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You captured that teachable moment so beautifully JP… way to go!

This story really shows us that the position we place students in and how we see them can really affect the role they play out. Many teachers would probably just see the children as 不懂事 or irresponsible and scold or lecture them in that situation. But when you make the assumption and implicitly convey the message that they can take charge and be a positive influence, they really grow into that role.

I wonder if this could be connected with curricular learning somehow. For example, could the students measure water usage before they start their 节约用水campaign and set goals for reducing water usage? This could tie in with math class — If the school uses this much water everyday, how much does each student use on average? If we can save that much water in a day, how much would we be saving in a month? a year? Maybe it could also tie into geography knowledge by researching the local water source, or social studies by learning about different areas of the country where there is drought as well as its causes and effects.