THINK Week

By Nate Allen

Three weeks ago Wood Hill hosted a fantastic THINK Week! It made us 6th graders think more about being safe online and kind to others. Everyday we would have a different article to read and a question to answer based on the THINK acronym (T: truthful, H: helpful, I: inspiring, N: necessary, K: kind). There was a lot of very interesting information that I didn't know. An example of this is that Google's age restriction is 13 and older. We also watched the Screenagers movie trailer and I can't wait to watch it in seventh grade. Ismael, a 6th grade student said, “I think it was really nice that the teachers, principal, and staff thought of this and I think it would be good to unplug for a bit.” Raj, another 6th grade student, said, “I think THINK Week was a really nice time to unplug and think about the important things like being kind to others and ourselves.”

One article we read was about kids in high school that used Twitter to post positive tweets about their fellow students. This is amazing! The fact that they're using a social media platform that can spread bad remarks about others to be kind to their fellow peers is very cool. One tweet read, “Shadow Warrior Okay, hands down. You have the COOLEST name out our school. It is very powerful and courageous, you hold such a high authority it seems with such a name as Shadow Warrior! Good luck and the BEST of wishes to you in your future!” I think that this is one of the ways we should be using social media. Social media is a really good way to be kind to others! Wood Hill students can submit kindness tweets in The Hub to be posted to our Twitter wall bulletin board. Thanks to all of the people that made THINK Week happen and remember be safe online.