Forces of Disintegration and Integration - Kevin Locke - OSEU #2

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05 Wolakota Project Video Transcripts and URLs.docx · WP-0096. Imported source record; individual Elder status and tribal affiliation are not inferred.

Reviewed JAG competency and OSEU connections

G48 — Demonstrate an openness to change

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Kevin Locke describes resilience as a coping skill and reflects on rapid change and attention to disturbing news. This supports G48 by inviting students to consider adapting to change.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

These little children…they’re very resilient. You can see how malleable they are. We’re all that way. But of course as we get older, we become less resilient. I think this is a wonderful quality that we can retain, this resiliency. It’s a coping skill that the native people demonstrated very well…as far as adapting to different changes. Of course, we need that now more than ever because…we are at the stage of the greatest change in the history of mankind. Everything is accelerating. We can see this parallel process happening in the world. We can see there are forces of disintegration which are escalating. And this is what our attention…our attention is continuously drawn to that. You turn on CNN…every twenty minutes it rehashes these conditions in the world. And it must have an effect on people, even children.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of resilience and change? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you consider adapting to change? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

05 Wolakota Project Video Transcripts and URLs.docx · WP-0096; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eESpUnmv-Dw; opening passage. Teaching interpretation is separate from official wording and the interviewee’s account.

J104 — Identify, understand, and effectively manage emotions

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Kevin Locke describes resilience as a coping skill and reflects on rapid change and attention to disturbing news. This supports J104 by inviting students to identify emotional responses to information.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

These little children…they’re very resilient. You can see how malleable they are. We’re all that way. But of course as we get older, we become less resilient. I think this is a wonderful quality that we can retain, this resiliency. It’s a coping skill that the native people demonstrated very well…as far as adapting to different changes. Of course, we need that now more than ever because…we are at the stage of the greatest change in the history of mankind. Everything is accelerating. We can see this parallel process happening in the world. We can see there are forces of disintegration which are escalating. And this is what our attention…our attention is continuously drawn to that. You turn on CNN…every twenty minutes it rehashes these conditions in the world. And it must have an effect on people, even children.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of resilience and change? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you identify emotional responses to information? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

G41 — Apply critical thinking skills

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Kevin Locke describes resilience as a coping skill and reflects on rapid change and attention to disturbing news. This supports G41 by inviting students to examine how repeated information shapes attention.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

These little children…they’re very resilient. You can see how malleable they are. We’re all that way. But of course as we get older, we become less resilient. I think this is a wonderful quality that we can retain, this resiliency. It’s a coping skill that the native people demonstrated very well…as far as adapting to different changes. Of course, we need that now more than ever because…we are at the stage of the greatest change in the history of mankind. Everything is accelerating. We can see this parallel process happening in the world. We can see there are forces of disintegration which are escalating. And this is what our attention…our attention is continuously drawn to that. You turn on CNN…every twenty minutes it rehashes these conditions in the world. And it must have an effect on people, even children.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of resilience and change? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you examine how repeated information shapes attention? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

P125 — Explain the benefit of a positive attitude

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Kevin Locke describes resilience as a coping skill and reflects on rapid change and attention to disturbing news. This supports P125 by inviting students to discuss the value of a constructive attitude.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

These little children…they’re very resilient. You can see how malleable they are. We’re all that way. But of course as we get older, we become less resilient. I think this is a wonderful quality that we can retain, this resiliency. It’s a coping skill that the native people demonstrated very well…as far as adapting to different changes. Of course, we need that now more than ever because…we are at the stage of the greatest change in the history of mankind. Everything is accelerating. We can see this parallel process happening in the world. We can see there are forces of disintegration which are escalating. And this is what our attention…our attention is continuously drawn to that. You turn on CNN…every twenty minutes it rehashes these conditions in the world. And it must have an effect on people, even children.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of resilience and change? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you discuss the value of a constructive attitude? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

F36 — Demonstrate a positive attitude

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Reviewed teaching connection (Supporting): Kevin Locke describes resilience as a coping skill and reflects on rapid change and attention to disturbing news. This supports F36 by inviting students to consider a constructive response to difficulty.

Updated for Proposed August 9, 2024: New connection to the overall current understanding. No specific OSEU standard alignment is claimed. Original JAG–interview approval retained.

These little children…they’re very resilient. You can see how malleable they are. We’re all that way. But of course as we get older, we become less resilient. I think this is a wonderful quality that we can retain, this resiliency. It’s a coping skill that the native people demonstrated very well…as far as adapting to different changes. Of course, we need that now more than ever because…we are at the stage of the greatest change in the history of mankind. Everything is accelerating. We can see this parallel process happening in the world. We can see there are forces of disintegration which are escalating. And this is what our attention…our attention is continuously drawn to that. You turn on CNN…every twenty minutes it rehashes these conditions in the world. And it must have an effect on people, even children.

Learn About: What details in this passage support the speaker’s account of resilience and change? What would you need to hear in the full interview before interpreting it?

Learn From: How could you consider a constructive response to difficulty? Use a fictional or classroom example if you prefer, and explain which part of the speaker’s account informed your approach.

Interview transcript

These little children…they’re very resilient. You can see how malleable they are. We’re all that way. But of course as we get older, we become less resilient. I think this is a wonderful quality that we can retain, this resiliency. It’s a coping skill that the native people demonstrated very well…as far as adapting to different changes. Of course, we need that now more than ever because…we are at the stage of the greatest change in the history of mankind. Everything is accelerating. We can see this parallel process happening in the world. We can see there are forces of disintegration which are escalating. And this is what our attention…our attention is continuously drawn to that. You turn on CNN…every twenty minutes it rehashes these conditions in the world. And it must have an effect on people, even children. If all you see is this social collapse, all this political anarchy, all this violence, all of this stuff… this is the…signs of the escalation of the forces of disintegration in the world. But at the same time…it doesn’t get a lot of airplay…we’re also at a stage…forces of integration are escalating. So that’s what we have to do…we have to have the resiliency and the willpower to consciously shift and align ourselves with those forces of integration and all of these good things that are happening…build community and to encourage the youth…And these things are present. Like you go…for instance, in South Dakota…you travel outside of South Dakota, people are like “Oh you must be from Pine Ridge.” Because that is all they hear. It’s like the worst place. And all the media focuses on that…all this bad stuff. But there are so many good things going on there that you don’t hear about. So this is what we have to do…I’m not saying you have to turn a deaf ear or a blind eye to all of this…it’s present. But it should only serve to redouble our efforts…to align ourselves…and to support positive things that are going on.