STORYTELLING 

 CHALLENGE 

 My   line   of   job   is   in   the   academic   sector .   I   teach   and   mentor   young   people   in   government‐owned    universities   and   secondary   schools .   Coming   from   a   third   world   country ,   the   situation   is   usually   quite    bleak ,   and   surviving   as   a   youngster   is   really   difficult ,   especially   for   children   from   very   poor   family    background .   On   starting   this   career ,   I   observed   a   continuous   rise   in   the   number   of   school   dropouts    amongst   this   population   of   young   people   every   year ,   resulting   from   this   growing   loss   of   interest   in    going   to   school .   It   became   a   source   of   concern   for   me   in   this   particular   school   where   I   have   been    working   as   a   tenured   staff   because   even   kids   I   would   classify   as   highly   motivated   were   not   left   out .   So ,    I   became   interested   in   finding   out   the   root   cause / s   of   this   problem   and   how   I   could   be   able   to   assist . 

 SELECTION 

 Not   really   sure   of   how   to   commence ,   owing   to   their   age   and   inexperience ,   I   felt ,   maybe ,   storytelling    at   least   would   be   a   way   to   share   my   personal   experiences ,   with   details   of   how   I   was   able   to   finish   my    education   up   to   getting   a   masters ’   degree   in   an   engineering   course   from   a   similar   environment   as    theirs .   On   one   hand ,   the   idea   was   to   use   my   life   story   as   a   source   of   motivation   and   on   the   other   hand ,    to   draw   them   to   tell   stories   about   themselves ,   through   which   I   would   be   able   to   know   their   problems . 

 APPLICATION 

 First ,   I   had   to   discuss   my   idea   with   the   head   of   the   school ,   as   well   as   in   a   meeting   having   the   presence    of   other   teachers   and   the   parents   of   these   youngsters .   In   fact ,   it   was   at   this   meeting   that   I   got   to   know    that   everyone   was   particularly   concerned   about   the   situation .   I   was   able   to   secure   approval   from   the    management    of    the    school    to    always    have    a    15    minutes    “ talk    time ”    every    Thursday    morning    gatherings .   Through   this   platform ,   I   was   able   to   share   my   story ,   especially   how   I   was   able   to   survive    being   born   in   a   low‐income   family .   I   was   also   able   to   invite   people   who   share   a   similar   background   as    mine   and   were   very   successful   in   their   careers   to   come   and   talk   with   the   students   about   how   they    have   been   able   to   achieve   their   career   goals .   During   this   program ,   we   did   not   forget   to   let   the   pupils    know   the   importance   of   speaking   up ,   especially   when   faced   with   challenges   that   may   seem   impossible    to   overcome‐examples   of   which   may   include   loss   of   one ’s   parent / guardian ,   financial   difficulty ,   abuse    of   any   kind ,   etc .   I   used   this   opportunity   to   share   a   story   of   how   I   lost   my   mother   when   I   was   in   school    and   how   it   affected   me   to   the   point   of   almost   dropping   out   of   college   until   I   opened   up   to   my   advisor    who   helped   me   to   overcome   the   problem .   This   really   made   the   students   a   lot   more   confident   about    discussing   their   problems   with   the   advisors   appointed   by   the   school ,   of   which   I   happened   to   be   among .    By   talking   with   these   students ,   I   discovered   that   majority   had   lost   interest   in   school   because   they    lacked   real‐life   mentors   who   they   could   look   up   to   and   draw   inspiration   from .   To   put   in   a   summary ,    one   particular   student   told   me   that   ‘ there   was   nothing   for   them   out   there ’   after   graduation   from    college . 

 INSIGHT 

 Through   this   means   of   storytelling ,   I   have   been   able   to   personally   connect   with   my   students ,   especially    in   those   other   things   that   I   would   not   have   imagined   could   be   a   problem .   Previously ,   I   would   not   have    thought   that   the   apathy   towards   school‐related   activities   could   have   been   hugely   influenced   by   the    seemly   bleak   situation   in   my   society .    Having   found   this   out ,   we   have   been   able   to   establish   a   network    of   successful   professionals   who   now   provide   all   sorts   of   support   systems ,   which   have   led   to   a   practical    solution   to   the   problem ,   not   just   to   my   school ,   but   to   other   schools   within   my   vicinity .   This   has   also    made   us   think   within ,   such   as   revising   our   school   curriculum   to   cover   the   prevalent   situation   in   my    society .   Presently ,   rather   than   teaching   the   students   about   studying   to   be   gainfully   employed ,   we   now    focus   more   on   entrepreneurial   skills   in   our   day   to   day   teachings   in   the   classroom .   And   the   good   news 

 STORYTELLING 

 is   that   more   and   more   students   have   started   returning   to   school   because   there   are   people   who   are    always   available   to   listen   and   provide   solutions   to   their   problems . 

