Reflection - Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling is one of the best tools I use . I used to volunteer in kids outreaches every Saturday , I   intentionally devoted my time to invest in these children ’s lives . Many of these kids do not come from a   well - off family . As young as they may seem they are no exception to challenges and struggles in life ,   they need guidance and inspiration to see the brighter side of life and to become the best version of   their selves . As we all know , the attentiveness of the children are shorter compared to us , after a couple   of minutes their focus will be diverted to something else . Usually they will talk or fight to their   seatmates , some will transfer from one place to another that causes other children to do the same . With   these traits , we made actions that will catch their attention . Observing the behaviors of these kids   helped us to see the things that we needed to apply , the speakers are storytelling using the lesson to   capture the interest of the kids . Understanding and getting the lesson is the most important goal we   have for them to become the best version of their selves as they grow older . 

 Application 

 In our evaluation every after the outreaches , we always see to it that we are able to point all the things   to improve . Addressing every need and the best for the kids . We are continuously talking how to be   more effective and intentional without leaving a single kid behind , knowing that their age gaps greatly   affects their catch up , attention and concentration . We are more than eager to improve and to do our   best on the next outreaches we will have . 

 I shared to them that I remember a couple of times when I got distracted by a kid going hysterical , he   was shouting and crying loudly . His behavior is way extreme compared to other kids . I know that this kid   needed more attention , hence right after my lesson , I approached where he is seated , let him sit on my   lap and consoled him until he calmed down . I told him that I will walk him home and he just nodded . He   can barely talk and had a couple of gestures that are not usual . Shortly after we arrived , his mother   thanked me for taking care of her child and told me that he has special needs , everything explains why   he was acting like that . 

 Insight & Approach 

 His mother told me that she might stop sending him to outreaches for he is just causing trouble but I   insisted that we could manage the situation somehow . I explained well that with the right amount of   attention and understanding we will be able to calm him down just like what had happened earlier . I   knew that I needed to tell her the side of my story and started telling her that my older brother and I   used to have a playmate when we were still kids , in fact he is the only childhood friend we made and his   case is just like his son ’s . The special needs of our childhood playmate did n’t stop us from doing the   things we love to do : playing , chatting , eating , jumping , and all sorts of fun . He is such a nice and   generous guy , even though he has speech and language delays we patiently waited for him to express   what he wanted to convey and never did we made fun of his situation . We talk to him normally and   never did he felt discrimination from us . 

 With the right amount of understanding , patience , love and attention , people like them with special   needs could live a life normally just as we do . I believe that them being surrounded by a lot of kids will   make them grow happier and might adapt to the environment they grow up with , slowly but surely . 

 I found out that storytelling is a good tool in conveying your message to the community . I plan to use   more of this in the future together with the lessons I learned in this course . 


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: Reflection - Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling is one of the best tools I use . I used to volunteer in kids outreaches every Saturday , I   intentionally devoted my time to invest in these children ’s lives . Many of these kids do not come from a   well - off family . As young as they may seem they are no exception to challenges and struggles in life ,   they need guidance and inspiration to see the brighter side of life and to become the best version of   their selves . As we all know , the attentiveness of the children are shorter compared to us , after a couple   of minutes their focus will be diverted to something else . Usually they will talk or fight to their   seatmates , some will transfer from one place to another that causes other children to do the same . With   these traits , we made actions that will catch their attention . Observing the behaviors of these kids   helped us to see the things that we needed to apply , the speakers are storytelling using the lesson to   capture the interest of the kids . Understanding and getting the lesson is the most important goal we   have for them to become the best version of their selves as they grow older . 

 Application 

 In our evaluation every after the outreaches , we always see to it that we are able to point all the things   to improve . Addressing every need and the best for the kids . We are continuously talking how to be   more effective and intentional without leaving a single kid behind , knowing that their age gaps greatly   affects their catch up , attention and concentration . We are more than eager to improve and to do our   best on the next outreaches we will have . 

 I shared to them that I remember a couple of times when I got distracted by a kid going hysterical , he   was shouting and crying loudly . His behavior is way extreme compared to other kids . I know that this kid   needed more attention , hence right after my lesson , I approached where he is seated , let him sit on my   lap and consoled him until he calmed down . I told him that I will walk him home and he just nodded . He   can barely talk and had a couple of gestures that are not usual . Shortly after we arrived , his mother   thanked me for taking care of her child and told me that he has special needs , everything explains why   he was acting like that . 

 Insight & Approach 

 His mother told me that she might stop sending him to outreaches for he is just causing trouble but I   insisted that we could manage the situation somehow . I explained well that with the right amount of   attention and understanding we will be able to calm him down just like what had happened earlier . I   knew that I needed to tell her the side of my story and started telling her that my older brother and I   used to have a playmate when we were still kids , in fact he is the only childhood friend we made and his   case is just like his son ’s . The special needs of our childhood playmate did n’t stop us from doing the   things we love to do : playing , chatting , eating , jumping , and all sorts of fun . He is such a nice and   generous guy , even though he has speech and language delays we patiently waited for him to express   what he wanted to convey and never did we made fun of his situation . We talk to him normally and   never did he felt discrimination from us . 

 With the right amount of understanding , patience , love and attention , people like them with special   needs could live a life normally just as we do . I believe that them being surrounded by a lot of kids will   make them grow happier and might adapt to the environment they grow up with , slowly but surely . 

 I found out that storytelling is a good tool in conveying your message to the community . I plan to use   more of this in the future together with the lessons I learned in this course .
### Output: 