are you a fan of hers?
is her "big heart" the reason for her phenomenal success?
explain
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
#33 the cars in the bronx and palo alto
how can we apply the lessons of this "experiment" to life here at IDCI?
Monday, November 30, 2009
not a blog...MAKE A POSTER
choices:
1. canned food drive: it's annual, it's awesome, it's necessary, think me to We right here at home,
collected fri dec 11th
2. IDOLS...it's annual, it's awesome, it's fun, pd 3-4 ...Friday December 18th, 2009
3. IPOD Raffle...1st prize: 8gb ipod nano (black)
2nd prize: $50 gift card to the Rock Pit in Woodstock
all proceeds to Me2We
draw Thursday December 17th
4. Me to We Style
Me to We t shirts ethically made (sweatshop free/organic cotton)
in Canada
$20 (tax included)
Christmas orders must be in by December 4th
(non-Christmas order to follow)
p.s. styles can be viewed at: www.metowestyle.com
1. canned food drive: it's annual, it's awesome, it's necessary, think me to We right here at home,
collected fri dec 11th
2. IDOLS...it's annual, it's awesome, it's fun, pd 3-4 ...Friday December 18th, 2009
3. IPOD Raffle...1st prize: 8gb ipod nano (black)
2nd prize: $50 gift card to the Rock Pit in Woodstock
all proceeds to Me2We
draw Thursday December 17th
4. Me to We Style
Me to We t shirts ethically made (sweatshop free/organic cotton)
in Canada
$20 (tax included)
Christmas orders must be in by December 4th
(non-Christmas order to follow)
p.s. styles can be viewed at: www.metowestyle.com
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
#31 secrets of success
the ted video lists 8 secrets to success....cut yours down to 3 and explain your thinking
Saturday, November 21, 2009
#30 belonging
other than family, identify the group you feel most connected to and explain why this connection is important to you.....it might be your basketball team, your church youth group, your 4H group, your writers' workshop class...whatever...what is it for you and what role do you see it playing in your life
#29 lions and tiger and zebras..oh my
p.95
how can we apply the lessons of the zebras to our own lives here at home?
how can we apply the lessons of the zebras to our own lives here at home?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
#26...not for this mid-term report
but if you want to get ahead...
page 82-83 says that we all can move from me to we just by drawing on 4 basic skills we already possess..which of these four do you think is the most important to develop if we are to become "more we"? it's not easy to choose but pick one and explain
page 82-83 says that we all can move from me to we just by drawing on 4 basic skills we already possess..which of these four do you think is the most important to develop if we are to become "more we"? it's not easy to choose but pick one and explain
Thursday, November 5, 2009
#25 violence prevention workshops
how did yours go?
why do you think we do these things?
are they important?
how do we reach those who don't care?
should we try?
given the number of different approaches used over the years.....teacher-led, student-led, uwo-led, plays, interactive dramatizations, discussions, role-playing activities etc....etc...how can we best get the message across to high school students in the time allotted?
why do you think we do these things?
are they important?
how do we reach those who don't care?
should we try?
given the number of different approaches used over the years.....teacher-led, student-led, uwo-led, plays, interactive dramatizations, discussions, role-playing activities etc....etc...how can we best get the message across to high school students in the time allotted?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
blog #22 (it's in 3 parts)
read pg 50-64
and blog on the following:
Tim's story / the rain in Kenya and surviving survivor
and blog on the following:
Tim's story / the rain in Kenya and surviving survivor
Friday, October 16, 2009
blog #21 status through a playing card
what card were you?
how were you treated?
how did it feel?
why do we do this?
what relevance does an activity such as this have for students in a leadership class?
how were you treated?
how did it feel?
why do we do this?
what relevance does an activity such as this have for students in a leadership class?
blog #20 the blade runner
should he be able to compete with "able-bodied" athletees in competitions such as the Olympic Games
blog #18 the roseto mystery....what's your explanation
- The Roseto Mystery- from a blog by Kevin G. Harney
Outliers is subtitled, “The Story of Success.” As always, Malcolm Gladwell looks at life and brings fresh and surprising insights. As much as I loved Tipping Point, I think Outliers is Malcolm’s best book to date. His writing style is growing sharper and each chapter brought new and intriguing insights about what really leads to success. With every new facet of the book, I found myself gaining great insight to sources of success that I had never really thought about.
In the section, The Roseto Mystery, Gladwell investigates a town of Immigrants who left Roseto Italy in the 1880s and 1890s to come to America. Most of these people settled in one area of Pennsylvania which they eventually named after the town they come from in the old world. The new Roseto looked very much like their old town, everyone in it spoke Italian, and in the early 1900s it was a little island (like any other small immigrant towns around that part of America) unto itself.
