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Dispatch from South Africa: Witnessing the Contradictions

MY LATEST DISPATCH FROM MID-MAY FROM MY BLOG HTTP://MOLLYDISPATCHES.BLOGSPOT.COM I don’t remember a specific moment when I learned right from wrong. Clearly I learned it, over time, from my parents, grandparents and teachers and others, but I don’t remember a single conversation where I was sat down and told right, wrong, good, bad, moral. Moral. That word has so many connotations. In the last several years it seems that and the word values have been co-opted– people talk about “values educatio… Continue

Added by Molly Blank on June 19, 2009 at 5:14am — No Comments

Choose your destiny.

Destiny. What a powerful word. And the great thing about it? Everyone has one! You have a destiny! Another great thing about destiny? We have a significant role in shaping our own destiny! In essence, you can choose your date with destiny - powerful! Your destiny is the dream that lies within you of your desired and preferred future. And the things that we choose each day are what lead us to that destiny: Our actions, our words, our attitudes, and our relationships. They all add up to develop a… Continue

Added by Tracy Byrd on May 15, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

Charmaine Terrell/Recreational leader/Teacher/Coach

Hi my name is Charmaine Terrell. I am currently attending Minneapolis Community & Technical College. The name of my team for public achievement is the clean crew. I came up with the name for the public achievement project because our team name is clean city. I coached at the Inter District Downtown School located in the downtown area in Minneapolis. I have learned as a citizen the rights of individuals and contributions to his or her community. This has given me the power and the ability to… Continue

Added by charmaine mignon terrell on May 9, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Writing in the University: Limiting and Exclusive?

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about college education, particularly writing instruction, and the implicit exclusivity that accompanies the rigid university standards. I keep coming back to a quote by Nancy Grimm, author and researcher on writing and literacy, who wrote Good Intentions: Writing Center Work for Postmodern Times. She notes, "To the student who grew up in a different literacy and with a different view of the social structure, the value of and the reasons for an assignment… Continue

Added by Jessica Lynn on April 14, 2009 at 12:08am — No Comments

Invitation for Discussion about the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

Hi! My name is Elora Turner and I am a student at the University of Minnesota-TC and a former PA coach with St. Bernards! I am also the co-task force leader of the Affordable Housing and Homelessnes Task force with the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG). I wanted to send out an invitation to those in Minneapolis who are interested in the issue of Youth Homelessness and learning about how to lobby effectively on this issue. MPIRG will be hosting the Discussion Panel to support th… Continue

Added by Elora Turner on April 8, 2009 at 12:21pm — No Comments

Student Organizing at WKU

Hi all, I want to briefly share something that happened at WKU last week. Two years ago a group of students started "Green Toppers" (we are the WKU Hilltoppers) in order to discuss issues related to environmental sustainability and find ways of promoting green practices on our campus. They had a number of discouraging experiences early on as they realized how difficult it is to change a campus culture. Their first big success was overhauling our recycling program to accept cardboard, glass, an… Continue

Added by Paul N. Markham on March 22, 2009 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment

Learn Mandarin Chinese and Beijing Dialect

By the official definition of the People's Republic of China, standard Mandarin uses: The phonology or sound system of Beijing. A distinction should be made between the sound system of a dialect or language and the actual pronunciation of words in it. The pronunciations of words chosen for Standard Mandarin -- a standardized speech -- do not necessarily reproduce those of the Beijing dialect. The pronunciation of words is a standardization choice and occasional standardization differences (not a… Continue

Added by learnchineseonline on March 18, 2009 at 2:51am — No Comments

Teaching Abraham Lincoln

As you all by now know, today is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Our sixteenth president was… Continue

Added by Mark Gage on February 12, 2009 at 12:39pm — No Comments

The Wall of Silence about NYC Rubber Rooms

Rubber Rooms are the most glaringly obvious example of the Bloomberg Administration disregard for Human Rights. The "buzz" is that talking about the rubber rooms is dangerous. Teachers and organizations that deem themselves radical won't even breach the subject. What does this say about us as Teachers, Social Leaders, Humanitarians and/or Activist when we sit back silently and allow the current administration to use rubber rooms to destroy innocent Teachers,Whistle blowers and students lives.… Continue

