Sunday 26 August 2012

Re: {PBJFlorida} Digest for pbjflorida@googlegroups.com - 4 Messages in 3 Topics

AA pbjers -

Miguel, thank you for your foresight on the message board going up. I am on the distribution list for the Seminole Co. Emergency Services for both HD and the Muslim community, so I will forward any info I get from them that is pertinent.

Also, Marty - Wow! I agree with Br. Miguel, you hit the nail on the head. Having been a college staffer for years, I can not tell you how many graduates I saw with less than fourth grade skills in writing. I can not tell you how many graduate school admission letters I wrote for students who absolutely could not write one, let alone taught them to balance their check books.

I apologize that I did not get to attend the Interfaith this weekend, I am getting more involved in refugee issues. If any of you want a great read, find a copy of Fauziya Kassindja with Layli Miller Bashir Do They Hear You When You Cry? It is the test case that brought gender based violence to the forefront on political asylum/refugee cases in the late 90's. It will make you absolutely sick about how the U.S. treats people seeking asylum, past sick.

Everyone be safe, take care of your neighbors, and I hear Miguel is selling shares of gopher wood if you are interested.

Sr. Amira
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    Michael Rodriguez <fireryphoenix@hotmail.com> Aug 25 10:12PM -0400  

    One of the reasons PBJFlorida was created was in order to be a central communication post in case of local disasters. We each need to take a role in helping everyone on this listserv and their families who are in trouble or danger find food, shelter, and safety. Therefore, in case Central Florida is in the imminant path of a Hurricane, I will remove the digest feature from everyone who is on it and we will all be able to communicate with each other as soon as the emails come through instead of waiting an entire day to receive an email from the PBJFlorida listserv. I will place everyone back on the digest as soon as the emergency situation is over.
     
    Below is some important information to keep in mind and to do if you are in the path of a hurricane.
     
    If you live in an area that is in the
    current path of the storm or in coastal regions that could be affected,
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency advises you to listen to your
    local news to monitor weather updates and warnings and follow the
    instructions of local officials.FEMA offers the following tips to prepare for tropical storms:Tropical weather systems can bring heavy rains, flash flooding, and high winds, so if you haven't already, visit Ready.gov for tips on creating your family emergency plan and getting an emergency kit.Rains
    from tropical storms can cause flooding. A mere six inches of
    fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult. It takes only two feet
    of rushing water to carry away most vehicles. This includes pickups and
    SUVs.High
    winds from tropical storms can cause power outages. The Consumer
    Product Safety Commission and U.S. Fire Administration urge consumers to
    use portable generators outdoors. Never use portable generators indoors
    or in garages. The exhaust from generators contains high levels of
    carbon monoxide that can quickly incapacitate and kill.Everyone
    should also familiarize themselves with the terms that are used to
    identify a severe weather hazard. A Tropical Storm Warning means that
    tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours. If local
    officials give the order to shelter in place, take action immediately;
    and if the order from local officials is to evacuate, leave immediately.
    Monitor local radio and television news outlets or listen to NOAA
    Weather Radio for the latest developments.
     
    Thank you and stay safe!
    Miguel
    407-497-5059

     

    Michael Rodriguez <fireryphoenix@hotmail.com> Aug 25 06:40PM -0400  

    Thank you for this Louise. The forces against oppression are mobilizing. I wish you could have been at the FOCUS march today.
     
    Miguel
     
    From: lfsheehy@cfl.rr.com
    To: pbjflorida@googlegroups.com
    Subject: {PBJFlorida} From National Change daily information-
    Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:48:26 -0400
     
    Occupy Changed the Conversation: Now We Change the World! News Report: We will continue to put our bodies on the line to expose how the 1% are controlling our fates; how we are drowning in loans, student debt, fraudulent mortgages. That our democracy itself is being sold to the highest bidder, while our environment is turned into just another toxic asset. It is an uphill battle, but the very essence of Occupy exhibits how you are not a loan. Or alone. And that together, we are unstoppable.
     
     
     
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    "Glenn M. Stein" <eloasis@earthlink.net> Aug 25 08:29AM -0400  

    Having spent 10 years in the public education system, both as a teacher and
    part of the time as a coach, I could write a good deal, but will relate a
    few things about the realities I faced at the high school level:
     

     

     
    1) I taught mostly tenth graders (15-year-olds), and it wasn't unusual
    for several of my students to have third and fourth grade reading levels.
    Despite the extreme need for getting back to basics in some quarters, the
    "latest and greatest" technology was stressed above all else.
     

     
    2) Learning is a two-way street, and most of the time, the parents I
    needed to talk to the most were unreachable, and refused to reply to
    telephone calls/emails/letters about their children.
     

     
    3) Though I often heard adults within the system saying that some
    decision/action/plan was being carried out "in the best interest of the
    students," this was not the case – it was in the best interest of the adults
    so they could keep their jobs within a hugely complex and inefficient
    bureaucracy.
     

     
    4) As for the "emotional attachment business," I cared deeply for my
    students, and felt a personal responsibility to each and every one of them.
    There's a huge difference between being a "friend" and being a "buddy" to a
    student. Being a friend is about doing what is best FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL.
     

     
    5) In our society, schools are seen as having to be all things to all
    people, and this is quite simply a wildly unrealistic expectation which
    allows parents to discard their responsibilities to their children.
     

     

     
    Marty
     

     
    From: pbjflorida@googlegroups.com [mailto:pbjflorida@googlegroups.com]
    Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:11 AM
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    Subject: {PBJFlorida} Digest for pbjflorida@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in
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    Today's Topic Summary
     
    Group: <http://groups.google.com/group/pbjflorida/topics>
    http://groups.google.com/group/pbjflorida/topics
     
    § Back to school - - - focus: connection [1 Update]
     
    <http://groups.google.com/group/pbjflorida/t/bb49538a6802ee7f> Back to
    school - - - focus: connection
     
    jim belcher <jimbelcher350@me.com> Aug 24 10:44PM -0400
     
    "Educators should be in the emotional attachment business before they are in
    the academics business."
    Community and creativity (collaboration and innovation) are the not-all-that
    new imperatives for education. All it would take is a small cohort of
    teachers taking this on...

    See below...
    > Teaching Nonviolence By Building Community In The First Week Of School By
    Todd Diehl

     

    jim

    Be the kind of community you want to see in the world.

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    Michael Rodriguez <fireryphoenix@hotmail.com> Aug 25 11:25AM -0400  

    Wow Marty! Your comments are so profound. Thank you.
     
    Miguel
     
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