15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
On 11/08/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
On 10/31/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
On 10/31/2012,
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On 10/24/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
On 10/19/2012,
in faith, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, society,
by Daniel Christian
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.”
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“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,”
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On 09/22/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
On 09/18/2012,
in ethics, face-to-face, hearts -- matters of the heart, online learning, policy, strategy, student-related,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
The wetakeyourclass.com website below is very disturbing in terms of the questions it raises — though such questions and activities are certainly not limited to what occurs in the online classroom, as evidenced by The Shadow Scholar (from The Chronicle by Ed Dante) where a man confessed to writing ~5,000 scholarly papers for students, including grad students.
Questions:
- Should the owners of this site go to jail? Or is this just capitalism gone awry?
- Does this business make a profit? If so, why and what does that say?
- Is this type of thing happening for just a handful of people out there? How would we know? Can the turnitin.com’s of the world detect/stop this?
- If their services are in demand, should that inform or influence any differences in the strategies or pedagogies we utilize within higher education? Do we need to re-evaluate what’s really being achieved and not achieved? That is, if employers didn’t look to a college degree, would students come to learn anyway or would they be gone by morning?
- What, if anything, does it say about students’ ethics? Matters of the heart?
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Look at some of the “services,” “benefits,” and messages being offered therein:
- We take your online classes for you and you get an A
Underlying message: We’ll help you get that piece of paper so you can move on to what really counts. (Don’t worry about not knowing anything…you won’t have to prove yourself later on…and never mind about your work ethic, this is a one-time-cutting-the-corners type of decision, right? Isn’t it? Isn’t it?!) - Life is too short to spend on classes you have no interest in
- Give us a deadline and we will meet it!
Underlying message: Corporations outsource many things, why shouldn’t you? (Never mind that learning should be your core business and should not be outsourced.)
How about you all, what are some questions that this type of thing raises in your minds?
On 09/14/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
On 09/14/2012,
in budgets, cost of getting a degree, hearts -- matters of the heart, higher education, K-12 related, Michigan, society,
by Daniel Christian
Excerpt:
Back in November 2005, when this year’s graduates were in sixth grade, the superintendent of Kalamazoo’s public schools, Janice M. Brown, shocked the community by announcing that unnamed donors were pledging to pay the tuition at Michigan’s public colleges, universities and community colleges for every student who graduated from the district’s high schools. All of a sudden, students who had little hope of higher education saw college in their future. Called the Kalamazoo Promise, the program — blind to family income levels, to pupils’ grades and even to disciplinary and criminal records — would be the most inclusive, most generous scholarship program in America.
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From DSC:
- I would like to thank the anonymous donors who created and continue to sustain the Kalamazoo Promise; and to recognize their humility and service to society. They didn’t announce their gifts with trumpets; rather, they quietly gave without wanting to put their names to these enormous, life-changing gifts. What a great example for many of the nation’s top 1%-5% to follow! It’s amazing what generous hearts can do. The LORD knows who did it and continues to do it.
4 Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
On 08/30/2012,
in attention, economics, health, hearts -- matters of the heart, K-12 related, learning, learning theories, society, United States,
by Daniel Christian
More than 16 million U.S. children currently live in food insecure households, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These families too often confront a painful choice—pay bills, provide shelter, or put food on the table. To address this increasing need, nonprofits, foundations, government, and corporations must work together to make sure more children have access to the safety net programs that can provide them with the food they need to thrive.
— Collaboration and Partnerships: The Path to Ending Child Hunger
Neil Nicoll, YMCA of the USA – Posted August 27, 2012
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