I have spent way too much time lately researching for work purposes and in doing so, I've come across some interesting articles/websites. So here are the top three things I found today online.
#1 The story of Julia Mavimbla
Julia is one of the most inspiring women I have read about. She has lived a life of service and doing good in the country of South Africa. I think my favorite story from her life was when there riots in her community of Soweto, in 1976, Julia's biggest concern was for the youth and the effect the violence would have them. She acquired an abandoned church yard and gathered the young children and taught them how to garden. Soon other children were joining to get away from the violence. She would teach the children, "Where there has been a blood stain, a beautiful flower must grow." And over time there were gardens across the community that she and the children had created together.
#2 Freerice.com
I remember hearing about this website and then forgetting about it and then finding it again today. It is a website where you can quiz yourself in different subjects and all the questions you answer correctly, Free Rice and its sponsors donate rice to those in need through the World Food Programme. I read on their blog that all the rice raised in January will go to those in need in Haiti. Sounds like a good cause to me. So I took a break to test my French, which I last took in 9th grade. Commce commca.
#3 Article about the importance to "unplug"
This is an interview with an MIT Professor of Social Studies of Science and Technology that shares her insights about our society and the effects of always being connected, whether it is through the cell phone, social networks and so forth. (Ironic I'm putting this on a blog.) I found it really interesting and I couldn't help but agree especially since I find these different technologies sometimes leaving me frazzled. Also ironic to mention on a blog. Oh well, happy reading.
#1 The story of Julia Mavimbla
Julia is one of the most inspiring women I have read about. She has lived a life of service and doing good in the country of South Africa. I think my favorite story from her life was when there riots in her community of Soweto, in 1976, Julia's biggest concern was for the youth and the effect the violence would have them. She acquired an abandoned church yard and gathered the young children and taught them how to garden. Soon other children were joining to get away from the violence. She would teach the children, "Where there has been a blood stain, a beautiful flower must grow." And over time there were gardens across the community that she and the children had created together.
#2 Freerice.com
I remember hearing about this website and then forgetting about it and then finding it again today. It is a website where you can quiz yourself in different subjects and all the questions you answer correctly, Free Rice and its sponsors donate rice to those in need through the World Food Programme. I read on their blog that all the rice raised in January will go to those in need in Haiti. Sounds like a good cause to me. So I took a break to test my French, which I last took in 9th grade. Commce commca.
#3 Article about the importance to "unplug"
This is an interview with an MIT Professor of Social Studies of Science and Technology that shares her insights about our society and the effects of always being connected, whether it is through the cell phone, social networks and so forth. (Ironic I'm putting this on a blog.) I found it really interesting and I couldn't help but agree especially since I find these different technologies sometimes leaving me frazzled. Also ironic to mention on a blog. Oh well, happy reading.
I liked the article about "Alone Together". We do need to be careful about the time we spend with technology. Dare I admit that sometimes I am loneliest when sitting at my computer and there are no new e-mails, or when my husband is all off in his very own cyber space and it doesn't really matter that I am in the same room?
ReplyDeleteI actually know the guy who came up with freerice.com. He is part of teach for america and works at my school. I found it very addicting. :)
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