tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67368173846296437832024-03-04T21:39:15.920-08:00Hafa Adai A multi-authored blog sharing thoughts about Culture, Climbing, Cheese and Connections to Professional Lifebouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-20411700246180646772017-01-15T17:21:00.001-08:002017-01-15T18:50:14.688-08:00Checking facts and all that <br />
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Not only did I learn how cool it is to be uncool these days, but during my 4-1/2 hour time with Misa and after I showed her this cartoon my friend Peter shared with me, I have some new ideas for a future lesson. It's so awesome to have a kid the same age as the students I teach. Here's the cartoon Peter sent me which prompted our discussion.<br />
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How are you consuming content in the media these days? How are you consuming content in a face-to-face discussion? I'm talking about facts and truth, and how truth is affected when facts are diminished, when facts are incomplete, and when facts are confused with opinions. Imagine how easy it can be to manipulate thinking in a world where no one questions the content that they come across in their online and personal lives. Think about Paul Horner who purposely creates Fake News on a fake news site. He said:<br />
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<i>Honestly, people are definitely dumber. They just keep passing stuff around. Nobody fact checks anything anymore ... It's real scary. I've never seen anything like it.</i><br />
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This comes from a guy who knows just how easy it can be to manipulate thinking. This comes from a guy with motivation to manipulate thinking. Cause after all, he earns a living creating fake news, and he's definitely not the only person out there creating fake news - he's just one who willingly talked about it in an interview with the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/17/facebook-fake-news-writer-i-think-donald-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of-me/?utm_term=.6c893091a752" target="_blank">Washington Post.</a><br />
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How can we teach our kids and challenge ourselves to act responsibly in a world with no filters? When anyone with any agenda - whether it's political or social or personal - can push their ideas no matter how flawed or incomplete or confusing they are? Misa and I came up with three ideas to help kids (and not a bad thing to pass on to adults, too) consume content critically and begin to make distinctions between what is real and true and factual and what simply, is not.<br />
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1) Common sense matters. I think common sense is learned and modeled and comes when you talk about things on different levels. Sometimes it seems like common sense and intuition go hand and hand and nowadays, both cannot be assumed. It also takes asking others for their take on sketchy news or ideas - Does the idea or piece of news make sense? Is it believable?<br />
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2) Know what reliable and credible mean. Learn how to detect funny looking web addresses. Learn how to find out more about authors of a piece or founders of a site. Get lots of practice analyzing visuals, charts, graphs and data. If you feel skeptical about content on Buzz Feed or if you're mesmerized by Snapchat's resources, then you definitely should check in and do some fact checking.<br />
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3) Teach loaded words and how words carry emotional and intellectual weight. Learn how authors use bias that tend to push readers in a certain way. I mean, it's not that a person's opinion is automatically wrong, but more that the audience has to learn to question the author and the author's intent.<br />
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So get on with it. Check the facts and know when shit is made-up and don't believe stupid stuff.<br />
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There were other things going on this week like blurry snapchats of people who don't do snapchat but who I really like to snap pics of for my snapchat story ...<br />
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And the Martin Luther King Jr. banquet with Principal Foreman and Mr. Haste honoring outstanding youth ...<br />
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My sweet nephew Kai ...<br />
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And of course Pako the puppy ...<br />
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<br />bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-53840778480891959962017-01-01T06:43:00.001-08:002019-11-19T14:35:43.726-08:00Happy New Year 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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These people made me a better person in 2016. And Pako the puppy, is everything. And you know, everything is everything. Happy New Year! </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For a lot of good reasons, Boulders Climbing Gym is a special place. Lots of people come and go, and lots have been there long enough to be a part of its blueprint of change. I don't really remember ever </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">not knowing </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Andrea Fellenz - she's one of the most positive females I enjoy, and certainly one I admire for strength and setting routes. When I learned she was pregnant and saw her climbing while pregnant, I was just really, really excited for her, for Ben, for the community. I wanted to check in with her - selfishly, to get her pregnancy and birth story in writing, but also just to get to know her since our paths mostly crossed as climbers. I learned some big things and a few little things - like her vice being beer with dinner and she indulges in chocolate ice cream, but my favorite part of this interview are her stories about swimming and mountain biking. Enjoy! -Vera</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was born and raised in New York, growing up in a suburb of New York City. I went to college at Colgate University, (located in central NY) where I majored in biology. After graduation I spent a year working at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland before heading to graduate school in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Grad school is what brought me out to Madison. I never imagined I would stay in Wisconsin after school, but I found a place that really felt like home and people I love, so I have never considered leaving. After finishing my masters degree I started working full time in the same lab that I did my graduate work in. Since that time I have changed positions but still work at the University. My position is part of the Primate Center, offering services to support research in virology. Our work mainly supports research in AIDS, Influenza and Zika virus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have lots of great childhood memories. As a child we spent lots of time hiking and playing outdoors which has certainly influenced who I’ve grown up to be. I think is extremely important to nurture a love of and respect for the nature/outdoors. When I was little (2 or 3) my dad was training for a big backpacking trip. He would always take me hiking with him. He says I was good training weight for his pack. He could hike with me sitting on his shoulders. He says this worked out great except that I would complain about someone having sweaty shoulders.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is definitely a difference between school and education, though I believe both are very important. School provides materials to teach you how to learn, and follows a certain curriculum. I think education, in addition to schooling also encompasses learning life skills, common sense, life experiences, and learning how to survive in the world. The two can and hopefully do overlap quite a bit, but education goes well beyond the classroom. I feel that I was very fortunate growing up where I did. My parents made sure they lived in a town that had excellent schools. A lot of value was put on education there, and as a result I had a lot of excellent teachers (and a few that were not so great). It is hard to pick one from grade school that stands out above the rest, especially since it was so long ago. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was particularly close with my college advisor, and he was influential on my life. I first met him when I took his molecular biology class. I thought he would make a good advisor and I was interested in his research, so I worked in his lab for several semesters. He later told me that at Colgate they usually don’t allow sophomores to work in the labs and (standard practice here at UW though) the other professors thought he was crazy, but he took a chance on me anyway. This was the start of what would later become my career. Aside from giving me that opportunity, my advisor was someone I could talk to and get advice from. He taught me all the basics about working in a lab. In fact, when I look at the good habits I have developed for working in the lab, most of them came from him. He helped me figure out what I was going to do with my life and how to do it. I can also credit him with first exposing me to the Grateful Dead. I don’t know if there was ever a bigger fan.