Today's Discovery topic was 'Dream Big'. Earlier this week, Mrs Sands was 'told off' by one of the Kōwhai kids for using a screwdriver, because "ladies don't do that". So that got us all thinking - are there jobs that only boys can do? Are there jobs that only girls can do? Are there tools that only boys can use? Are there tools that only girls can use? We asked some of our parents to help us out. Helen made a Facebook post, and have a look at what happened! Wow - we couldn't believe the response! Helen received over 300 photos from people sharing their jobs, and how hard they had worked to get there. So today we talked about all these jobs. We talked about who would do each job, and reinforced the idea that anybody can do any job. We talked lots about mahi (hard work), and mahitahi (team work), about perseverance, determination, and 'stickability' (grit). We listened carefully as all sorts of amazing speakers visited us and shared their jobs with us, and we shared a song with each of them to say 'kia ora', thanks for sharing and giving us your time. We guessed what each person did before they told us about their job...
We started the day with a list of jobs that we sorted into 'boys' jobs, 'girls' jobs, or anyone's jobs. At the end of the day, we videoed what we thought about those jobs! Have a look at the difference! What an amazing day. The Kōwhai teachers are absolutely blown away by the support of these speakers, and their willingness to drop everything and come and share at a moment's notice. The Kōwhai kids have all had their ideas and understandings stretched a little, and know that it is perseverance and determination that get you somewhere, not whether you are a boy or a girl.
Feel free to comment below if you have your own story you want to add! PS - we have loads more stories, photos and videos to share, and an engineering challenge for Monday! Watch this space and we'll update this story as it continues...
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