Thursday, February 9, 2012

If I was the Best

Image being the best.  Imagine having such an advantage that no one could compare.  Think about being so superior that three million people watched you perform on Youtube.  That is how it is for Mamadou Ndiaye'.





Imagine for a moment, Reading Workshop students, if you had an amazing ability.  And then take it even one step farther.  What if you had an amazing ability and it wasn't in sports.  What would your talent be?  And how would you impact the world?  Describe your success.

33 comments:

Cassie D. said...

I could actually play basketball fairly..... Maybe considering how bad I am!!!! :) I probably couldn't Do back handsprings though..... Which would be bad, Also.

Rachel A. said...

I would say my special talent is to guide people and led them down the right path. If someone says "oh my god " they should really think about what their saying. So my special talent is to help people to be more godly like. If I can help a lot of people the world will change because the people I teach to be godly like will teach their friends and family. If I can do that then the world will be a better place, murders will decrease, adultery and kidnapping and animal killing will all decrease. If someone can stop and think what god would want everything would be better!!!

Haylee N. said...

If I had the ability like he did in the video but a different ability like walking without having to stop. I would walk for cancer non stop then it would help raise money for cancer. It would help people pay there bills and would help them have a chance to live and they could pay there bills. That is what I would use my talent for.

Haylee N, said...

If I had the ability like Mamadou Ndiaye' did in the video but a different ability like walking without having to stop. I would walk for cancer non stop then it would help raise money for cancer. It would help people pay their bills and would help them have a chance to live and they could pay their bills. That is what I would use my talent for.

Rachel A. said...

I would say my special talent is to guide people and led them down the right path. If someone says "oh my God " they should really think about what their saying. So my special talent is to help people to be more Godly like. If I can help a lot of people the world will change because the people I teach to be Godly like will teach their friends and family. If I can do that then the world will be a better place, murders will decrease, adultery and kidnapping and animal killing will all decrease. If someone can stop and think what God would want everything would be better!!!

Jordan D. said...

I like to help people with stuff. But I don't like helping at my house because it is boring. If I help at someone else house it is fun but I don't know why it is fun working at someone else house. I like to help most of the time.

Lexi E. said...

If I had an amazing ability and it didn't have to do with sports it would have to be the worlds best babysitter. I'm around my baby brother and baby cousin all the time and sometimes I have to babysit them. I really enjoy doing it so I think it would be a good ability for me. Plus I love kids which would makes it even better.

Being the worlds best babysitter would impact the world by knowing there is someone out there that would be an amazing babysitter, wouldn't hurt your kids, or doing anything bad around them. That's a good thing because the parents wouldn't have to be out worrying about their kids being hurt or getting something bad done to them. Most parents have trust issues with babysitters but if all the people were talking about me then they'd know I would be the right person!

Andrew N. said...

If I had an amazing ability and if it was not in sports it would be playing the drums.Most drummers are good in the world but I would be the best.People love hearing the drums.

I would choose that as my ability because drums can make people feel better but the music.

Brylee S. said...

One thing I would have as a advantage against the world is probably training other kids to ride horses this could impact the world because there would be less horse killing because more kids would have horses and there would be more kids being friends by having this in common.

Hunter H. said...

I think I am really good at making people laugh. If I could take that one step farther maybe I could be a comedian on movies or something. I would impact the world by making them all laugh at my jokes and the things I do. I might also impact the world by having them want to be more like me and start making jokes, and that could help them to get famous. I could also impact the world by having the director of the movies that I played in hire people that aren't famous but comedians to held more people have more money.

Ethan W. said...

One thing i'm good at is fixing thing's like small engines.My ability would have an impact on the world would be more metal because instead of scraping the motor i could rebuild them.

Andrew N. said...

If I had an amazing ability and if it was not in sports it would be playing the drums.Most drummers are good in the world but I would be the best.People love hearing the drums.

I would choose that as my ability because drums can make people feel better with the music.

Ceara J. said...

I think that my talent is singing and even though I am not that great like the best singer in the world but at the talent show this year I don't think that I am not going to sing because I am just to stage fright so when I have a lot of money I would help people that are out there that don't have a house I will help them alot.

Emily R. said...

If I had an amazing it would be,

Jaden H. said...

I will impact the world by making my own shoe design so I can get money for making really cool shoes that will be high tops and will be what ever color people want and they can design them. The people can put whatever they want on the shoe so they can have it the way they want it. I would even let the people design the shoe and what type of material they wanted on it.

Matt P. said...

One trait that I would have would not being able to stay still for more than five seconds. For example stomping my feet, tapping my pencil, snapping, and patting the desk. I think I could do something good with this like being a construction worker, or helping kids with things like fixing their bike or fixing one of their toys. I could also look for lost kids or animals beings i can't stay still long enough to do anything else. I think that would make a big impact on the world. I love helping people and animals whenever I have the chance. I like helping people the most because I don't want to be a vet!

Lainey P. said...

I think I am really awesome at training animals. If I could take it one step farther, I would train a Bear to use a toilet. I could impact the world by training the first bear and many animals. I would be rich and famous but I would have a animal clinical office (vet). So I can save animals that are hurt and need homes. So the animal have a chance to live.

Austin p. said...

I am good at drawing I love to draw my dog if I can get here to stay still. I draw a lot and so dos my sister Heather is a very good drawler and she teaches me how to draw. I draw when it is raining or snowing. When it snows I go out to play to when the snow stops. I am a very good drawer.