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the beginning of the second trimester I switched from bouldering and lead climbing to only top-roping (and only in the gym). By the 3rd trimester I did notice a drop off in my ability to do certain things. For me it was hard not to get frustrated when I couldn't climb at my normal level, but I just reminded myself that this is a temporary setback, and it is totally worth it. In the end though I was just really happy that I was able to climb at all, so coming to the gym and doing a bunch of easy routes was fun for me. I found it helpful/inspirational to read some of Beth Rodden’s blogs and research on climbing while pregnant and while raising a young child. I also found it helpful to talk to some of the other women at Boulders (including Vera) about their experiences. People were very encouraging and supportive, which makes a huge difference.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fitz’s birth was certainly exciting. We had low amniotic fluid levels, which complicated things. During labor his heart rate dropped a few times. Fortunately we were able to recover it quickly each time, but this led to urgency in delivering him. It seemed increasingly likely that we would need an emergency c-section. In the end, thanks to the excellent medical care we received we were able to avoid the c-section and Fitz was born safe and healthy. I didn’t know what to expect, so the whole process was somewhat surprising for me (and Ben). The hardest part was how scary it was when Fitz’s heart rate dropped. We were of course very worried each time. Aside from the low fluid levels complicating the delivery, things went relatively smoothly. Our doctors and nurses provided excellent care and made us feel safe and well taken care of. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is hard to explain how life has changed. The instant Fitz was born I knew things would never be quite the same. Fitz has already brought so much love and joy to our lives! We are adapting to life as parents and learning to put Fitz’s needs before ours. We are trying to do things as a family and not just as Ben and Andrea. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e11920a7-ebee-8808-358b-a2b274e28c9f" style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I don’t know that I ever had a specific plan. It was not all that long ago though that we wondered whether we would have a child. We both always thought we would want to have a family but were waiting for the right time. We have been very happy and were hesitant to make any changes. Then we decided that the only thing we were missing was a child. The next thing we knew, our family has grown and our lives have changed for the better!</span></span></span></div>
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What if I switched it to "student <i>empowerment</i>?" This just means that I teach students the skills and knowledge to <i>pursue</i> their passions, and interests, and ultimately, their future. Students are in charge. They own it. I got to thinking about this because I've been teaching an integrated ELA/SS unit and we've been studying Haiti through the eyes of a Haitian graffiti artist named Jerry Moise Rosembert. Students analyzed his graffiti as visual text to determine the meaning of the social issues in Haiti. Then, to make a global to community connection, we had the dopest artist come in - his name is Philip Salamone, and he's an artist/muralist with a studio on the east side of Madison. My students really got into his presentation and his work - they were inspired and taken by him. But the truth is, I did all of that planning and decision making. And honestly, <i>I </i>felt really <i>empowered. </i><br />
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So imagine - imagine what could happen if the next unit of study was mostly designed by my students: They decide some of the content and they search and seek out guest artists and presenters. Imagine if they were to be decision makers and got to determine the skills and knowledge <i>they</i> need in order to pursue their interests, passions, and future. Imagine how <i>empowering </i>that would be <i>for them. </i><br />
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So ... yeah. That's the school life!<br />
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Here's what has been going on the past month or so ... a little climbing and a lot of school activities, including our CHOW (Choosing Healthy Options in Wisconsin), where local chefs come in and cook with our students. I also get to post a lil video of Katie doing the finals problem at the last Boulders comp - she's so humbly awesome, and I love that I can steal moments from her. And couldn't resist snapping a pic of Stacey on one of our rare weekend indoor climbing ventures :) Enjoy -- hope fall season has been amazing for you.<br />
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A student came up to me on Friday in the midst of group work and said, "Ms. Naputi I feel angry and I don't know why." A minute prior to that interaction, there wasn't anything happening within her group to set her off and she even told me it had nothing to do with her group members or the task. In fact, she said she was having fun with the project. We talked for 5 minutes max. Then she went back to her group and 15 minutes later, participated in a pretty kick-ass presentation of the food web. <div>
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Imagine that type of exchange <i>throughout </i>the day. And I'm not talking about <i>me. </i>I'm talking about kids who bounce around like that. Some keep those feelings to themselves, others talk it out with a peer, a few act it out in disruptive ways, and only 2 or 3 are bold and comfortable enough to approach a teacher to release those random moments of anger. </div>
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During passing time, I had a quick discussion with a group of girls, including that student, about current events, which is a weekly discussion we have on Fridays. They were clearly animated and eager to share what mattered to them in the news, and disappointed we ran out of time. That incredibly brief exchange was fueled with anger and confusion about community and world news. The role educators play in promoting peace within ourselves and our students is tremendous which got me thinking <i>again</i> about being intentional and concrete as teachers. Here are two suggestions: </div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Facilitate conversations about injustices. </i>Be for real. Protecting our kids by avoiding issues of turmoil is a delay strategy. They need every opportunity to be a citizen starting with an outlet to express their feelings. For the Clinton-Trump debate, every student was required to watch at least 15 minutes. Many watched more or sat through the whole thing. The first thing on their minds Tuesday morning was downloading their <i>feelings of anger </i>related to the debate. They did this in community, safely, and instructionally. And in the end, I asked the question: <i>Now what problem do you want to solve? </i> And most directly identified <i>race and equality </i>as their issue to solve<i>. </i>Now the real work begins. </div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Call out divisiveness.</i> Teach words like <i>spew</i> and variations of the word, <i>system,</i> so they can identify bias, points of views, threats, and preferences. They need lots of examples and modeling to be able to withhold and denounce blanket statements and generalizations. I listen very closely to what my kids are saying and the words and phrases they choose. When they overtly used "ghetto," we investigated that word historically and contextually. When they used "slay" and "bitch" freely, we went to the source and together critically analyzed lyrics and video and words in the dictionary. Words and ideas have connotations that create divisiveness. Equality suffers when even the seemingly smallest things go unquestioned. </div>
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So that's what I've been thinking about lately, especially in response to my student's statement about feeling angry and not knowing why. I"m not saying her anger was because of injustices or divisiveness, but when you're inundated throughout the day with bits of subtle pieces here and there, the source gets muddled. So I have to start somewhere and my reflection led me there. The truth is we all have that lil bit of anger churning around and sometimes we don't know why. But the good news is that along with waging a battle of anger within yourself, there is the chance to also wage the battle for peace, and that's one thing we can sort through with our students. </div>
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On that peace-filled note, here's what has been happening on the home and school front. I hope you all got a chance to read Kenji's interview (my last post) and are doing something outside in nature!</div>
