Jo Ann Nash

“One Less:  One less word, one less gesture, one less song, one less TV program, one less text message that has anything to do with violence… [or intolerance]” - Penn Hills High School Principal Anita Stagger

Forrest Gump: That's all I have to say about that.

Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence (DOS), a national youth movement bringing awareness to bullying, name-calling and harassment.  Zero-Tolerance is the answer to establishing a school environment where all students feel safe and respected.

http://www.dayofsilence.org/

“Don’t Laugh at Me”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVjbo8dW9c8&feature=BF&list=FLDfKaSBmHT8o&index=36

That's So Gay - Wanda Sykes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS0GVOQPs0

Please write for 5min. then read or write for the rest of class.

Teaching Tolerance

http://www.tolerance.org/?source=redirect&url=teachingtolerance

Southern Poverty Law Center - “Bullied”

Fighting Hate ~Teaching Tolerance ~Seeking Justice

http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/splc-s-new-anti-bullying-film-and-teaching-kit-now-available-to-educators-for-onli

"Select a poem, pocket it, carry it, and share it..."
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406

"Moments"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzriEXPJ1-k&list=FLDfKaSBmHT8o&playnext=1

“We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others
as representatives of groups.”  ~Deborah Tannen

“Strangers” Short Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpjHSiQLPmA
 

Forrest Gump: Stupid is as stupid does.

After the 60 Minutes’ clip (see Tuesday’s blog) one student noted,

“If more of us were like him [Albert Pujols] …

things would be so much better.”  Indeed.

Write Mr. Pujols a note?

Post a comment on CBS’ blog?

My Boo’s Blog Leander ISD Suicide

http://www.organicgreendoctor.com/2011/04/its-so-sad-garden-stuff.html

This cool blog and review:

http://lksgrabbag.com/2011/02/20/sunday-february-20th-2011/

13 Reasons Why

http://www.thirteenreasonswhy.com/

“But starting with her first suicide attempt at seven…”

A student struggles with bi-polar disorder:

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Innocence-Growing-Bipolar/dp/1439176213#reader_1439176213

Forrest Gump: I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/quotes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx1XawNAvGY

"In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned.
 'A house divided against itself cannot stand,'
but most Americans were confident that the forces
of cohesion in the young republic would continue to triumph
over the forces of division."
http://www.nps.gov/features/waso/cw150th/reflections/eve-of-war/

"Albert Pujols: a superstar off and on the field "

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7362328n&tag=related;photovideo

“What's normal anyways?” ~Mrs. Gump Forrest Gump

Check out the Multiple Intelligence “Snowflake”

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html

And interview with Howard Gardner:

http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-howard-gardner-video

" We are ALL only temporarily abled."  ~Unknown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3vmpM2FGzU&feature=related

"Today is a Good Day" anecdote

Enter the imagination of a blind 5 yr old...
"I write with my ears, nose, mouth, and fingers..."
http://www.linktv.org/docdebut

"Read, read, read.  Read everything- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it.  Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master.  Read!  You'll absorb it.  Then write."  William Faulkner

http://www.coebooth.com/bio.html

Review of Kendra:
"Tyrell might be one of my favorite YA novels of all time, so you can imagine my joy when I opened a box from Scholastic that contained Coe Booth‘s second novel, Kendra, coming in October.  For those worried about a sophomore slump, I have one word for you:  Don’t.  Kendra is every bit as raw and thought-provoking as Tyrell was, even though the voices sound very different."

http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/07/16/books-to-watch-out-for-kendra-by-coe-booth/

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/05/135163006/aggies-beat-notre-dame-76-70-for-1st-ncaa-title
Hoops, Hope, and the Game of Their Lives” The Assist by Neil Swidey

http://www.theassist.net/

Model Dedication:

“For Denise, my partner in everything I do, and for my parents, Samuel and Mary Swidey, my first and finest teachers."

Read & Discuss “Prologue” (before the word)
"...no matter how tough life may get, these guys would do anything to change places with you." (5)

“An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.” — Kristi Yamaguchi, world champion figure skater

“Where Amazing Happens”

Interview with Brittney Griner:  Texas Monthly  “Growing in a rural area of Houston, I dreamed of flying planes and working on cars--pretty much anything but playing basketball.”  by Brian D. Sweany. 38.6 (June 2010): p.56(2). (633 words) From General OneFile. See Library Research Resources

 ESPN Sports Science

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6258228&categoryid=2378529