Where the story gets interesting is in the 1950s. A doctor in the region of Roseto commented to a researcher that he rarely found anyone from that area who dealt with heart disease. At that time there were many people researching heart disease so this presented a mystery worth investigating. Also, at that time, before cholesterol lowering drugs, many men died young because of heart disease. As the research was done, sure enough, this little community had staggeringly healthy hearts. The heart disease in men was shockingly low compared to the surrounding area and national averages. The team researched the diet of these people, their exercise patterns, and all the usual suspects when it comes to heart disease. To their surprise, there were no dietary behavior or normal health pattern that surfaced to indicate why these people were so healthy. They finally concluded it was not a physical dynamic.
I’ll let you read the whole story in the book, but here was the conclusion. Their health was positively impacted because of their commitment to community. They shared meals together, sat on porches in the evenings, talked and laughed. They greeted each other warmly as they met in the streets. The people in the town of Roseto seemed to really love each other, care for each other, and function as a big family.
What a message for our day and age.
Outliers is subtitled, “The Story of Success.” As always, Malcolm Gladwell looks at life and brings fresh and surprising insights. As much as I loved Tipping Point, I think Outliers is Malcolm’s best book to date. His writing style is growing sharper and each chapter brought new and intriguing insights about what really leads to success. With every new facet of the book, I found myself gaining great insight to sources of success that I had never really thought about.
In the section, The Roseto Mystery, Gladwell investigates a town of Immigrants who left Roseto Italy in the 1880s and 1890s to come to America. Most of these people settled in one area of Pennsylvania which they eventually named after the town they come from in the old world. The new Roseto looked very much like their old town, everyone in it spoke Italian, and in the early 1900s it was a little island (like any other small immigrant towns around that part of America) unto itself.
Where the story gets interesting is in the 1950s. A doctor in the region of Roseto commented to a researcher that he rarely found anyone from that area who dealt with heart disease. At that time there were many people researching heart disease so this presented a mystery worth investigating. Also, at that time, before cholesterol lowering drugs, many men died young because of heart disease. As the research was done, sure enough, this little community had staggeringly healthy hearts. The heart disease in men was shockingly low compared to the surrounding area and national averages. The team researched the diet of these people, their exercise patterns, and all the usual suspects when it comes to heart disease. To their surprise, there were no dietary behavior or normal health pattern that surfaced to indicate why these people were so healthy. They finally concluded it was not a physical dynamic.
I’ll let you read the whole story in the book, but here was the conclusion. Their health was positively impacted because of their commitment to community. They shared meals together, sat on porches in the evenings, talked and laughed. They greeted each other warmly as they met in the streets. The people in the town of Roseto seemed to really love each other, care for each other, and function as a big family.
What a message for our day and age.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
blog #17 me to we continued
pg 46....10% stopped
do you think it's as significant as they do that 90% didn't stop, especially given what they were studying and where they were going? (or is it no big deal?) thoughts?
do you think it's as significant as they do that 90% didn't stop, especially given what they were studying and where they were going? (or is it no big deal?) thoughts?
blog #15
fall clean up...anywhere to go yet? will you need a place to go?
halloween for hunger...you in?
let me know in your blog
halloween for hunger...you in?
let me know in your blog
Monday, October 12, 2009
blog #14 erin gruwell and leadership
define leadership (in your own words) and explain whether or not you feel Erin Gruwell met that definition
blog #13
Friday's Stair Climb door-to door info sessions
how did it go?/observations/suggestions?
if you were not here, suggest ways in which more idci students can get involved in the united way stair climb (how could we increase participation?)
how did it go?/observations/suggestions?
if you were not here, suggest ways in which more idci students can get involved in the united way stair climb (how could we increase participation?)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
blog #12 ATTITUDE
follow up from yesterday's World Leadership Conference presentation and the class responses to the "technology" youtube video....the handout..."attitude"....respond
Monday, September 28, 2009
blog #11 J-Mac...what can we learn from this magical night?
well..
apply it to IDCI
what can we take from this ?
apply it to IDCI
what can we take from this ?
Friday, September 25, 2009
the canadian flag...blog #8
where you happy with the product?
were you happy with the process?
how could the product have been better?
how could the "task" have been improved?
were you happy with the process?
how could the product have been better?
how could the "task" have been improved?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
the first post
the first post
the blogs so far
1. what do you hope to accomplish this semester in leadership?
2. obama's back to school speech....thoughts?
3. idci....what does it mean to you?
4. me to we ....what does this mean to you?
5. the book: craig's story..thoughts?
6. kim's story...thoughts?
7. marc's story...thoughts?
the blogs so far
1. what do you hope to accomplish this semester in leadership?
2. obama's back to school speech....thoughts?
3. idci....what does it mean to you?
4. me to we ....what does this mean to you?
5. the book: craig's story..thoughts?
6. kim's story...thoughts?
7. marc's story...thoughts?
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