Exploring the Theme of Who We Are

In class we explored the theme of, "Who We Are."An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relations including families, friends, communities and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human.This is what you all had to say about the theme...

The nature of the self:
· to be you and not to pretend to be someone else
· to have freedom in your actions and yourself
· expressing yourself
· what we think
· being yourself
· real me
· what we think of ourselves
· the inside of me. "feelings"
· to be who you are
· the "true" me
· natural


Beliefs and Values;
· things I believe in
· prized possessions
· Jesus
· religion and culture
· Lifestyle
· what you think
· what is important to you
· cultures you have
· God
· repsect joy (Jesus, others, yourself)
· your interpretation of life
· liberty
· the right to believe in your values


Personal, Physical, Mental, Social and Spiritual Health;
· health of everything
· diseases
· friendship
· school
· brain
· God
· how you feel
· communicating
· the health you think someone should have
· taking care of yourself
· being strong
· reflective
· body
· recess

human relations including families, friends, communities and cultures;
· love
· your pride and joy
· celebrating your culture
· it means to get together and share cultures and have peace with everybody
· my thoughts and opinions about others
· how you relate to communities around you
· how you respect other people's cultures
· helping each other
· how we interact with each other
· peace and freedom
· people you feel comfortable with

rights and responsibilities;
· depending on yourself
· Constitution
· what you are allowed to do
· what you need to do
· right to protect yourself
· taking responsibility for your actions and work
· the Bill of Rights
· respect
· freedom of speech
· treat others with respect
· being able to express yourself freely
· Golden Rule
· to follow the Constitution of our nation
· to be responsible for other people's rights

what it means to be human;
· be smart healthy and strong
· to make mistakes
· to discover nature and how to preserve our world
· expressing yourself to the world
· to explore our nation
· money
· to explore and try to figure out life
· to be me
· to figure out how everything "works"
· trying to be aware of everything around you
· the feeling of life
· to live
· be healthy, be yourself
· to take care of the Earth
· to explore the natural world
· be smart, healthy, and strong
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