blogs due

friday june 12th

the end of this part of the me to we journey

how fitting is the anonymous story that wraps up the book? (265)

what will you take from it?

#37 the left handed handshake

what are your thoughts on Santosh's sign of peace? (pg 252)

#36 each of us has met a Mr.Williams (pg222)

who is yours?

why?

#35 muskoka, olympics, water oh my!

briefly share your experiences at 1, 2 or 3 of these events

#34 no blog here ..just an update

blogs are due two weeks on friday (june 12th)
portfolio/scrapbook/culminating activity is due june 16th (brief presentations on the 15th and 16th)

hope muskoka woods /special olympics/water festival are excellent experiences

#33 we're a minga!

share your recollections of a time when you and your group became a "minga"...how did it go? how did it feel? could we use more mingas?

#32 Lindsay Avner and the Run For the Cure

your thoughts on her response to tragedy?....any personal recollections to share on this topic/example?

#31 pg 190 Victor Frankl's words of wisdom

what does he say life ultimately means? (pg 191) and do you agree with him? explain (it's a big concept)

#30 pg 180 one lesson from Joe Opatowski's life and death

please share

#29 Oprah's story

comment.....are you a fan of hers? is her "big heart" the real reason for the phenomenal success of ther show?

#28 the cars in the bronx and in palo alto, california

how can we apply the lessons here to our legacy campaign to cleanup/brighten up IDCI? Explain

#27 what can IDCI learn from Monarch Park Collegiate?

pg 113-116

#26 belonging

other than family, identify the group you feel most connected to and explain why this connection is important to you.....it might be your basketball team, your church youth group, your 4H group, your writers' workshop class...whatever...what is it for you and what role do you see it playing in your life

#25 Grade 8 is such a difficult time

so..the tours....how did it go for you? what are your overall thoughts on the whole thing? could it be made better? if so, how?

#24 lions and tigers and zebras..oh my..(pg 95-)

how can we apply the lesson of the zebras to our own lives here at home?

hmmm...

I look forward to your response

#23 Kim , Mike and Brenda

pg 85 ish.....whose story do you admire the most?
explain

#22 8 secrets of success

see:http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html

what are they?
do you agree?
thoughts?

#21 back to the book

page 82-83 says that we all can move from me to we just by drawing on 4 basic skills we already possess..which of these four do you think is the most important to develop if we are to become "more we"? it's not easy to choose but pick one and explain

#20 spring clean up reflections

how did it go?

where did you go?

problems?

did you collect the $?

reflect