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-78670890987489294862016-09-18T00:22:00.001-07:002016-09-18T05:25:34.586-07:00What's Going On: Kenji Haroutunian on Stories and Influences <i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Young adolescents are some of my favorite thinkers and tellers, often reminding me that grown-ups need more opportunities to reveal parts of themselves that are often hidden behind day-to-day masks. Just as I do with my students, I love probing others to think and tell their stories. This time around I asked Kenji Haroutunian about his life experiences, and man! You don't get a life of depth and dimension unless it's shaped by people, places, and events that make you so. My favorite part of Kenji's interview was learning about the small moments that shaped him, that one of his goals is to climb 5.10 trad again, and that he is grateful for Gohan. Enjoy the read, and thank you Kenji for being a part of Hafa Adai!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One story I like to tell was when I was about 11, and my little brother Ben was 5. I had invited him to ride bikes with my crew (of older kids) in the ‘hood, and he was tagging along on a bike he couldn’t even sit in and reach the pedals. At some point, he disappeared from the group, and I turned around to go look for him. I found him at the end of our dead-end street, where the dirt strip that parallels the train tracks was. He was off his bike, crying out loud, and 4-5 young thugs were stripping the bike with tools so they could carry it in parts back to wherever. I stopped on my bike, staring blankly and clueless on what I should do. Suddenly I just started yelling for my Dad… who was 20 miles away at work. Still, the idea that ‘Dad’ was going to show up was enough to freak these punk kids out and they jumped on their own bikes and sped off. Leaving Ben and I to walk our bikes home together.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">I was always curious, and so school to me was mostly something I valued and looked forward to. I never even questioned the value of school; what else was I to do? Because of this attitude about school (which incidentally my siblings did not necessarily share), I have many great memories from classes, retreats, sports and reunions. I remember all of my teachers, even kindergarten. Once in high school, it gets fuzzy, but still, I had some outstanding teachers. Some great coaches too - people I respected and admired, sometimes. </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.656;">All that said, not any one teacher really stands out for me; I can name special parts of many classes, and some weaknesses of a few teachers I had, but really I appreciated all of them. I suppose one instructor I had in junior College turned me on to Geography, which became my major at UCLA and is still a lens I understand the world through in a significant way today. He’s one teacher I cannot remember the name of though!</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Bruce Lee</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - martial artist and life coach - shattered the Asians-in-TV barrier.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Benner </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">- radio DJ philosopher - helped me understand the limitations of ‘either/or’ thinking. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Michio Kaku</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Futurist and physicist - helped me understand technology’s push forward and the human tendency toward humanness… regardless.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Ichiro Suzuki </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">- among the most skilled athletes ever, broke through the perceived barrier of Japanese sports vs. American.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Buckminster Fuller</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - a ‘Design Scientist’ who anticipated societal needs and invented many incredibly useful items like the Geodesic Dome and the Dymaxion Map.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">John Moynier</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - fit my first pair of hiking boots! A friend and mentor from my days in scouts, then working at A16, then wrote the freakin’ books on backcountry skiing in the Sierra. A badass but utterly humble mountaineer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Andres Segovia</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - legendary guitarist who single-handedly put classical guitar on the map of traditional classical music… saw him live perform at 86 yrs old, had a huge impact on me.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Bonnie Raitt</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - beautiful songwriter, arranger and singer who may or may not have made me cry</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Morihei Ueshiba</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - founder of Aikido, created an incredibly powerful yet utterly gentle art-meets-dance-meets-martial art. There is no Aikido competition or contest, only exhibition. There is no opponent, only forces and movement and energy to be understood and manipulated… in an instant.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Jared Diamond </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">- author of ‘Guns, Germs, and Steel’, ‘The Third Chimpanzee’, and ‘Collapse’, and Geography professor at my alma mater.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Dalai Lama</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - the exiled cultural and spiritual leader of Tibet. A fascinating story of a man and a people.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Rafer Johnson</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - Olympian and crasher of the race ceiling in sports; a graceful, thoughtful and generous man who I am acquainted with a bit.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Dave Grohl</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - songwriter and multi-instrumentalist… I’m really in love with Sonic Highways.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Lynn Hill </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">- climbing athlete and iconic woman of sport.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Terry Tempest Williams </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">- a truly powerful wordsmith who uses silence more beautifully than anyone I’ve ever known. It makes her words even more powerful… this is true often in music writing/performance too. She is a ‘wordsician’. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Second, is to participate in equity and diversity initiatives in your workplace and wherever you spend time. Becoming first aware of inequity in its subtle forms, and working to raise awareness in oneself, and then others. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>In what ways does community influence you and your decisions? </b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;">That's an interesting question. In some ways, I don't belong to many communities naturally, so I participate in many communities always a little bit like I'm an imposter. There's probably a word for this way of thinking. These are the communities I belong to and engage in at varying levels of leadership from within - some I'm realizing that I organize events of group communication within. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>Parents </b>- crosses through many other communities as a common personal experiential bond. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>Outdoor Industry</b> - local, regional and nationwide community of those who make their livings facilitating adventure outdoors and exploring (while protecting) wild places. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>Mobile Worker </b>- a growing community of workers who don't travel to an office; it travels with you. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>UCLA Alumni</b> - also TKE fraternity at UCLA community member</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>Band Member</b> - Rustbucket and Jack the Music currently, but many bands over many years (those communities are tight and remain so regardless of proximity, frequency of communication or life circumstances). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>Multi-racial American </b>- growing community of those who identify as mixed-race Americans</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>Armenian Americans</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 24.2881px;"><b>Backcountry Skiers</b> - snowsport enthusiasts who like to travel 'off piste' -- no lifts to assist, this community enjoys the winter wilderness experience. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Climbing rocks and mountains, Wilderness, Ecosystems, Music, Maps and map-making, Aikido and other martial arts, Event-making, technology, Astronomy, team building and advocacy for expanding Recreation Economy (and keeping places wild) - more people adventuring outside, that is. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Fine musicians, giant granite domes, rivers and streams, meteor showers, the night sky. Coyotes singing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Short term goals? </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Survive the Grandeur10</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Climb 5.11 trad again</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Run a half-marathon</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>High point in Life: </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Hmmmm ... too many. OK, I'll say being hired by Outdoor Retailer, surviving a tornado, then magically getting a commercial that allowed my wife to quit her job and raise all 3 kids for 12 years - all in 1 year! