Who do you look up to?

Who do you look up to? Who is someone you respect and admire? Are they someone who has overcome obstacles, achieved greatness or helped others reach their goals? 

There are many reasons we may look up to another person and we can learn a lot about why we feel so passionate about other people.  We often celebrate celebrities (notice the word connection!), some for good reason, others, sometimes simply for being famous!  Who do you look up to? Let's start by making a list.  If I asked you, who do you look up to and why, who would you include? Secondly, do you think there maybe be other people in the world you may not know as much about but perhaps might find their story interesting or inspiring? 

Today we will read a book and watch a short video about a famous scientist named Jane Goodall.  She is someone who was driven to follow her passion for helping animals, specially chimpanzees in the wild - learning about their behaviour and relating it to humans. Though she may have accomplished things you may not also feel passionate about, you can take her story and think what you love doing and what you would like to do in your future.

This lesson is kicking off our unit about Change Makers.  We will be learning about the many people in the world who have made it a better place, writing about them, presenting about them, and in turn, thinking about the people we want to become in the future.

How does who we admire reflect our own personality? How can these people inspire us even if we don't actually "know" them?

Here is an excellent clips from National Geographic discussing Jane Goodall's research. 





Check out https://www.biography.com/ to start thinking about who you might want to learn more about!