Friday Musings Before a Rainy Weekend

Binders are due next week!  Check the schedule below for your class.

Mon 3/2: 2nd and 3rd

Tues 3/3: 4th

Wed 3/5: 6th

Th 3/6: 7th

I look forward to them.

xoxo

Finally, the TED Talk!!

Here's this week's TED Talk.  Just enjoy and make sure you take quality notes.

SAS tomorrow!  Remember parent signatures please.

xoxo

The Lack of Internet Has Made Me Wonky

I'll admit it.  I'm an internet addict - apparently.  I am beside myself without google at school.  Crossing my fingers that MP comes through with the TEDx Talk.  If not, I'll post it tomorrow night.

Some thoughts:
Shout out to my lunch crew.  I love seeing you.
I mispronounce words a lot, like a-tom.
MA makes me laugh out loud.  Enjoy seeing you every class period.
I am still waiting on my Valentine's Day card...Getting older by the second.
And congrats to Ms. Tulane.  WOW.

xoxo

Some SAS

I already wrote my timed write (and you are currently writing yours) so I figured I would share some of my SAS for the week.  Feed you brain if you'd like or be hungry.

First off, Rat Park.  Read the fascinating article written by Bruce K. Alexander.  I think it's super insightful and highly connected to Brene Brown's TED Talks on vulnerability and shame.  Topics that. if they make you feel uncomfortable, are clearly topics you should explore.

Speaking of Dr. Brown, you might want to check out her latest blog post.  It's just good.  And the commercials starring Texan Matthew McConaughey are good too.

And, finally, this well-written and lovely piece by the amazing Oliver Sacks.  Wow.

I cannot stop.  This is from NPR and their series on Entanglement.  The second part is on a lady who can feel what she sees others feeling.  Whaaat?

Have your SAS tomorrow!  AND IF YOU DIDN'T TURN ONE IN LAST WEEK, YOU OWE ME TWO.

xoxo

Across the Universe

Hard to explain what went down, felt like an SNL skit. Proposals due Monday.

Xoxo

A Tuesday That Feels Like a Monday

Here's the TED Talk from today.  It made me think....but I like to live in my head.  Tomorrow just be open minded and ready.  Thursday is writing and Friday is SAS.  If you didn't turn in a SAS last week, 2 due this Friday.

Articulation cards due Friday!
xoxo

It's February 14th!!

you are loved.

xoxo,

Beltran

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU

Every single presentation I saw today had a bit of courage and a drop of vulnerability.  Periods 6 and 7 stole the show and the afternoon just got better and better.  I'm going to link a couple of your classmate's videos below so watch if you'd like.

Thank you for the inspiration and for the creativity and for all the gifts big and small you gave me.  Amaze balls.

Happy Love Day (every day, really)
xoxo

Video 1 - Heartbreaking.
Video 2 - bathroom
Video 3 - future Oscar winner (And I'm told you should play "Time and Life" by Theodore Shapiro as you watch the piece. Find it HERE.)

And a lovely spoken word piece that (I think) pretty much says it all.

Presentations

I'm so excited for the presentations tomorrow!  I'm totally wearing yoga pants and tennis shoes.  I am.  xoxo

Tai Lopez

Today's TED Talk can be accessed HERE.  Please rewatch and enjoy.  It's not only full of interesting points, but it also references a lot of cool individuals who have a great impact on your life (whether or not you know it...enter Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos).

Have a great afternoon and I am SO excited about Thursday.  Kinda wish we could just skip Wednesday.

xoxo

The Day The Crayons Quit

You were exposed today...just exposed to voice and creativity and original options that exist outside of your comfort zone.

We will still have SAS due on Thursday (no school Friday, remember?) but you will be presenting your "exercise in creativity" instead.  Be ready.  I can't wait!!!

TED Talk tomorrow, paper feedback and writing Wed., presentations TH.

xoxo

p.s. - HERE is a PDF version of the SAS template if you need it.

p.p.s. - my heart below.  :)

TGIF

Happy Friday.  All I can say is period 2.  JB dancing to MJ.  WOW.

xoxo

A True Story About A Dog Named Harvey

***** UPDATED with a picture of Harvey!!

You're writing Practice Argument Essay #1 and it's quiet, so I'll tell you a story that sorta kinda ties into vulnerability, asking for what you need, and daring greatly.

Our neighbors are awesome.  A young married couple with a little perfect handsome dog named Harvey.  He's the most precious animal ever.  My kids walk him around the block, he runs into our house to look for crumbs under the table, and he sometimes just sits on your feet to say, "Hey, I love you."  He's a favorite.

So this morning at 6:30 I hear my husband greet our neighbor Chris as he heads off to work, and I notice that his wife (who is a nurse) is already gone.  I go about my business of coffee making, lunch packing and yelling  calmly reminding Z that she needs to get dressed. Since the little diva likes the car warm before she enters (this diva does, too) I went outside to start the engine.

I hear jingling.  I think it's my keychain.  But the keys aren't moving.  I slowly look over my shoulder.  It's Harvey.  Escaped from his home, his yard, and no mommy or daddy in sight since they've already left for work.

So there's a dog in my backyard who doesn't belong to me but it makes my heart sing that Harv came to us in his time of need.   And that since I have no dog food, I asked neighbor Larry (who is a dogowner) to drop off some food for him.

Why am I sharing this story?
1.  Because community matters.  Knowing your neighbors by name and being able to ask for help when you need it is so critically important.
2.  Because understanding interconnectedness matters.  Should I delay my scheduled departure so I can help our neighbors out?  Absolutely.  Why?  Because karma is real.
3.  Because even if you're a dog, you need to have a safe place to go when you get locked out of your house.  (Insert symbolism and how a lot of us are "locked out" of our families on a daily basis and need a friend.)
4.  Because Harvey is frickin' cute!! (I'll get a picture of him and post it.)

Happy Day.

xoxo

TED Talk Tuesday

You MUST rewatch the TED talk from today.  Trust me.  Take good notes.

Tomorrow be ready to present your introductions if your group is called. It'll be great.

And as Akala would say, "Be a custodian of knowledge."

xoxo

Happy Monday

Hi All -

Happy Monday.  Hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed your time.

Some reminders and info below...

1.  I will return your SAS Worksheet #1 by Friday, and in turn, you will hand in your SAS #2.
2.  Articulation card is due Friday 2/20.
3.  Journal topic #2:  "Based on the definition of assumption and connected to today's class activity, what thoughts do you have about the role our assumptions play in everyday life?  What about on a societal scale?  A global one?
4.  READ!

xoxo

p.s. - Period 3!  You must change your seat every day this week.  So...yay!

p.p.s. - With permission...