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Turning point in Life: </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Getting laid off at a grocery store, then getting hired at an outdoor shop for 70% less pay with no union benefits. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I'm a Japamenian.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I'm left-handed in almost everything. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I don't have a 'regular' name.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I'm an urban mountain athlete.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I've paddled with whales.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I'm a tornado survivor. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">My voice. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">There's an award named after me.<br />My nickname in college was "Gramps," but my nickname at 50 years old, is "Ninja" (same group).</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I'm on two bands that rehearse and play out occasionally. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I captain'd an undefeated championship team and have played on many losing teams </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I'm a super-map-geek.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joshua Tree, Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada, San Gabriel Mountains, Wasatch Range, Pacific Ocean/Doheny, San Onofre, Sawtooths, Mohave Desert, Red Rocks in Nevada. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Building my own business as a consultant is a daily/hourly 'sharp end' experience that has many ups and downs, but it is ultimately rewarding in that I am independent of any overarching company or corporate agenda. I enjoy the increased time with family as my kids grow into adults, and the challenge of doing excellent work for clients of a wide variety. I enjoy the challenge of creating and executing compelling presentations and public speaking. The very things that excite me and that I find enjoyable are often the things I'm also challenged by. Time management, and making enough time for each project from start to finish, including a lot of back-end work is a big challenge that I'm still learning to do. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yeah! Thank you Kenji!</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Kenji Haroutunian</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a 30-year veteran of the human-powered outdoor industry, working for many years in specialty outdoor store management and teaching outdoor skills (including advanced climbing and wilderness navigation courses) during/after completing his degree at UCLA. In 1999 he began working for Outdoor Retailer, eventually becoming Vice President for Nielsen Expositions (now Emerald Expositions), in 2010. During his tenure leading the OR shows, he launched many innovative programs like Green Steps, Project OR design competition, Business of Backcountry Forums and even the Virtual Design Center (a live Online Event). Kenji left Emerald to launch his own national agency focused on core Outdoor in 2014, called Kenji Consults, in service to the greater outdoor ecosystem of brands, retailers, media, agencies and advocacy groups. Beyond his work life, he is a 2010 Access Fund ‘Sharp End’ awardee for his work leading Friends Of Joshua Tree in support of Search & Rescue services in the Park and the local-meets-global climbing community in Joshua Tree. Kenji currently serves as Vice-President on the Board of Directors of</span><a href="http://www.accessfund.org/site/c.tmL5KhNWLrH/b.4861253/k.BDBB/Home.htm" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Access Fund</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and is a founding director of</span><a href="http://teccsociety.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TeccSociety</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a new events-industry technology organization.</span></div>
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I finished two challenges: postcard poetry for 31 days to encourage writing in community, and 100 push-ups for 22 days to bring awareness to Veterans and mental health issues. Small challenges interspersed into a routine helps seemingly chaotic and uneven days. Those push ups will have to continue.<br />
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This week, both kids reiterated through our conversations, how teachers make a huge difference in their learning. John-Pio's response to the rundown of his day: "First period, boring; Second, fun; Third, fun; Fourth, fun; Fifth, fun; Sixth, not fun. Seventh, fun." Only traumatic thing about his middle school transition is having to wake up to get there. So far, so good. <br />
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Misa's challenge was battling with the idea her teacher suggested about culture. <i>We are going to have a culture unit where you can ask your parent to come in and share about their culture.</i> Misa was like, "My parent? Their culture? Is the assumption my parents and I are from different cultures? That teacher is like, assuming my parents don't teach me about where I come from. Or that I am not my culture and my parents are <i>more </i>my culture than me?" Wow. The epiphany was that she knows enough about where she came from to present it to her class and doesn't need a stinkin' parent to come into class to present an overview of her culture and race and ethnicity.<br />
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Her other thing was in Spanish class when she asked her teacher how to say, "offend," in Spanish and her teacher said, "Just stick to the curriculum. We're learning this right now." Double wow for squelching curiosity and a reminder to me not to squelch curiosity. Other than those two instances in the five days of 7th grade, both kids are eager to go to school and excited about learning.<br />
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Lots went down this week. For one, I declined three Happy Hours on Friday in favor of sprawling on the couch and floor mats with wine and cranberry juice by 4:30pm. Saturday was running, John-Pio's football game and my try at action shots with a Nikon D70, topped off with a heaping dose of Mavis Staples taken with my broken iphone. Sunday NFL football in full swing and Ironman volunteering, with a lot of cheering. Hope you all got outside!<br />
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When school started this week, I felt like my students' sweet greetings were a longing for connection. For a few, their pent-up feelings for love seemed satisfied with familiar faces and places in our school. After probably spending a good part of summer sidetracked watching various videos and other trivia, they were part ready, part seduced by friendships and community. Let me say I'm pretty psyched to be team-teaching with two really smart, dedicated, and dynamic teachers: Ms. Page and Mr. Haste. I have no doubt the three of us will be helping kids navigate the complexities in their young lives as they experience it while we teach them relevant, important topics and skills in an engaging, hopefully fun way. We are really going to thrive together as a team! </div>
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Speaking of thriving, we did some camping and climbing and Brad and I celebrated our 14 year anniversary by repeating our set-up of Beginner's Demise, an old favorite route of ours at Devils Lake. It was super fun. Looks like the theme for the week will be about thriving, so I hope you all get out there and thrive!<br />
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-58113747474226132172016-08-21T12:54:00.002-07:002016-08-21T13:07:13.735-07:00Storytellers 'n Summertime Loves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am a sucker for stories and storytellers. One goal I had this summer was to write a story a day. And I did. A few were long ones but most were short narratives or poems or raps. I took a stab at flash fiction which super sucked cause my imagination is a funnel. But from that process, I learned that elements of a good story can come from shared experiences - some sprinkled with exaggerations and embellished ideas and thoughts that are grounded in values and lessons, and above all, told with heart and damn good punch lines. I learned that exactness and accuracy in story telling are boring :) - that I learned from these authentic people I know along coastal California, the Wind River range in Wyoming, ridges of Colorado and Arizona, and from the lakeshores in Wisconsin.<br />
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This was a summer of stories. From my father's memories of WWII on Guam and re-telling dreams he is having of late, to Brad retracing his paper route and childhood in AZ, to Emma's early memories of Wyoming and Misa's intricate expression of the Pacific Ocean, to everyone's written goodbyes after spreading Nana's ashes, to our most recent emotional time at the 60/80 Skinner Brothers reunion where every single story had context, relevance, and depth - these were just a few of the story highlights.<br />
