I have a number of friends who use xanga as their place to read friends blogs. Since this is the case it is inconvenient for them to come over here and check what I’m talking about on this blog. And for that reason, I’m setting up a second xanga for those who want to read more of what I write.
if your interested: http://xanga.com/ariahfine
Okay, so I’m not a fan of AOL persay, but I am a fan of them giving me things for free (like DSL for a year, internet access, money, etc).
So when I saw this I thought I should tell others:
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Currently reading Searching for God Knows What.
Talking about the Second Coming of Christ:
But what if the guys playing the horns turned out to be a few men playing on a street corner in a small town in Arkansas, and what if the horse Jesus rode in on wasn’t a Kentucky thorough-bred, but a belligerent donkey? And what if Jesus, after He got here, frequented homeless shelters and bars and ate and drank with the kinds of cultures evangelicals have declared war against? And what if, when He came like a thief in the night, He came very quietly so that nobody noticed, and what if crime of all crimes, He was ugly and when He went on CNN producers were uncomfortable with His appearance and only shot Him from the waist up, in a certain light? And what if, when He answered questions, He talked with a hick accent, and only spoke in parables that nobody could understand, and what if He didn’t align Himself with a political party, and what if He didn’t kiss anybody’s butt?
Okay, so he doesn’t have honors. But you should have seen him today. He walks in and without a word whips his progress report out of his pocket and lays it on the table. He is grinning ear to ear. In nearly every class he has either an A or a B! He couldn’t have been prouder. He’s got one class he’s struggling in and we talked about how he might be able to bring that grade up. “Your on your way to being an honor student!” I told him. “Me, an honor student?” he said sheepishly, but you could tell he was excited about the possibility.
Boy does that make teaching worthwhile.
My wonderful and brilliant Aunt, who was a teacher for many many years gave me this advice:
“Find at least one bright star each day. It can be an “ahh” from one of the students or a question that let’s you know that they are thinking and listening.”
I realize it is brilliant advice. I tried it for one day and then forgot about it. But that day I had two bright stars, a couple students who were just so excited about recording their own music in our computer lab, and then another new student whose attitude was SO positive it made me light up.
Needless to say I need to begin practicing this again. And you get to be my listening ears. Here goes nothing.
I was out of commission for a little while this weekend and yesterday.
That’s what you get for neglecting to change your billing info on your Web host’s site when your credit card expires.
Oh well, we are back in business. Hope all is well for you.
As a “teacher” I find the need for other teachers to sympathize with often. As a new teacher I would love to have more experienced teachers I could glean wisdom from, learn from, grow from. I don’t have those sorts of privelages so I’ve got to go with what I got.
But I sort of found a niche that could use some filling. There isn’t really one site or place that has sort of collected and categorized Teacher’s Blogs. What I mean is I would love to find other teachers like me who work with at-risk youth. I know if I was a third grade teacher I’d want to hear from other third grade teachers more then high school teachers, etc.
So, I’m going to start collecting the websites of teachers that I find around the net and organizing them according to what they talk about.
Anyone want to send me some Teacher blogs?
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10.25.05
The crisis in Darfur is part of a larger conflict that has been ongoing for over 25 years. The genocide itself has been happening for nearly two years. I am glad that this article has been posted, but it’s sad that such inhumane acts can go on for two years before we care.
10.25.05
The crisis in Sudan has spread to affect Uganda as well. There are children who commute nightly because they may otherwise be abducted and forced to become child soldiers. Check out:
http://www.actforstolenchildren.org
http://www.guluwalk.com
10.24.05
thank you
10.24.05
I lived in Sudan for a few months, words cannot describe the horror those people face every day.
When i was there the arabs rode in on horse back with machettes and ak 47s and killed an entire village.
Thank you for bringing this to everyones attention
10.24.05
my heart is broken and convicted.
thank you for this article.
10.23.05
Even if you had been watching TV you wouldn’t have known about it because the media doesn’t talk about it. The world leaders should be ashamed of themselves for letting this continue, maybe thats why its not known about because they don’t want us to be aware of their great failure.
10.21.05
I also wanted to recommend Invisble Children. Watch it, tell people about it and HELP! It’s the story of well, invisible children in Northern Uganda- has so much to do with Sudan!!! The Sudanese government sponsors Joseph Kony, a man who is perverting the minds of young children as he abducts them into his war and army… Watch the movie!
10.21.05
Thank you! Thank you for writing this! As time goes on, I realize more and more that the Church will be the ones to affect change in this crisis of humanity! We need to start paying attention and praying. Here are a few other references that I would love to recommend: Sojourners.com- great for Christians interested in social justice.
10.21.05
effective. great job,
ariah.
10.21.05
Thank you for this brief and startling article… I think many of us are guilty of not having learned enough about this horrible crisis. Does anyone know anything about the role Canada is taking in all of this, or the names of relevant Canadian organizations I may contact? This information would be appreciated!
This is part to of the Zach and Ariah Podcast.