 APPROACH 

 To   be   quite   honest ,   even   though   I   was   not   aware   that   I   was   making   use   of   one   of   the   four   design    thinking   tools   highlighted   in   this   course   to   solve   a   problem ,   I   do   not   think   I   would   have   used   a   different    approach   considering   the   demographic   age   group   I   was   dealing   with .   Though ,   I   must   acknowledge    that   if   this   knowledge   had   been   common ,   this   problem   would   not   have   lingered   long   enough   to   the    point   of   causing   the   students   to   lose   interest   in   school . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: STORYTELLING 

 CHALLENGE 

 My   line   of   job   is   in   the   academic   sector .   I   teach   and   mentor   young   people   in   government‐owned    universities   and   secondary   schools .   Coming   from   a   third   world   country ,   the   situation   is   usually   quite    bleak ,   and   surviving   as   a   youngster   is   really   difficult ,   especially   for   children   from   very   poor   family    background .   On   starting   this   career ,   I   observed   a   continuous   rise   in   the   number   of   school   dropouts    amongst   this   population   of   young   people   every   year ,   resulting   from   this   growing   loss   of   interest   in    going   to   school .   It   became   a   source   of   concern   for   me   in   this   particular   school   where   I   have   been    working   as   a   tenured   staff   because   even   kids   I   would   classify   as   highly   motivated   were   not   left   out .   So ,    I   became   interested   in   finding   out   the   root   cause / s   of   this   problem   and   how   I   could   be   able   to   assist . 

 SELECTION 

 Not   really   sure   of   how   to   commence ,   owing   to   their   age   and   inexperience ,   I   felt ,   maybe ,   storytelling    at   least   would   be   a   way   to   share   my   personal   experiences ,   with   details   of   how   I   was   able   to   finish   my    education   up   to   getting   a   masters ’   degree   in   an   engineering   course   from   a   similar   environment   as    theirs .   On   one   hand ,   the   idea   was   to   use   my   life   story   as   a   source   of   motivation   and   on   the   other   hand ,    to   draw   them   to   tell   stories   about   themselves ,   through   which   I   would   be   able   to   know   their   problems . 

 APPLICATION 

 First ,   I   had   to   discuss   my   idea   with   the   head   of   the   school ,   as   well   as   in   a   meeting   having   the   presence    of   other   teachers   and   the   parents   of   these   youngsters .   In   fact ,   it   was   at   this   meeting   that   I   got   to   know    that   everyone   was   particularly   concerned   about   the   situation .   I   was   able   to   secure   approval   from   the    management    of    the    school    to    always    have    a    15    minutes    “ talk    time ”    every    Thursday    morning    gatherings .   Through   this   platform ,   I   was   able   to   share   my   story ,   especially   how   I   was   able   to   survive    being   born   in   a   low‐income   family .   I   was   also   able   to   invite   people   who   share   a   similar   background   as    mine   and   were   very   successful   in   their   careers   to   come   and   talk   with   the   students   about   how   they    have   been   able   to   achieve   their   career   goals .   During   this   program ,   we   did   not   forget   to   let   the   pupils    know   the   importance   of   speaking   up ,   especially   when   faced   with   challenges   that   may   seem   impossible    to   overcome‐examples   of   which   may   include   loss   of   one ’s   parent / guardian ,   financial   difficulty ,   abuse    of   any   kind ,   etc .   I   used   this   opportunity   to   share   a   story   of   how   I   lost   my   mother   when   I   was   in   school    and   how   it   affected   me   to   the   point   of   almost   dropping   out   of   college   until   I   opened   up   to   my   advisor    who   helped   me   to   overcome   the   problem .   This   really   made   the   students   a   lot   more   confident   about    discussing   their   problems   with   the   advisors   appointed   by   the   school ,   of   which   I   happened   to   be   among .    By   talking   with   these   students ,   I   discovered   that   majority   had   lost   interest   in   school   because   they    lacked   real‐life   mentors   who   they   could   look   up   to   and   draw   inspiration   from .   To   put   in   a   summary ,    one   particular   student   told   me   that   ‘ there   was   nothing   for   them   out   there ’   after   graduation   from    college . 

 INSIGHT 

 Through   this   means   of   storytelling ,   I   have   been   able   to   personally   connect   with   my   students ,   especially    in   those   other   things   that   I   would   not   have   imagined   could   be   a   problem .   Previously ,   I   would   not   have    thought   that   the   apathy   towards   school‐related   activities   could   have   been   hugely   influenced   by   the    seemly   bleak   situation   in   my   society .    Having   found   this   out ,   we   have   been   able   to   establish   a   network    of   successful   professionals   who   now   provide   all   sorts   of   support   systems ,   which   have   led   to   a   practical    solution   to   the   problem ,   not   just   to   my   school ,   but   to   other   schools   within   my   vicinity .   This   has   also    made   us   think   within ,   such   as   revising   our   school   curriculum   to   cover   the   prevalent   situation   in   my    society .   Presently ,   rather   than   teaching   the   students   about   studying   to   be   gainfully   employed ,   we   now    focus   more   on   entrepreneurial   skills   in   our   day   to   day   teachings   in   the   classroom .   And   the   good   news 

 STORYTELLING 

 is   that   more   and   more   students   have   started   returning   to   school   because   there   are   people   who   are    always   available   to   listen   and   provide   solutions   to   their   problems . 

 APPROACH 

 To   be   quite   honest ,   even   though   I   was   not   aware   that   I   was   making   use   of   one   of   the   four   design    thinking   tools   highlighted   in   this   course   to   solve   a   problem ,   I   do   not   think   I   would   have   used   a   different    approach   considering   the   demographic   age   group   I   was   dealing   with .   Though ,   I   must   acknowledge    that   if   this   knowledge   had   been   common ,   this   problem   would   not   have   lingered   long   enough   to   the    point   of   causing   the   students   to   lose   interest   in   school .
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