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I think you all got a story or more in this summer - whether telling one or listening to one - it all matters. Cause really, something I have come to realize is that even one story can be a lifeline. Even one story can help connect or make connections, release confusion or prompt a few questions, and this process is waaaay better than a series of videos or TV shows you passively watch on digital download. You know what I mean? You get real characters, a real setting, and a real plot.<br />
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So in the spirit of many of us returning to school routines, and to prep you all to respond with substance to "How was your summer?" get going on a story today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sibling laughter transcend distance and time </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">riding dirt and gears makes gnarly girl </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rise and shine for this new thing </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde at APT together for first family picnic :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mighty west coast, west mountains, midwest kids (photo credit: Becca Skinner) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spreading ashes into the wind at Burnt Lake, dropped off some lines of love </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wyoming desert stop split rock where Brad overnighted a few times</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding to the running and climbing Birthday Challenge year 52, a little round of pull ups</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summing up summer with queen anne's lace, wildflower dedication (photo credit: Maggie!) </td></tr>
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<br />bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-84460770162177503442016-08-08T08:15:00.001-07:002016-08-08T08:15:09.011-07:00Postcard PoetryAfter a three week vacation to see my family in CA and Brad's family in AZ, we've been home for most of July. We'll be leaving in a few days for one last trip to CO and WY. There's been a lot of urban and trail running, hanging around, and some climbing going on. Every time I think about that one or two domestic chore, I put it off 'til the next time. <div>
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In the meantime, I've read a lot of books including the new literature series our district adopted (I am totally unenthusiastic about the anthologies but I think my students will like the stories ...). I got super amped after the Hip Hop in the Heartland institute. And this month, I am doing a Poetry Postcard challenge where I write a poem a day to a stranger on a list and send it off to them. It's like an exchange - so far, I've received some great poems from strangers in this big amazing world. <div>
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Here is a beautiful poem from someone on my list. It's funny how poetry and writing brings strangers together. </div>
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-71565594099835530252016-06-17T08:02:00.000-07:002016-07-30T08:04:07.514-07:00Post June Short ReflectionWriting can be so easy and so hard especially without a purpose. It's now post end-of-2015-16-school year and I need to reflect at least upon the last month of school.<br />
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I finally read in detail all of their evaluations about my English Language Arts class. The overriding theme for literacy is they really liked learning about issues. They gave positive insight about writing themes and there were several students who reported their academic notebooks was something that made them feel proud. Writing back to them was a value, and the notebook check-ins with feedback was valuable too. Most declared reading, writing, and listening to poems as their fave.<br />
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Here are parts of their evaluations:<br />
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I said this a few hundred times - I had a hard year and I didn't think these words would ever come out of my mouth, but I am already looking forward to teaching these students next year. That's a pretty good feeling.<br />
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<br />bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-10433507810314820622016-05-30T16:49:00.001-07:002016-05-30T19:37:19.961-07:00Beyonce, and RecreationWhen Misa and I were talking about a teacher she has and what makes her so "blah," she said, "There's just nothing special about her that makes her a real person ... She's just, uh, someone who tells us what to do." <div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">In that moment, I was reminded that there are no short cuts to student buy-in. In fact, I'm 100% confident that one sure way to cultivate success comes from the power of stories -- stories we tell ourselves can and do critically shape who we are. If Misa is going to see that teacher as a great leader, that teacher needs to cultivate a GREAT story, especially before helping others cultivate their own. Which is why the last two weeks have been all about Beyonce -- particularly, "Formation," -- man, she tells a great story in that song. My students were schooled in media influences through critical analysis and interpretation of Formation. Over time, they <i>got it - not all of it, but they are different now than they were two weeks ago. A</i>sk anyone of them if, prior to our analysis of Beyonce as a storyteller, if they knew the meaning of "slay" and the line "okay ladies now let's get in formation" and they would admit that they loved those lines because of its catchy tune and beat, only. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The point of all this is that kids need to see beyond their star struck cultural icons. They have a need for <b style="font-style: italic;">context, </b>and according to Misa and John-Pio, they really do respect teachers who not only tell their stories, but who embody stories. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Sooooo, write down your stories and tell 'em too. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Hope y'all had a great weekend! Here's how ours went down -- Brittingham boats is open which means lots of paddleboardiing, kayaking and canoeing - that place is like our summer home. I did as much running in the wee hours as I did climbing, and Misa and I got out for a sweet bike ride today. John-Pio broke his toe but man, that hasn't stopped that boy -- I hope if I ever break anything, I'm as calm and cashz about it as he's been. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The weekend vibe was mostly active with a ton of unplanned hours throughout the day. 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When a student said, "Ms. Naputi, I actually liked the test. I tried hard and the way you and Ms. Page set it up, it made me want to try, plus it was more serious." Sheesh. He was right though. I was well-prepped with detailed proctoring directions, and I conveyed the seriousness of the test the way I was instructed. Perhaps it was all the practicing, the pre-announcements that we'd be collecting cell phones and taking down virtually all the learning posters on the wall, and it was very important they arrived on time every day -- perhaps those things set the serious tone. Anyway, standardized testing for the 2015-16 school year is done and I'm done examining test items over the shoulders of my students. What I'm not done with though is facing the realities that the abundance of standardized testing interferes with core instruction, not to mention creating robotic-like sentiments that do nothing to support or test out the learning that comes from everyday challenging and relevant curriculum that can be reported to state officials. Well anyway, Misa and John-Pio were unfazed by MAP testing (they took it) and indifferent to the WI Forward exam (they didn't take it), and pretty psyched for the ABC countdown (18 days). Stay tuned for an article about a controversial piece of the WI Forward exam and MMSD's policy, probably coming out and quoting Brad, tomorrow. </div><div><br></div><div>Hope everyone took a nature walk this weekend. Misa and John-Pio brought their good friends up to Devils Lake and </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Parfreys Glen for lots of hiking, rock hounding, and laughing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG_7SmkDvisWiqdytJY9MIudXCMGbIGz4AhrAb9qtO0B8irtKFj9yHU5ob8Rs-PiQ_bPawQ7axAo2C_1IrqTS7rHmjrbDfxdU6lyBI2kETLliKNthf9CCsUfGqxHQCFb2J51_7lNmQNbx/s640/blogger-image--583480536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG_7SmkDvisWiqdytJY9MIudXCMGbIGz4AhrAb9qtO0B8irtKFj9yHU5ob8Rs-PiQ_bPawQ7axAo2C_1IrqTS7rHmjrbDfxdU6lyBI2kETLliKNthf9CCsUfGqxHQCFb2J51_7lNmQNbx/s640/blogger-image--583480536.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH70RaJYiJK71kSY-iM3CBma17Cm0koVkt4lpGzvd3UyogVhyphenhyphenGXes8sBi8fS8Pc6Cl0ZFI7tZ8NJBBY4TfcdpZ_hkYUtBYHSVb4fZ7lLPjxzwHzp-QhFAWMGn0CHvFx-Ul29lNym3gTwN/s640/blogger-image--213520049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Two bad things happened in the past few weeks when two different parents cursed out Ms. Matson and me, and another publicly offended me in-passing while walking down my school hallway. One parent was reacting to the fact that her kid told a lie and was called on it, and the other parent's reaction was a roundabout emotional outburst of school policy. Anyway, I won't rehash it all (it's not worth it) but it's a good checkpoint to offer some advice to parents:<br />
