Jamie takes us to Garden Valley where she grew up. She compares the emic (insider) and etic (outsider view) of the place and points out the value of being in a place that is “technology free” if you want a little peace and quiet.
Aimee has caught the “Fashion Bug” and will be out of commission for up to 30 hours a week! Let’s hope she avoids a meltdown.
Michael has been thinking about the relationship between leadership and courage. He shares a video with a message about courage.
Blake & Richard win the prize for being the first to complete their video and post it to the blog. I am not sure what the video was trying to teach us (maybe I should watch beginning porpoise … err dolphin… first). I have to admit it was pretty entertaining! The filming and editing was quite well done, with one exception. Throughout most of the film Tony’s face was hidden in shadow.
At first I thought it was because Blake and Richard failed to watch my “How to Make a Video” (Part 1 of a 1 part series) where I point out the importance of choosing a camera angle that avoids having the sun directly behind the actor. But, after some thought, I realized that the shadow was intentional. Obviously, “Tony” (not his real name) was a mafia hitman in the witness protection program and agreed to be filmed with the assurance that his identity would be hidden. This has to be the answer because the only scene where “Tony’s” face can be seen is obscured by some strange cloud formation which results in blurry, unrecognizable facial features. Good work guys, but a word to the wise— stay clear of the mafia if you know what is good for you.
Have any of you seen Jennifer’s motivation? She seems to have lost it. Actually, I think she did a wise thing by floating the river. I am guessing she will come back with super motivation for the last two weeks.
If you haven’t heard about Johnna’s news, check out her blog. She e-mailed the Idaho Indian Education Coordinator and got a great response. The lesson to be learned is to connect with anyone who you think might help you with your research. You will be surprised as to the generosity of most people when they know that you share an interest of theirs.
Dennis has been adding lots of valuable links to aid in your research. It is a good example of how useful a class blog can be to a teacher.
Richard shares his long range political aspirations with us. He want to run for the school board. He is also looking for a good campaign slogan. All I could come up with is “Zuercher– a worker not a lurker”. Admittedly, it is pretty lame. So, creative grad students, help him out.
Sara has been keeping a calender record of summer session and shares last week with us. I wonder how she knew that I was going to have a series of 20 “Scrubs” trivia questions on my final along with a 40 point essay, “Is there a positive correlation between playing Halo on a daily basis and effective lit review writing?”
Josh dedicates a quote about roads or paths taken and not taken to Blake. At first I thought he meant this Blake, but later realized he meant this Blake. Josh muses about the difference it might make concerning the paths taken or not taken. Ah, a wonderful metaphor– Is it Frost’s, or Ts’ui Pen’s, or Lao Tzu’s path we are talking about?
Yellow Pine Willie has started his blog and shares some photos with us.
Thanks for all the good blogging and I hope you all had a great 4th. See you Monday in Covell.
