19T08:58:06","modified_gmt":"2010-10-19T13:58:06","slug":"this-i-believe-student-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/2010\/10\/19\/this-i-believe-student-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"This I Believe &#8211; Student Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years, I have taught English composition and literature classes to students from many different backgrounds. Perhaps the most challenging and energizing part of teaching is working with such a wide variety of personalities. The passion, curiosity, and wit they bring to their work here adds surprise and discovery to even the most familiar, well-worn subjects.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, Dr. Cole Bennett and I began teaching the <a href=\"http:\/\/thisibelieve.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">This I Believe essay<\/a>, modeled on a series then running on National Public Radio. Over a period of years, many students wrote short essays that encapsulated some core belief or personal discovery. The short, 500-word format encouraged them to focus on the essentials and clarify their view of the events and people that have made them who they are today.<\/p>\n<p>Two essays from that collaboration with the KACU radio station on campus struck me as I listened to Dr. Gentry&#8217;s spotlight yesterday. I hope you&#8217;ll listen to the words of two recent graduates of ACU and consider &#8220;othering&#8221; works to build and break communities around the globe.<\/p>\n<ul> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webfiles.acu.edu:443\/users\/dicksonk\/web\/ACUblogs\/audio.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/10\/1KramerTIB.mp3\">Daniel Kramer &#8211; Cultural Diversity<\/a><\/ul>\n<ul><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webfiles.acu.edu:443\/users\/dicksonk\/web\/ACUblogs\/audio.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/10\/2AdellinTIB.mp3\">Adellin Randriantarika &#8211; Understanding Progress<\/a><\/ul>\n<p>(The main This I Believe site has a number of other powerful <a href=\"http:\/\/thisibelieve.org\/theme\/prejudice\/\" target=\"_blank\">essays on prejudice<\/a> that may set up other conversations in your Cornerstone sections.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years, I have taught English composition and literature classes to students from many different backgrounds. 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