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October 3, 2008
As I read through Habits of the heart, I am struck by the busy life that I lead. My prayer for today is that I would develop the art of listening.

Loving God and other people depends on getting to know them intimately by listening to them with the ear of the heart. **Pg 79**
= October 5, 2008 = ==== I am sitting in the midst of a typhoon now, and I cannot go anywhere. I am struck on the peace that I feel in the center of thunder, lightening, and rain. I have had time this A.M. to reflect on God's blessings and how he slows us down when he needs to. Thank-you Jesus! ==== = October 7, 2008 =

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As I was reading this morning I came across Jeremiah 6:16 which says: This is what the Lord says" "Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old godly way and walk in it. Travel its path and you will find rest for your souls." **I think this is the essence of what Shultze is referring to when he speaks of Shalom and religious traditions**.======

**October 12, 2008**
I have been trying to upload some photographs for my Wiki home page and have not been successful. Although the pictures have been saved in jpeg, they are still much too large. If you read this and can help me..... please do!!

October 18, 2008
I talked with Michael for a few minutes. I read his post where he was voicing concern about using technology and the relevancy to life. I can relate. I have had the same feelings. When posting on his page, I was hoping that I would not mess it up, and spent thirty minutes trying to get my questions into a different color so that it wold not be confusing. Finally I gave up and just used italics.

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 * October 22, 2008** I am attending a training in Phuket and have found no internet connection in the rooms. I am sitting in the lobby of the hotel, where I had to purchase a card. I did not realize how reliant I am with communication requiring internet services. A blessing at times, a curse at other times. Why am I on the internet when I could be on the beach!!=====

Wow, I just read Nicki's last entry about girls using My Space to bully each other. It was an eye opener about how vindictive females can be. Dia, do you think that technological advancements, such as myspace, make it easier for girls (or boys too) to be aggressive and act like bullies? - Nicki Yes Nicki: I think that by using technology people say what they mean and mean what they say because there is not the fear of being physically beaten up!! Especially amongst adolescents. Dia
 * October 23, 2008**

October 25, 2008
===I keep getting these great ideas to put in my wiki as I am reading text books for other classes. This one is from Shulman's Wisdom of Practice and I thought that this quote was excellent: This is from Deborah Meier, who wrote that the essence of learning is telling, and the essence of teaching is listening. Thus perhaps communities of learners and communities of teachers are actually the same thing, when you come to understand them fully.  Dia, I also read that quote this week and thought basically the same thing! Thanks for bringing it up in this course! - Nicki  ===

November 7-2008
===I got up this morning and read Scott's E-mail written on November 6th about the GFU website being slow and not working porperly. I then started thinking aobut what life would be like if I had a little garden, and a chance to putter around in it. I could imagine lucious tomatoes and green cucumbers growing hungrily, and little ears of yellow corn sprouting at abundant speed. I would walk around my garden and be amazed at how fast the vegetables grew, and how perfect they looked. And to continue on in my dream I could go back into my little house and perhaps do some quiliting on the quilt that I lovingly put together for my newest little granddaughter. With every stitich I could pray that her life would be a life in service and obedience to her creator. And then if I took a notion to... I could watch All My Children and not be alarmed at the waste of time. Thus, my day would be fulfilled with the lack of obligation and the chance to savor the day. When I told my husband about my little fantasy he said "see that is what I have been trying to tell you!" I guess that he is much wiser than I am. === Hi Dia: I do have a little garden and 2 grand daughters. The vegetables haven't been exactly perfect, but not bad. Your dream is a good one. Thanks, Jimmy, 11/08/08


 * November 12, 2008

This is an entry from another class that I found very interesting concerning technology... also a bit sad!**

<span style="color: rgb(0,21,255);"><span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">My district has implemented new technology in the classroom. Most teachers now have a document camera, projector, laptop and Smartboard for their classroom. Each teacher has received training for all of the new technology. The district walked us through the set-up of these machines and provided us a cart to set them up on. After the first three weeks of school all of the technology had been in use in the classes. Except for one class. The district tech guy set up the technology for the teacher and showed her how to turn everything on. She informed him that she would not use the technology and within the week she boxed up the equipment and put it all in her storeroom. <span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,21,255);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0,21,255);"><span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0,21,255);"><span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">This is when the principal stepped into the process. He informed the teacher that she was being insubordinate and need to be using the new technology that the district had purchased for the classroom. He let the teacher know that she needed to get the technology back in place in her classroom. He gave her until the end of the week to do so. <span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,21,255);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0,21,255);"><span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0,21,255);"><span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">The teacher did have the technology set up by the end of the week, but did not continue to implement the use of it in her classroom. The teacher was on an observation cycle where the use of the technology was of high interest. After four weeks of observation the teacher was never observed using the technology. She was then informed that she would be placed on a program of assistance. She agreed to the terms of the program and the district offered her more training for the new technology. <span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(197,27,27);">

<span style="color: rgb(177,34,32);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="color: rgb(21,15,15);">She did receive more training in the use of the new technology and was not suspended or terminated. If she still would have refused the implementation of the new technology, the district would have been in a position to suspend or terminate her contract. This is a real touchy situation because the teacher is two years away from retirement. However, she doesn't have the right to refuse the request of the district.

November 28, 2008 I just received a note through E-mail from a colleauge who was voicing his opinion about a decision that was made by our school director. The E-mail was very curt and abrasive and would have been better done in person. That just goes to show you that when uncaring individuals use E-mail, they usually don't care who or how it affects another individual. Although E-mail is helpful and saves time, it needs to be used with care and concern. Hi Dia: I absolutely agree!

====**December 6, 2008** As I was on my daily jog this morning I reflected on Christmas of the past. Since I am old, I have been through a few. The best ones have been when there was very little fanfare and time was spent with family and friends talking about "old fun times." I told my husband the other day that I was tired of spending Christmas in a country that did not believe that God exists. Then I thought of how the US spends the holidays and decided that the holiday time is spent shopping and going a little crazy trying to fit everything is. And then January comes, and you have been so busy that January seems depressing because it is so slow.... and 31 days to boot. So would I rather spend Christmas in a place that ignores it... or one that has materialized it to death?==== I turned my Christmas carols on just to get in the reflective mood, and I thank God that I have a spirit that allows me to appreciate Christmas in any country that I am in.

**December 9, 2008**
In doing some research for my major project I just linked to a very good website/article that talks about using the Internet for Ministry and Evangelism. Rather than paraphrase it here you might want to check it out yourself. http://www.stpaulslcms.com/oafc/Surfing%20For%20Jesus.pdf