
138 Education for a Digital World: Present Realities and Future Possibilities
On student indicated that: “Although all aspects of life have their ups and downs, as
long as at the end of the day I am able to reect on my life and believe that I am living
it the way I want to, surrounding myself with the people I love as well as feeling ful-
lled and accomplished as a person, my life will always have amazing value” (student
excerpt). Placing value in one’s own self-determination was a moderate theme among
students as expressed in collage and narrative forms as is illustrated below:
I value a lot of things in life; how-
ever, my strength and indepen ...