Fwd: teens solving global problems
Dear Tony McCaffrey,
belonging to the Silent Generation I wonder what other Silent Generation
folks in the open space world have to say to your story.
I is still mulling over your story.
Is it not the Silent Generation that generated open space technology?
Inviting all Silent Generation folks among us to show up in the Open
Space World Map
Also, I love to hear about the Worldwide Open Space on Open Space that
will gather in the Netherlands this year.
Here you can see 18 resident ost folks included for Netherlands, not all
of them belong
to the Silent Generation...
Here you can see a bit on the Silent Generation
mmp
Am 13.01.2026 um 02:23 schrieb Tony McCaffrey via OSList:
Here's a story for you all.
Several teens at my high school solved two global problems this past
semester.
First, they designed a new device to capture orbital space junk. The
aerospace engineer who critiqued it said, "This is a fantastic
concept...You should submit to NASA." NASA is currently circulating
the design internally in order to evaluate it.
Second, all students were invited to articulate all the harmful
effects of current social media apps, especially for younger users.
Two students then designed a new social media app that addresses these
harmful effects. They have incorporated and are beginning to implement it.
I am trying to spread this story and attract high school teachers to
get their teens involved to help clean up the messes that my
generation is leaving Gen Z and Gen A.
I welcome any ideas on recruiting teachers. Or, any other ideas that
the people at Open Space World might be interested in related to
solving global problems.
Thanks,
Tony McCaffrey
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Tony,
My wife, who teaches high school English in a Linked Learning college and career public health pathway (with lots of project based learning going on like your students were experiencing), always says, “Young people are capable of so much more than we think they are.” This is clearly a great example of that. Congratulations on your students’ ingenuity and innovation!
John Watkins
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On Jan 12, 2026, at 7:48 PM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> wrote:
Dear Tony McCaffrey,
belonging to the Silent Generation I wonder what other Silent Generation folks in the open space world have to say to your story.
I is still mulling over your story.
Is it not the Silent Generation that generated open space technology?Inviting all Silent Generation folks among us to show up in the Open Space World Map
Also, I love to hear about the Worldwide Open Space on Open Space that will gather in the Netherlands this year.
Here you can see 18 resident ost folks included for Netherlands, not all of them belong
to the Silent Generation...Here you can see a bit on the Silent Generation
https://sixfingers.com/themes/generations/the-silent-generation/
mmp
Am 13.01.2026 um 02:23 schrieb Tony McCaffrey via OSList:
Here's a story for you all.
Several teens at my high school solved two global problems this past semester.
First, they designed a new device to capture orbital space junk. The aerospace engineer who critiqued it said, "This is a fantastic concept...You should submit to NASA." NASA is currently circulating the design internally in order to evaluate it.Second, all students were invited to articulate all the harmful effects of current social media apps, especially for younger users. Two students then designed a new social media app that addresses these harmful effects. They have incorporated and are beginning to implement it.
I am trying to spread this story and attract high school teachers to get their teens involved to help clean up the messes that my generation is leaving Gen Z and Gen A.
I welcome any ideas on recruiting teachers. Or, any other ideas that the people at Open Space World might be interested in related to solving global problems.
Thanks,
Tony McCaffrey
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