{"id":17533,"date":"2019-01-21T11:09:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T15:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=17533"},"modified":"2025-05-21T06:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:36:40","slug":"what-students-want-you-to-know-about-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/what-students-want-you-to-know-about-school\/","title":{"rendered":"What students want you to know about school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The art of listening<\/h1>\n\n\n
\n
\"The<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We are big believers in including student voice in our storytelling. Usually we ask students to talk about a specific project or experience that we are featuring. But what if we left it open ended? We wanted to find out what students would talk about in a free-flowing conversation about what is meaningful for them about school. We learned a lot, and we hope you do too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We bet that educators will be able to learn a lot by tuning in to a free-form of conversation among adolescents. <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our students today hail from Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury, VT. 250 grade 5-8 students from Duxbury and the larger town of Waterbury attend the school. These two towns form a rural community that sits on the east slope of the Green Mountains right under the majestic Camel\u2019s Hump, Vermont\u2019s second tallest and most recognizable peak. Looking at the school from the scenic Route 100 highway, you see a modern looking structure surrounded by soccer fields with a forested hillside as a backdrop. A long driveway lined with maple trees leads to the school. You might also notice the chicken coop of the school\u2019s signature sustainability program<\/a>, colorfully decorated by a student-created mural<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n