Added by jennifer saunders on February 10, 2009 at 2:20am — No Comments

Sam Chaltain: Speaker at CCSS Conference March 6-8, Ontario, CA

The California Council for the Social Studies would like to invite you to attend our 48th Annual Conference, Historical Literacy in a Changing World, in beautiful downtown Ontario, California. During this three-day event we have top-rated speakers, scholars, workshops, seminars and a variety of other special events. Some of our featured speakers include: Sam Chaltain, Founding Director of the Five Freedoms Project of the First Amendment Center. He is a national leader and speaker who… Continue

Added by Gerorge F. Sabato on January 25, 2009 at 4:56pm — No Comments

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If you are searching for an anti aging treatment that works you are not alone. It is estimated that last year Americans spent just under $72 billion on finding the right anti aging treatment. In the ancient world many people tended to believe that an anti aging solution could be found in curative waters of some type, eg the fountain of youth. From the ancient Greeks to the more recent explorations of Ponce De Leon anti aging treatment has focused on this. In modern history, we've outgrown the

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Added by Renate Federolf on January 25, 2009 at 2:17am — No Comments

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One of the best ways to get effective and safe diet pills is to buy Hoodia online. Hoodia online is generally much cheaper than that found in stores despite shipping costs, so long as you look into the best Hoodia online. There are a couple things to look for on the website when you are buying Hoodia online. The first indicator you have reached a good site to buy Hoodia online is that it will clearly list

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Added by Renate Federolf on January 21, 2009 at 11:41pm — No Comments

Jiaozi – Chinese dumpling

As a symbol of Chinese food, Jiaozi, Chinese dumpling is a must at a lot of Chinese festivals, especially on the occasion of Chinese New Year’s eve. A story says Jiaozi was invented by Doctor Zhang Zhongjing, a famous Chinese doctor in ancient China, to save poor people from frostbite as filling dough with meat and traditional Chinese medicine. The pronunciation of Jiaozi came from the tradition o… Continue

Added by john62 on January 14, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

More Community Dialogue

http://change.gov/page/m2/3855d47c/68596a22/2be718ce/5e6bca58/1617368493/VEsF/ Post for educational priority: Constitutionally funded public schools. More federal funding for public education. Higher salaries and tuition remission for school teachers. Lower cost higher education. Post for the arts: More government grants to independent musicians, writers, and other artists. Better government funding for accessible community arts nonprofits. Continue

Added by Ori Fienberg on January 14, 2009 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Are you ready for Obama's Inauguration Day Date?

Are you ready for that big day? Everything on your checklist done? No.....wa… Continue

Added by Imeh D. Edu on January 13, 2009 at 9:05am — No Comments

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Why a herbal affiliate program? When you are looking to actively promote a product for extra income, what would you rather choose: a $30 product that offers 10% commission or a $150 product offering 60% commission? It is in your best interest to choose the program that rewards you in the highest possible way for your time and money invested. So I recommend joini

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Added by Renate Federolf on January 8, 2009 at 3:40pm — No Comments

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Here are main reasons to join herbal affiliate program. The internet is the perfect medium to promote herbal products. People turn to the internet to locate information on health problems and potential herbal solu

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Added by Renate Federolf on January 6, 2009 at 5:08pm — No Comments

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Added by Cooper Zale on January 6, 2009 at 12:46pm — No Comments

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Why herbal affiliate program? When you are looking to actively promote a product for extra income, what would you rather choose: a $30 product that offers 10% commission or a $150 product offering 60% commission? It is in your best interest to choose the program that rewards you in the highest possible way for your time and money invested. So I recommend joining an herbal affiliate program, because it is the most

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Added by Renate Federolf on December 30, 2008 at 1:21am — No Comments

Accepting Applications for an International Teen Media Project: Inspire Civic Action through Film

Please spread the word to students about an opportunity to participate in a media program with their peers in the Caucasus. PH International is now recruiting 14-16 year olds interested in using media for social change. DOTCOM is a program for media-savvy and civically-engaged American and Caucasus youth. Through DOTCOM, students will create socially conscious films to impact communities across the U.S. and the Caucasus. Ninety students – including 30 U.S. students – will be selected to… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Metraux on November 20, 2008 at 8:41pm — No Comments