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Remember: <i>Reflecting before reacting is always an option. Always.</i> I could not imagine responding to even half of the <i>perceptions </i>made by Misa and John-Pio. I'd be blowing down the school with foolishness, and worse, undermining my own kids ability and skills to problem solve and discern for themselves how to work or push through situations that are part of any dynamic environment. </div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The thing about education is that it should always be learning over schooling. But sometimes it's not. Like last week Misa was hyped to share this film her teacher showed her class called, "Living on One Dollar." I won't explain it cause it's easy to search but Misa wanted us to watch it with her to basically affirm her own questions and feelings about the stereotypes and inherent discrimination and lack of cultural competencies throughout the film. You all can watch for yourself but the thing about education is if you don't give your students a </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">purpose</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> for a film like this and </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">follow-up,</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> the spectrum of interpretations never fully address the problems of inequities. Well-meaning films like "Living on One Dollar" - and teachers who show them, can make the mistake of embracing progressive politics without an intentional framework to guide even their </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">own </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">reflection in a healthy way that helps kids </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">learn </i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">about inequities -- the very theme this film tried hard to illustrate. Anyway, that's what I love about my equity book group fam -- we are critically honest about the attitudes we have about our students - for better or for worse but intentionally for the sake of </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">being better at what we do for the kids. </i></div>
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-20913439636389877162016-04-17T18:31:00.001-07:002016-04-17T19:49:36.619-07:00Outside<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKRQVCYHfHF_M5rGiEL0WgeeDnAVKiiXZqswhrn5pnE8Q3ZxS4YTshqsCBqLsGnXVG_ibHSqCwBEJ6nsE1jpghw4YK54ScPCivj2uVwVi8w9uJ-NB-0eQHXEt6zR2Gvg9nmc-VVWk2mLZ/s640/blogger-image-95552670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKRQVCYHfHF_M5rGiEL0WgeeDnAVKiiXZqswhrn5pnE8Q3ZxS4YTshqsCBqLsGnXVG_ibHSqCwBEJ6nsE1jpghw4YK54ScPCivj2uVwVi8w9uJ-NB-0eQHXEt6zR2Gvg9nmc-VVWk2mLZ/s640/blogger-image-95552670.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Midwest finally got respite with a stunning weekend of blue skies and warm temps. This change in seasons signals a familiar student request that shouldn't be so difficult to fulfill, or surprising that they'd request it, but still, It's one I often forget.</span></div><div><br></div><div><i>They just want to go <b>outside</b> - learn outside, read outside, sit and talk outside, play outside. </i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>Mirroring my daily experiences, they are inside from 7:30 until 2:47pm. They're under bright lights sitting in uncomfortably creaky desks, and expected to be <i style="font-weight: bold;">on </i>just as I expect myself to be under the same conditions. How unhealthy is that. School classrooms can really suck!</div><div><br></div><div>I admit I don't have any resolve or plans to change this relentless indoor schooling right away. But I will solicit student input, perhaps some co-planning and building curriculum with them in order to get this learning scenery right - that much I can do in the next few weeks. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm hard-pressed not to transfer my personal values about nature and getting outside. The family life was good and full this weekend with a little bit of everything - Happy Hour, theater and ice cream, climbing and a run with Brad in Steinke Basin at Devils Lake, topped off with another early morning long, fast trail run with Misa. Stay active and stay healthy everyone!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8Tk_QLDolhDFC8auwfaBuJtk-I_Lx7zr3ugWFqCFfqONRsJAqtKv4SZ1_UkozYe2-4CmGv8xqqfHl_9LoAyh36-Y1M7xrmpTPgEcUzuvEzz3la9o8RIKZrOCt2r3XU1HLxRYMRPSq_XN/s640/blogger-image-2045803599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8Tk_QLDolhDFC8auwfaBuJtk-I_Lx7zr3ugWFqCFfqONRsJAqtKv4SZ1_UkozYe2-4CmGv8xqqfHl_9LoAyh36-Y1M7xrmpTPgEcUzuvEzz3la9o8RIKZrOCt2r3XU1HLxRYMRPSq_XN/s640/blogger-image-2045803599.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshE7TGWxADv7mE3mzkiOEIaxfECji2OMnMWVM0TnlE26G-RFmSGvDIap8vhPU0ILQXfubERM6CL-cug5l47-iG2fsi5eAQwNVenROO_5wZKMXcb67FOHQUX4Aj5MhQfRKDc4NwF18RRK5/s640/blogger-image-1526001196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These circles do not necessarily overlap but one thing I know for sure is they all bring me joy. Each circle provided some reliable potent fuel over the past few months 'cause no lie -- there were some days when it was all mud and oil. I'm talking about teaching and at times feeling unmotivated to train or maintain fitness, and it's those times passions become really important and necessary. Otherwise I might be chronically cynical and always annoyed and no one wants to be a repellant. So here's the good news: <i>No matter what's going on, a passion can help you believe in what's possible. </i>Remember that in anticipation of spring break! Here's a collection of past pics from several recent family and friend events, including my other Loves--Lit and Kate, and Katie, my lovely daughters, my penultimate trip to red rock canyon, Suzi's 40th and John-Pio's 11th birthday celebration, academic collaboration, a cypher with my students, my great-nephew, and other fam and friendship fun -- passion and joy mixed! Hope y'all get out there. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3LC81x4ZitMbBjBDnoOmcWVQQGsJB2B-MynpSTmtzGOx3i5egLolSL5TELUjrLjhYi3q_1yVpx2J6J4XEqfhVNFXHYCGU5yUUaQ0GncOl16KsQbmS3hu98yz6pjhZRZ2E7vZmlrCnZM_/s640/blogger-image--424059475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3LC81x4ZitMbBjBDnoOmcWVQQGsJB2B-MynpSTmtzGOx3i5egLolSL5TELUjrLjhYi3q_1yVpx2J6J4XEqfhVNFXHYCGU5yUUaQ0GncOl16KsQbmS3hu98yz6pjhZRZ2E7vZmlrCnZM_/s640/blogger-image--424059475.jpg"></a></div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapHXHzeeYJm8Zg57-gT0MSFKUjlv716p5lG6oR25skczjBUyDYTDOOAlZWCJLn-vdwx-cvPHEizZmdmFz2VaYBOzzbDRoQWoxuYqB4GHeO6dxST-PAU_6dDNrCnobZN29QZcfYxN0XASh/s640/blogger-image--286901826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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His belief about equity in the community clearly values mentoring, which in his words means "bringing people into the fold." And Dobbe has done just that - contributing to the community in meaningful and sustaining ways. As owner of Focus Boardshop, his repertoire runs deep as he not only knows business but he's obviously passionate about the business he built. I know it can be a difficult thing to answer personal questions but Dobbe does this interview with style and honesty. I have a few favorite parts but the highlight is in response to what makes him unique (#7, 9, 15). I also enjoyed learning his backstory and all the little and big things that tell his story beyond climbing, snow and skateboarding. Enjoy, and thanks Dobbe! </b></i><br>
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So I’m an army brat. I was born in Georgia but I’m not quite a southern boy. I have two older sisters, Michelle and Charesse, and a younger brother, Dana. When my parents divorced, I was 7 and my mother and sisters did not get along that well so my brother and I went to live with my mom - Leslie and my sisters went with my dad, Gary. My mom later remarried Jack Hartvig. Gary is my dad but Jack is my father. I learned calmness, kindness and how to be a better man from Jack even if it took most of my boyhood to learn it. My birthday is 4/11/1980, and I'm 35 going on 26. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTkAA1RMa5pnsw6dD07YJjU6li7hvONRhFrf3OVkk6Ghpa3Jn4uMZS4MihpqC8Cusvi1ZVoXV1aYgeSBDfugUIQfVyNgasoZytLF1SFj26dI_kTG9MBwGrSPdA1W6ibCRjBe28IBK1IJC/s640/blogger-image-1265448570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTkAA1RMa5pnsw6dD07YJjU6li7hvONRhFrf3OVkk6Ghpa3Jn4uMZS4MihpqC8Cusvi1ZVoXV1aYgeSBDfugUIQfVyNgasoZytLF1SFj26dI_kTG9MBwGrSPdA1W6ibCRjBe28IBK1IJC/s640/blogger-image-1265448570.jpg"></a></div></div><div><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></b></div><div><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">How would you describe yourself as a child?</b></div>
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I was a wild child - I played in the woods a lot. I was always climbing over fences and onto rooftops or riding my bike miles out of town to the lake. My sister Michelle always calls me Johnny.</div>