Jaden H. said...

I will impact the world by making my own shoe design so I can get money for making really cool shoes that will be high tops and will be what ever color people want and they can design them. The people can put whatever they want on the shoe so they can have it the way they want it. I would even let the people design the shoe and what type of material they wanted on it. I am good at designing stuff I helped my mom design her work billboard so it would stand out I like to design stuff I usually design my own shoes when I go get new shoes.

Eli C. said...

I want my talent to be better riding my dirt bike. I want to be better that every body in my class I want to be able to smoke them and lap them so they will be in my dust. My goal is to be pro when I get older so I can meet more dirt bike riders. I like racing. I want to step up one and defeat my goal. I want to have a lot of sponsors. I want to ride with other people that I will race with in the future. That is my goal and talent.

Hannah S. said...

My best ability is singing. I love to sing. I don't really think that I am really good but if I was a better singer than most people my impact on the world would probably be that I would be a professional singer and I would encourage teenagers and little kids to chase their dreams and to become singers or whatever their dreams are.

Kyra N. said...

If I had an amazing ability I would have two. My first ability would be being good with animals I love to be around them all the time. Most animals like me. I would use this ability to change the world because I am going to be a vet so I could use that ability by curing all the animals I see and being good with animals. I could also use this ability by helping animals getting over their fears.


My second ability is in writing. I love to write. The main thing I love to write about is animals. I would ( and I am) use my ability of writing to change the world by writing about how to help your animal and maybe if your animal has cancer then I could probably write about how to cure it.I love to write every time I get a chance I would always make a new story.

Trinity W. said...

I think my special ability That doesn't involve sports and help the world with is my Smartness. I think that if I grow up to be a teacher I would be AMAZING! I will have the best time of my life teaching so that some kids will grow up to become what I once was. I could change the world by teaching so good that it would blow the heads off the tiny little innocent children that want to learn. I could go to college and learn so much that it will build up inside of me and one day I'm just gonna have to become a teacher to blurt it out. I'm sure the students that I will teach one day will grow up to be great, and live happy lives. I hope that I will be come a teacher and save the world to total smartness.

April H. said...

I'm good at making jokes and making people laugh. I think I would be really good at going around like this person on you tube. I think how everybody thinks I'm so funny I should be on a comedy channel. I think I would make a impact on people to be funny.

Tristan U. said...

I think a ability that would impact the world is cheer people up by making them laugh. Away I can take it to a step farther is to make a funny TV show that haves all the comedy people.

Mark M. said...

If I was in a sport I would try my best to when every game. I would try to keep my team mates on their feet and do their best.

Molly C. said...

I think my amazing ability is that I'm really good with animals. I feel really comfortable around them and I think they feel really comfortable around me. Here is a reason of why I think that:

Just over this past weekend, we found two dogs that had wandered away from their home. So me and my dad went out there to see if they would come to us, the little one came right up to us, but the big one wouldn't come close. After being at our house for a while, I went outside to see if I could get the big one to come near me, so I sat down in the grass and kept saying, "Come here boy. It's alright." and sure enough, he came right to me! However, he wouldn't go near anyone else in my family although we are all animal lovers, so I think I have a way with animals!

I think I could impact the world with my ability by helping all animals that have been abused of left to die. I also think that I could find them really good homes and make it to where there are hardly any stray animals in the world. I could make them comfortable around people again too. That would be the greatest ability ever in my opinion!

Caleb L. said...

If I had the ability like Mamadou Ndiaye', or impact the world it be working for people, and helping people work. I always worked for my dad and other people. I have always help my dad splint wood, baling hay, working with my dad was always a big part in my life. I always enjoyed working for friends and family. So I believe if I can do all of this I think I help the world.

I think this would help the world, because some around are extremely lazy. So working would get them more active in life. I would want to help people become better in sports and in their work. Some people sit around like a couch potato that is lazy.

I also want to build machines that would help the world. Lots of say I was always able to build stuff. I really want become a engineer so this would help accomplish this.

Jacob S. said...

One of my talents is I can fix stuff but mostly little. This could impact the world because I could go around to a lot of places and fix stuff for people.

Nichelle C. said...

I think my amazing ability is writing because I have really good hand writing and I can write poems.

I would impact on the world by writing books for kids, and articles in the news paper. People would have more detail so that they know exactly what is going on.

Jordan D. said...

I like to help people with stuff like show them to clean and their stuff should not be dirty. But I don't like helping at my house because it is boring. If I help at someone else house it is fun but I don't know why it is fun working at someone else house. I like to help most of the time.

I would impact the world by making people getting off their butts and help other people and clean their house. After I'm done showing them they will want to be the cleanest person in the world.

I will also teach them to take care of they stuff and not let it get trashed. When I show them how to take care of their stuff it will look better than ever. People should take care of their stuff but they don't and that is why the have me.

Austin B. said...

My talent is I am good at making people laugh. I do stupid things and I always try to make a bad thing become a good thing. I do this by looking at the good side of things. I think that every now and then everyone needs a good laugh.

I make people laugh by telling stories,making jokes and doing silly things. I do really silly things most of the time. I also make jokes about bad things and turn them into good things.

Keifer M. said...

My main trait is being smart. To take it to another level, I would become a famous scientist and create a new invention that could allow you to never be sick again.

I would impact the world because people would be able to live longer. Then there would be no diseases. Everyone would be Happy.