Have you checked your Lost & Found lately?

My classes watched a short YouTube clip, Lost Generation, today as a prep-set for a conversation on where they want to be in 50 years and what type of impact they want/intend to have on their community. The clip sparked a meaningful conversation regarding principles, motivation, and the ability to effect lasting change. I don’t usually email clips of things to people but felt compelled to share this with several educators I work with.



I was not sure if it was the clip, the conversation with students after the clip, or the combination of the two that inspired me, but I have been thinking about Lost Generation all day. Too many of the young adults I work with identify themselves as lost through their words and actions. Each workday has at least one encounter with a young adult that has given up on school, family, community or the combination of all three. Yet, I still find myself getting excited about the opportunity to interact with young adults each day because I know that each day brings another opportunity to lend a “light and roadmap” to my students. Though it is frustrating and often sad that I don’t reach them all, I take heart and renew my sense of purpose with the examples of “lost” students that eventually find their way.

A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward. Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite:

Lost Generation
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=42E2fAWM6rA