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Do you think characteristics or temperament or interests as a child inform your passion(s) today?</b> </div>
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I think I have always wondered about things and was drawn to problem solving of all kinds. If you like problem solving, climbing might be one of the best sports to find. Between skateboarding, snowboarding and climbing, you really learn the value of trying regardless of failure. In all these sports, you fail a ton, but one success makes the whole process a success. I think this way of thinking has helped me to not really get stressed out in life or work. Owning a business can be super stressful if you let it. </div>
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I don’t know that I have one favorite memory as a child. We never really took vacations as kids but I do have a lot of awesome memories building tree forts and running around the woods with my friends and cousins that all blend together. </div>
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So I never really applied myself at school. I would always do well on tests because I’m an attentive listener and remember most everything, but never did any homework. My favorite teacher was my drama lit teacher, Miss Magelly (not sure on the spelling of her name). She taught one of the first classes where my input mattered most and I could always talk my way through most things. When the school was giving me a hard time about being able to graduate early, she stepped in and helped me get out of there. </div>
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My friends have always been my family - I spend more time with them then anyone else. When I was a young man, I met Red (Mike Carpenter) and he really opened up the door to climbing outside. He was the best mentor I could have had. I think it really helps to have someone bring you into the community and teach you the way that things have been. With most things, there is a normal etiquette and if you know them, at least then you can decide if you want to follow them based on where they are coming from. I think a lot of the climbing community could use a good mentor to bring them into the circle. </div>
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Growing up I was never into team sports but ended up finding strong communities in both snowboarding and rock climbing. For me, the whole goal of my store, Focus, is to build boarders - I don’t just want to sell people stuff. I want to help them have the best chance to get hooked on it. I want Focus to be a place where families with little kids can come in and be helped into the lifestyle and not feel like they are looked down on for not being as into skating or snowboarding as we are. I want it to still be a place where if you’re super into it, we can geek out with you about the best stuff out there. Personally, I think that one of the biggest things people can do to support equity is to be part of a community - whether it be sporting, social or other - that you set an example of bringing new people into the fold and not making it a members only club. </div>
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<b>Got a short term goal related to your passions? </b>I have worked a lot over the last eleven years and I’m trying to take more short trips this year. I’ve already been climbing in Tennessee and snowboarding in Colorado and Washington this year, and plan to take at least a three day weekend trip each month. </div>
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Getting divorced. I’m not one who likes to fail. I’m not a sore loser but I don’t like to let people down, and in this case it’s hard to not feel like you failed the other person. </div>
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Friends, Family, My Health, Focus Boardshop, My employees, My cats Mr meow & Rose, Snowboarding, Climbing, Batch bakehouse, Boulders, Road trips, Taking trips - not vacations, Wisconsin, dark beer, red wine, the roof over my head, my boyish good looks, eternal youth, FRIENDS.</div>
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-19819087699005858762016-01-31T15:10:00.003-08:002016-01-31T15:23:53.565-08:00What's Going On: Christine Pendo Mugando Lo on Everydayness -Especially Equity, Race, and Community.<div>
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<i><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This weekend was a chance to steal some lasting amazement from <b>the </b>best climbing athletes in the nation in the midst of one of the best climbing communities out there. I was proud to be part of our national and local climbing community this weekend. But while I spend a wealth of my time around kids, educators, and climbers, I think I can carefully say we walk through each others lives like white noise -- quick greetings, light laughter, a half-hearted spot, maybe an exchange of ideas. Nothing too deep or very committing. And it's not that I need or want to know everyone deeply -- there are just certain people I'm drawn to know a lil better. That's the truth for <b>Christine Pendo Muganda Lo</b>, who I knew would offer insights across the spectrum of matters related to identity, equity, education, and relationships. I have a lot of favorite parts to her write-up, but I love her perspective on equity, race, and community. Enjoy! </i></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Listen first. Be humble and teachable. Be ready to forgive -- race and equity are hard issues and we are guaranteed to misstep as we try to understand each other. Remember that if someone explains their feelings to you, those perceptions are real and ought to be treated as such, even if you (and many others) may see the world differently. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One day, I’d like to become an expert in something.</span></div>
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<i>*After reading Christine's interview a few times through, I think who she is comes down to Tuko pamoja. I love that Swahili saying. Thank you so much Christine - I know more about you today than I did yesterday! </i><br />
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-75880462775004023722016-01-24T06:55:00.001-08:002016-01-24T10:03:08.304-08:00Anticipation MattersOne of my favorite things about this week was anticipation, an element I firmly believe plays a hand in motivation. With a week that is hard to summarize into pat statements like <i>I had a good week! </i>Or, <i>It went by so fast ... </i>what mine came down to was:<div><br></div><div><i>Every day I anticipated something positive.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>And it was. We were off on Monday to celebrate Civil Rights Day, so my kids and I baked our annual birthday cake for Martin Luther King, listened to <i>I Have a Dream</i> and they topped it off with their version of Top Chef Jr by creating new foods from recipe books. They had been awaiting that time together for days. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45q8j6cNvAYzMdz7a0gTw5z53imBfuEPzXp0SwlvaRT9o8205Gd5cZ1H8ukfcrXCSyJIOxsLDc7wNYda_o4BNAjG2QT-e_RHGJNgkvOxSRK3WGzZxUUiKM5RR5P3_Tdid0ImaoEexcMeN/s640/blogger-image--1284064772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45q8j6cNvAYzMdz7a0gTw5z53imBfuEPzXp0SwlvaRT9o8205Gd5cZ1H8ukfcrXCSyJIOxsLDc7wNYda_o4BNAjG2QT-e_RHGJNgkvOxSRK3WGzZxUUiKM5RR5P3_Tdid0ImaoEexcMeN/s640/blogger-image--1284064772.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>A hot ongoing thread of conversation and inquiry in my classroom is equity. This week the essential question centered around outdoor recreation and nature. We formulated the question: W<i>ho's left out? Why? How can we help change the faces that most often appear in outdoor recreational activities? </i>These guided our study of James Mills, an author, journalist, and media producer right here in Madison, WI. He wrote the book The Adventure Gap, helped produce the movie 5.14 about Kai Lightner, spoke on Ted Talks Madison, and is a reporter for Madison newspapers. Those are just a few of his roles. What impressed me was how my students interacted with the build-up before his class presentation on Friday. I mean, they read a biography, perused his website, read excerpts from his book, and developed several deep questions to ask him. The learning was engaging and my students were all about the <i>anticipation </i>of James Mills' visit. You'll have to ask him about it, or ask my students, but let me just say, it was freaking awesome. James is accessible and real, and dropped historical and honest gems. Anticipation matters to young people and I believe James measured up to their high expectations. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflXogMQfR3dCsYWtm_fkR0LZwkmeRGEn2UF6YCaQSYwKtpa4J4okzzCbZOqx1L6c81fjH02SMh26SJuhMJsdiiuRRge9vh_d9WXQEAPBy2oHYmKLSQzQqCYmOUYpf4nH2dXQ83V1n-kLn/s640/blogger-image-1689773407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflXogMQfR3dCsYWtm_fkR0LZwkmeRGEn2UF6YCaQSYwKtpa4J4okzzCbZOqx1L6c81fjH02SMh26SJuhMJsdiiuRRge9vh_d9WXQEAPBy2oHYmKLSQzQqCYmOUYpf4nH2dXQ83V1n-kLn/s640/blogger-image-1689773407.