

After writing their personal narratives, students made audio and video recordings of… Jefferson City, Missouri Students at the Simonsen Ninth Grade Center found their voices through a This I Believe essay project this spring. Assistant Director Ramin Yazdanpanah says, “This I Believe essays are an invaluable resource to our students for reading development and cultural awareness.” Click here and here to read essays by students from around the globe. Tallahassee, Florida At the Center for Intensive English Studies at Florida State University, a This I Believe project is helping ESL students develop their language skills by having them share life experiences that have shaped their beliefs. Click here to learn more about Bucknell’s first-year common reading. Then, starting with New Student Orientation and continuing through the fall semester, the incoming freshmen will explore what they believe and why, as individuals and as a community. Over the summer, students will read the book and begin to reflect on the fundamental values that guide their lives. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Bucknell University has selected This I Believe as the first-year common reading for the Class of 2015.

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