Example Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling is one the essential tools that is needed in my line of work every time . I am an assistant   to trustee in an NGO and handle the teaching vertical there . We work with underprivileged children ,   who are amongst the most vulnerable and economically disadvantaged in terms of education , and in   much need of the same . Suffering with poverty , some of them are the victims of child labour , some   lack of intrinsic motivation and inspiration . Also , among my responsibilities is to carry out   community events in which we clean up some areas picking out the waste thrown in public places . In   both areas , storytelling is an important tool to get them on the same page and telling them why it is   important to do what we do . With students , it is important to share stories of successful people who   have risen from the same place and reached great heights to motivate them . With community   people , storytelling helps in connecting with the end goal of communal welfare . Their reactions to   our story can be better utilised to understand their thought processes and interests . 

 Application 

 I would like to present the application where I utilised storytelling . While taking a class in a certain   year , I noticed that the student ’s motivation to learn was very low . I had observed the trend from a   week and wanted to get to the bottom of it . A simple ethnographic research told me that the reason   for the same was the fact that majority of the students had taken up part time jobs to support their   family . It was not allowed as per the child labour laws , but these children had no option but to work   and miss school to support their families due to a recession our country was facing . I felt there is a   need to show empathy here and make the students understand the importance of education which   will enable them to get out of this circle of poverty . These students were looking for short term gains   by impacting their long - term gains . 

 Insight & Approach 

 I scheduled a visit to the museum the next day which was known for hosting various notable   scholars in our society and how they had risen through poverty to reach various heights of life . I   narrated the story of each of these scholars to the children , capturing their imagination and   motivating them . After spending fruitful hours at the museum and motivating the students through   storytelling , the results were visible in the following weeks . Even though some carried to do their   part time work , but everyone showed increase interest and motivation , completing their homework   well within time . Their curiosity rose and they approached the subjects quite positively . A majority of   the students passed with distinction in the exams . 

 I shared the same approach with my NGO , and my fellow colleagues followed the same approach   getting better results than ever . 

 I am thankful to this course for showing me this way and I ’m sure this tool is going to be very useful   in my future life . 


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: Example Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling is one the essential tools that is needed in my line of work every time . I am an assistant   to trustee in an NGO and handle the teaching vertical there . We work with underprivileged children ,   who are amongst the most vulnerable and economically disadvantaged in terms of education , and in   much need of the same . Suffering with poverty , some of them are the victims of child labour , some   lack of intrinsic motivation and inspiration . Also , among my responsibilities is to carry out   community events in which we clean up some areas picking out the waste thrown in public places . In   both areas , storytelling is an important tool to get them on the same page and telling them why it is   important to do what we do . With students , it is important to share stories of successful people who   have risen from the same place and reached great heights to motivate them . With community   people , storytelling helps in connecting with the end goal of communal welfare . Their reactions to   our story can be better utilised to understand their thought processes and interests . 

 Application 

 I would like to present the application where I utilised storytelling . While taking a class in a certain   year , I noticed that the student ’s motivation to learn was very low . I had observed the trend from a   week and wanted to get to the bottom of it . A simple ethnographic research told me that the reason   for the same was the fact that majority of the students had taken up part time jobs to support their   family . It was not allowed as per the child labour laws , but these children had no option but to work   and miss school to support their families due to a recession our country was facing . I felt there is a   need to show empathy here and make the students understand the importance of education which   will enable them to get out of this circle of poverty . These students were looking for short term gains   by impacting their long - term gains . 

 Insight & Approach 

 I scheduled a visit to the museum the next day which was known for hosting various notable   scholars in our society and how they had risen through poverty to reach various heights of life . I   narrated the story of each of these scholars to the children , capturing their imagination and   motivating them . After spending fruitful hours at the museum and motivating the students through   storytelling , the results were visible in the following weeks . Even though some carried to do their   part time work , but everyone showed increase interest and motivation , completing their homework   well within time . Their curiosity rose and they approached the subjects quite positively . A majority of   the students passed with distinction in the exams . 

 I shared the same approach with my NGO , and my fellow colleagues followed the same approach   getting better results than ever . 

 I am thankful to this course for showing me this way and I ’m sure this tool is going to be very useful   in my future life .
### Output: 