Health and Family Life-HESCI 2102 (SUMMER SESSION)

As an African American woman who has a strong sense of kinship and
affiliation with my African American heritage, family is another important value in my life. I look forward to coming home each day, to finding out
how everyone's day has been. Trying to strike a balance between work and
family can be taxing and sometimes chaotic. One of the family rituals that
I relished as a child was dinnertime. My parents, twin sister, and I would
often sit at the table for up to 2 hours after dinner ended just talking and
being a family. That ritual was one that I wanted to maintain once I married.
The major variant now is that dinner is not always home cooked, particularly
during the end of the semester when my kitchen frequently closes,
open only to leftover restaurant containers, take-out food, and prepared
meals. And the fact that evening classes prevent family dinner from taking
place on at least 2 nights a week, and with a 5-year-old, table talk may be
limited to 30 minutes. Even amidst the hectic pace, I still look forward to
seeing my Arthur (my husband) and Jaelyn (my daughter). Inasmuch as
possible, we try to protect our time-together rituals (Day-Vines, 2007).
Reference
Day-Vines,N.L.(2007). Wellness in the midst of adversity and tragedy. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 46,242-246.

what is the importance of family time as part of your wellness? What are some of the factors infringing on family time? Do you think the lack of family time is contributing to the break down of values in our society?

Social Context of Schooling- EDUC 306 (SUMMER SESSION)

Across the world there is a growing recognition of the importance of engaging parents,families and communities in raising the educational aspirations and attainment of young people (DEECD 2008) There is a wealth of evidence which highlights that parental engagement in schooling positively influences pupil achievement and attainment (Desforges and Abouchaar 2003). In many countries and across different school systems the issue of engaging parents in schooling is a shared aspiration and goal. However, it also brings many challenges

References
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD). 2008. Blueprint for earlychildhood development and school reform: A school reform discussion paper. Melbourne: DEECD.

Desforges, C., and Abouchaar, A. 2003. The impact of parental involvement, parental support and family education on pupil achievement and adjustment: A literature review. Report Number 433.Department of Education and Skills.

Discuss at least two challenges that schools face to engage parents in their children's academic and social life.

Philosophy of Education -EDUC 335 (SUMMER SESSION)

The general rationale for giving priority to freedom of speech can be stated very
succinctly. For any proposed freedom F, being free may turn out to be an illusion if there has been no opportunity to test the freedom claimed against contrary opinions. In short, we cannot know that we enjoy freedom F– we cannot even know what exercising that freedom would be – until F itself has been subjected to and survived unrestricted critical scrutiny. And that in turn requires freedom of speech. For if we rely on anything short of that, the freedom we had imagined we were exercising may be illusory (Harris, 2009. p. 126).
Reference
Harris, H. (2009). Freedom of speech and philosophy of education. British Journal of Educational Studies, 57,111-126.

As noted in Harris (2009)work, what are the differences between “Arsitotelian”, Platonic and Socratic views of education as it pertains to freedom of speech? Which view you would ascribe to? Give your rationale.

INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (ENGL 150)

THE FAITHFUL WIFE-MORLEY CALLAGHAN

Morley Callaghan apparently was concerned late in life that people would remember him for one minor achievement: the little Canadian had knocked down the macho Ernest Hemingway in a boxing match refereed by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Callaghan preferred to be known for his novels. It's his short stories however that will be his lasting legacy—along with the fact that he knocked down Hemingway.

Using Callaghan's Work, The Faithful Wife, respond to the following questions and comment on two of your colleagues' posts. Cite evidence from the Work as support.

Why are Lola and George attracted to one another? In what ways does the winter setting serve as a catalyst?

SOST 304 Social Studies for Primary Teachers POST # 2

SOCRATIC SEMINAR EXTENDED- MONDAY-WEDNESDAY CLASS ONLY

According to Dina Parham,(daughter in law of Nora Parham) there had been reports that Nora was pregnant when she had been incarcerated for Trapp’s death. Our newspaper had also received verbal reports that Nora had been pregnant when she was hanged. Dina recalls that right before the hanging, Nora was taken to the hospital.

“Maybe they took her to have the baby,” she wondered, questioning where that baby would be, if Nora had had one – whether that child is alive or dead.

Dina Parham says that her husband is still not satisfied with the outcome of the court case, because even if it were true that Nora had killed Ketchell Trapp, it is his view that the circumstances of the case had not been fairly considered, because it is their view that the killing would have happened under provocation.

Parham said that they have resurrected investigations of the incident and hope to have Nora vindicated if indeed she was innocent of the charges against her.

Reference
Ramos, A. (2009). Nora Parham’s relatives want more answers. Amandala, Retrieved October
16, 2009 at http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=9043

If Nora Parham were living in today's time period, would her fate have been the same?
.Respond to this post and respond to one of your colleagues’ post (2 posts)

SOST 304 Social Studies for Primary Teachers POST # 2

SOCRACTIC SEMINAR - EXTENDED

SATURDAY CLASSES ONLY

The story of Nora Parham, a woman hanged in the early 1960’s for burning her lover to death, stands out as an unusual tragedy in Belize’s history – a tragic warning of the sordid end that domestic abuse can bring to relationships and more so, the long lasting psychological damage such travesties can have on the lives of surviving children.

According to Sandra Trapp, daughter of Kitchel Trapp, Nora was an uncontrollably jealous woman who despised it when Trapp spoke with other women. She was the abusive one, and she used to throw tantrums, hit him and stone him with things.

Nora Parham was reportedly executed at the age of 36 on June 5, 1963 – the first and only woman to have been executed by our state.

Ramos, A. (2009, March 19). Was nora parham voliently jelous? Amandala .Retrieved October
10, 2009, from http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=8349

• Was Nora Parham violently jealous?


• If you were part of the jury to decide on the fate of Ms. Parham, given the evidence presented in court, how would you vote and why?

React to this post and also react to 1 post from any of your colleagues. (2 posts)

HIST 231 Introduction to Colonial Latin America POST #2

SOCRATIC SEMINAR-EXTENDED

The Maya people of Toledo who are fighting for communal land rights, constitute, whether they know it or not, a group inimical to the capitalist system as it functions in Belize. The communal land Maya want to live frugally, in harmony with nature, and they wish to share what they have with each other. The communal land Maya are not in the least bit excited about the prospect of petroleum deposits being beneath their lands and waterways. They know they cannot eat oil. But more than that, they are not greedy for the things which oil money can buy.

Editorial (2009, June). Toledo maya disunity. Amandala, Retrieved October 7, 2009, from

http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=8746

Discuss your reaction to the editorial above and post. Also react to one of your colleague’s post.

HIST 231 Introduction to Colonial Latin America Post# 1

Hist 231 Students. This post is for you.

Many aspects of Maya civilization developed slowly through a long Preclassic period, from about 2000 BC to AD 300. By the beginning of that period, Mayan-speaking Native Americans were settled in three adjacent regions of eastern and southern Mexico and Central America: the dry, limestone country along the north coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula; the inland tropical jungle in the Petén region of northern Guatemala; and an area of volcanic highlands and mountain peaks in southern Guatemala near the Pacific Ocean.

Describe any cultural, technological, religious, political , or agricultural practices/advances of the Maya civilization during the pre-classic period. What's the significance of this period in Maya history?