Wk3 Reading

Being positive is about making every effort to create an environment that nourishes love and respect not just for family but in all walks of life. The father in the book made every effort to create and maintain distance between him and his son and it seems that these type of walls are very common among members of numerous families.
The author mentions that children are interested in popular music and I believe that parents are responsible for that and the reason is that parents has the opportunity to embed a little about the arts in their children. Does not cost anything but to listen few minutes a day and the children are exposed to and maybe they like a piece or two. I learned this from my father who just to listen to classical music every now and then, and from there I discovered I like Stravinsky and Chopin (I've passed the practice to my daughter adding The Beatles to the listening)

Wk3 Project

Working on on finalizing the thesis has taken its toll on my time. It is challenging to scholarly write and I do the best I can. I have practiced my script and made my images but still need lots of retouches here and there I am looking forward to share my product to get feedback and constructive criticism.
I feel that my media project is not that great because every time I see it I find an error or two, but I keep working on it. I can wait to see some other products to see and ask questions about particular process followed by my classmates.
I really feel that everything is going to be alright.
I was making a video and I tried to make it slow-motion and it seems that I will not be able to do so. The reason being is that it is mostly text and static graphics and I am hoping to at least use it in the the introduction.

Considering

I am sitting today thinking about the future and I rediscover that I know many things and that many others, I ignore. As I sit here at my computer, I see one or two projects that have to do with electronic repair and I have neglected for about three months or so. Well, I pick a day to work and complete both of them, a week from today, Monday March 22nd.
Meanwhile, I continue to write and rewrite the modifications/changes/revisions/additions/deletions and whatever it takes to complete this thesis. At the same time I remember a quote by Henry Ford:

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/henry_ford_2.html

Wk2 Miscelanous

I kept the starfish segment in my mind and I keep going back to read its words and I encounter more meaning to the lines. One of those times rereading it I saw the value of a little help we can give to others in challenging situations like hungriness, homeless, jobless, et. The help I am referring to means a lot to the recipient, but to a person that wants to avoid helping others or don't want to assist in any way means nothing. That takes me to think about how and when do change our mind about things and usually is when we are standing on the other side, that's when our mind changes in a hurry. The reason is that we are not watching from afar but we are in the presence of whatever it is the case at hand i.e. an automobile accident seems different when somebody had one than when we are in one. So, I find the association or threads to be guiding me to think some more about life in general.

Wk 2 Comment

Comment on Jorge's Week 2 Reading

WHAT A CONCEPT! Treat others as you would have them treat you!!!

I am really excited that Benjamin Zander has brought to the surface, a long awaited "Apology" sought to speak, on the behavior of many who are in charge or in position of power. It's quite one thing to influence others through the process of rote and tradition but quite another to do it with care and respect.

The idea that so much can be accomplished through the power of 'sharing power' that it may have been too simple a concept to warrant the interest of the elite and affluent and even a greater feat, for the intellectual to fathom.

In his passage, he spoke of events plagued with ritualistic behavior (during times when 'Maestros' conducted Orchestra). Many conductors thought themselves to be Master and Lord of their ship (Conducting an Orchestra in layman's term [WHOOA - Did I just become snobbish??]).

His ability to detach himself from "himself" allowing others to peer into the realm of participation especially at these crucial points of events serve to prove that a leader learns to lead
by following and setting examples. GOOD JOB Mr. Sanders!


Jorge, I want to share my experience like the detachment you mention on what I did for new teachers in foreign languages at the school where I worked. I was the Chairman of Foreign Languages and part of my assignments was to lead the clubs and after my first 2 years I decided to pass that leadership to new teachers in their second year at the school. I felt good about it and these new teachers shone in their roles as club leaders. (New teachers came to foreign language every two years and leave because they were part of a teacher education from the University of Notre Dame)

Wk2 Reading

To practice, teaching oneself to become a contribution gives me a sense of realization as a part of this global existence that all living things are intertwined with one another. I think that the pride of ownership concept is close to feeling as a contributor because in the end the changes are both good.

I was reading and the memories stirred up in my head about a boy that was convinced by his teachers that he was failure, no good student, useless individual in the classroom, and stupid. That boy continued growing up and got to high school due to his father's pressure on him. The first day of classes in chemistry he was placed in the leaders chair when he answered a question that no other student could answer right away. He had to share to the class how to arrive to a simple explanation of the chemical reaction presented, so he became temporarily a leader. That day "La Moiza" ,(The teacher), empowered the life of that young man and sent him all the way to compete for the top performers for the next three years of high school. I associate the opportunity to give someone a chance to be all that they can be as an empowerment that can be used over and over, like that boy has done.

Rule Number Six was a treat that brings a view of how humor may change the outcome of any situation, and maybe even used in serious situation appearing uncontrollable. Agreements take place easily when there is an open and sincere approach when searching for the truth, like the case in the story of the old and young partners.

I see light at the end of the tunnel

I have been at a battle with individuals that failed to correct errors and my tuition is due two days after the final draft of the thesis and it wasn't until yesterday that one responsible person offer to act on my behalf.
Maybe attending graduation, but my stress level has decreased considerably. I started to read today and working on my blogs. On Tuesday during class the Internet connection lost power and the bandwidth was bouncing up and down and finally yesterday became useless. Spoke to a customer rep. and she said to change the modem from 2005 to a newer version so I did this morning and it is working as supposed.
Yea! for me, my tuition, and my Internet connection. :)