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Yesterday I went to Adventure Rock for a climbing competition. I've deemed it my annual <i>Try Hard </i>event to raise my psych for getting stronger, more focused, and have more fun climbing. Those folks who build-up <i>Quick on the Draw #qotd</i> know how to run a super fun comp. The vibe is all about <i>fun, </i>and the theme of fun coupled with <i>try hard</i> sets a really positive scene. I'm proud of Jamie Lauer Katie Lawler, and Audrey Biemeret who all represented age variances and incredible climbing focus! It was fun to be part of this annual anticipation, an event that leads up to bouldering nationals right here in Madison. The <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">by-product was spending all day with my ever supportive husband who pretty much played the role of squire and chauffeur, with a beer as our final destination. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuuWHGiT9vjF2k7sLJh9OOUrQPjoT1auUSjPoBTDWsPwPj0bowpAg1nxNzRJbjEzhesxhtx9TB8nJxYvKTt3FkETZ2gLWnj15M7rfbmpKEP433ckTvwgdP7mTQOtSWQtHsdAcXqMCWKPE/s640/blogger-image-1776211378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuuWHGiT9vjF2k7sLJh9OOUrQPjoT1auUSjPoBTDWsPwPj0bowpAg1nxNzRJbjEzhesxhtx9TB8nJxYvKTt3FkETZ2gLWnj15M7rfbmpKEP433ckTvwgdP7mTQOtSWQtHsdAcXqMCWKPE/s640/blogger-image-1776211378.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Get out there you all -- build some anticipation!</span></div>bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-65209894010940596732016-01-15T11:51:00.001-08:002016-01-15T11:51:29.039-08:00What's Going On: Chris Eggert on Everydayness and Passion<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-93aac118-453f-a3a5-efd9-b09bf9b9bd63" style="line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<b><i>One purpose of my multi-authored blog is to share in the power of personal narratives. I've known Chris Eggert for several years as a super strong rock climber, and I'm really psyched that he accepted my challenge to help build this archive of human experiences. For those wondering how others pursue their potential, you'll appreciate Chris' realistic expression of balancing his life with family, career, and passions. It's one thing to know someone as a climber, but to know pieces of their history and everydayness, really adds depth to who they are as a person. I enjoyed interacting with Chris through these questions, and know him better today than I did the day before. Enjoy! </i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Who else in life has influenced you? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Two coaches have really struck chords in my life. First was my cross country ski coach in high school, John Strand. He was able to connect differently to each person on the team, pick out what they needed to do to improve, and encourage them to get it done. Not only that but he still does the Birkie every year - I hope I can do that at his age. Ray Obermiller was my college swim coach. He was an incredible man, able to walk the very fine line between coach, teacher, friend, and mentor to anyone who walked through the door. I was not a very fast swimmer but that never seemed to matter to Obie. He believed that I could be, and that was enough to improve. The common thread was inclusiveness and belief that someone could achieve something that even they weren’t sure they could. That’s powerful. </span></div>
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<br />bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-86127670128570851072016-01-04T17:01:00.000-08:002016-01-04T17:01:30.885-08:00Blog Break-throughIt's time to break the blog break. I've mostly been writing for (and with) an audience of young adolescents or with my own family. We keep a little poetry/narrative book and every so often on the kids' after school To Do list, I'll require a piece of writing in The Book. Here's John-Pio's last entry:<br />
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These little gems make me think about what I want to do differently or better. I think resolutions are purposeful but I also think goals can be uplifting, especially if you're like me and list the same ones year after year. Moving into 2016 I have a few I'm focusing on: </div>
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1) <i>Honor others stories</i>. This means honor others quips, too. During a group run last Sunday, the best one was this interaction between my two friends Annie and Barb: "Annie isn't it great! We're in our 60's and don't have to care about blowing snot rockets?" That was punctuated by descriptive advice and telltale signs that tell me snot rockets are a mark of experience - so much, that there's even a <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/5-steps-to-the-perfect-snot-rocket" target="_blank">video in Runner's World </a>about it. Seriously though, stories challenge us to transform and examine our views and attitudes about life and relationships and ourselves. In my Chamorro family, we tell stories to have conversations - not lingering confrontations, and we tell those stories to build bridges and learn our history no matter how loaded they might be. If you aren't telling yours or haven't heard a few in awhile, ask for one. Or tell one.<br />
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2) <i>Have conversations about racial anxiety. </i>Lets start with <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/author/ta-nehisi-coates/" target="_blank">Ta-Nehisi Coates</a> who is author of <u>The Beautiful Struggle,</u> and <u>Between the World and Me.</u> If you're not reading it, or haven't read it, or don't know anything about those books or him, now is the time.<br />
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-52110785384966351442015-08-31T17:49:00.001-07:002015-08-31T18:11:34.875-07:00Writing Challenge day 31: Running Challenge<div>
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Seems fitting that my 31 day writing challenge ends on the same day I decided to stop #catchingsunrises, and on the day before the start of the 2015-16 school year. Publicly posting sunrises that coincided with my runs turned out to be public invitations to see sunrises which incidentally became an 83 day habit that I couldn't really imagine <i>not doing with all of you</i>. Not to mention writing for 7<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> minutes for 31 days which became as important as running for those 31 days in August. So thanks to everyone who sent me responses - I was enriched and encouraged, and I grew because of our shared experiences. As a writing teacher, that just means a lot to me. </span><br />
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My sunrise runs actually started June 12, so here is the beginning with a few extras. Love Instagram. </div>
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bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-34501377482868585912015-08-30T08:10:00.001-07:002015-08-30T14:57:03.060-07:00Writing challenge day 30: sage advice<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfPzs_ZLoRyGc43db7pBCl2RyY7hTVKtySOMtqevROk8PVeRmVdDoeNj98LWNhDdJgUb-axCNFeZfetN1Kx4PydD0DqzqtHKMMcIaj3autfMxmf-fConeRAvTUJD3aQVGeBci9Rokw8-w/s640/blogger-image-1296892849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfPzs_ZLoRyGc43db7pBCl2RyY7hTVKtySOMtqevROk8PVeRmVdDoeNj98LWNhDdJgUb-axCNFeZfetN1Kx4PydD0DqzqtHKMMcIaj3autfMxmf-fConeRAvTUJD3aQVGeBci9Rokw8-w/s640/blogger-image-1296892849.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is Sage. She's Emma's crested gecko and today's writing challenge is <i>Sage Advice.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7 minutes...</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-47832714916981816292015-08-29T04:40:00.001-07:002015-08-29T05:40:13.613-07:00Writing Challenge day 29: small moments<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT4Oq0fA8aSjulHeJkiKGA22uEUDXM8hZmi_BtL0-Bq0lmuEUpLhuE4iyix-Ep3tEoIVlqUgIrDuYkQApNJsytH_gMMqisOzh2Ri9AC44sh-WoxO5W_Ap7TG_F7VsE5SHAYFLJEhl88mQ/s640/blogger-image-298239614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT4Oq0fA8aSjulHeJkiKGA22uEUDXM8hZmi_BtL0-Bq0lmuEUpLhuE4iyix-Ep3tEoIVlqUgIrDuYkQApNJsytH_gMMqisOzh2Ri9AC44sh-WoxO5W_Ap7TG_F7VsE5SHAYFLJEhl88mQ/s640/blogger-image-298239614.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQmOaCeFwcx9e4oUurqKj3oH27BJXYnE7IsTBERmIKiBl8FIJSmYc8F-00P5sqTSYLTxSolEXD9G51A9WA004f_tJpgV5Zp_IGTT0daD4rLDRqWJ017b9SMWwuRfXFsUx8YVmjYu0WhzW/s640/blogger-image--2035909638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQmOaCeFwcx9e4oUurqKj3oH27BJXYnE7IsTBERmIKiBl8FIJSmYc8F-00P5sqTSYLTxSolEXD9G51A9WA004f_tJpgV5Zp_IGTT0daD4rLDRqWJ017b9SMWwuRfXFsUx8YVmjYu0WhzW/s640/blogger-image--2035909638.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Misa and I will be sharing 6th grade this year. Yesterday she helped make getting ready way more fun and put up bulletin boards and did other time-consuming logistics for me. Then we rode our bikes and SUP'd in the rain and she was totally happy, and so was I, while at the same time, I stayed in the present because that's where we were. So today's writing challenge is <i>Small Moments Today. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7 minutes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitf-Gciz5smVItXv6RwZp4qN-c9HAbdFpUzfpi3P1Dc4s6igW0grXbgDBfEgsFZ12PDI5TqAC_qmVfQXNJXRp46hz5Mv-Uvs3R2_Bi2xJavjll33SFH6WA1PvZE_7DlzQRiPfYq1qEihcs/s640/blogger-image-10053769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitf-Gciz5smVItXv6RwZp4qN-c9HAbdFpUzfpi3P1Dc4s6igW0grXbgDBfEgsFZ12PDI5TqAC_qmVfQXNJXRp46hz5Mv-Uvs3R2_Bi2xJavjll33SFH6WA1PvZE_7DlzQRiPfYq1qEihcs/s640/blogger-image-10053769.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.com0