October 7 - Dube - Intro/Geography/Early EA

[Anonymous]

In addition, given the change in relationship with the US this could indicate other changes for Korea. I hope we will get more info on the region and all of the smaller yet equally unique provinces that lend so much flavor to the cultural diversity that makes up this region.

As I talk with my students and hear where they are from, I have a modicum of better understanding than I did three weeks ago. Growth, it's a wonderful thing.

[Anonymous]

Like many of you I also enjoyed hearing from Professor Dube why we are in this institute and our purpose in the classroom upon completion. I enjoyed the parts of the lecture on geography because after it I felt like I understood nations more. This was mainly due to many of the comparisons that were drawn by Professor Dube of the geography and the people. For example, being a visual learner myself, I benefited from seeing the superimposed maps of China, Korea and Japan in comparison to US geography. I will definitely be doing the same as I teach my students the geography of the different areas.

[Anonymous]

Well, I just found two stories in my reading literature books about Asia, and I am very excited about them. I teach DRWP which is a phonics based reading program for middle and high school students that are FBB (Far Below Basic).
One of the stories is titled, "Bats in China". It talks about how bats are prized in much of Asia, but they are considered evil in Europe and America.The story goes on to talk about how bats mean wisdom and old age in China. The story shows the Chinese characters for FU, which means bat.[Edit by="dgoldstein on Oct 17, 5:04:28 PM"][/Edit]

[Anonymous]

I found two stories from Asia in my classes' literature books. The second story is titled, "The Spider's Thread". It is a Japanese folk tale. It is a wonderful tale about a spider, a foolish man, and some thieves. It had a powerful ending and a good lesson was learned. It is comparable to Aesop's fables. We read the story as a group, popcorn style, and answered the questions at the end. We discussed the moral of the folktale.

[Anonymous]

I also have two reading suggestions from Asia. These are found in our 6th grade McDougal Litell Literature books. "In the Land of Small Dragon" is a version of "Cinderella" told in prose. "The Living Kuan-Yin" where a man sets out on a journey to find the answer to a question. There is a CD that accompanies the book and these stories are told beautifully.

[Anonymous]

Once again I am reminded about how much I don't know. Just seeing pictures of current Asian leaders and not being able to recognize one... I also enjoyed some of the map presentations, which I thought could be useful in our classrooms. We do get copies of the slideshows??

[Anonymous]

Likelwise I have Asian stories in my school text. We teach 10th grade honors students the Analect and teachings of Lao Tzu, but I look forward to amending the work with that of the Mohists and the Legalists and offer up all four schools of thought from the Chinese Civilization text and the binder.

The stories you have recommended also sound great and I look forward to reading those. This is a great place to gather and learn -- but like many of you I wish I had more time in my day.

[Anonymous]

Well, better late than never, as they say. I, also, learned lots and enjoyed Professor Dube's presentation. I loved the superimposed maps. They truly let China, Japan and Korea be seen in comparison to our familiar U.S. The photographs were wonderful.

It was interesting finding out the funding of our program.

[Anonymous]

Speaking of reading suggestions...When I taught 7th grade, I taught Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.. Its a story about a Japanese girl who gets sick from the radiation of Hiroshima. The students loved it and were shocked to find out about what happened to Japan during WWII. Then I had the art teacher show me how to make origami paper cranes and I taught the students. We hung the cranes from the ceiling for Open House (which was probably totally against fire code, but they looked pretty!)

[Anonymous]

I enjoyed all the information we got at this session. I was a bit embarrassed to realize I wouldn't have been able to pick out Korea on a map before this class! (Don't tell anyone!) I thought that satellite photo of Eastern Asia at night was shocking. To see the major cities of Japan and S. Korea lit up and then to see North Korea in utter darkness was an eye opener for me. It really makes me grateful for where I am.

Katie

[Anonymous]

I'm fascinated with Korea now. I'm wondering what the "big" announcement is that North Korea is going to make tomorrow. Why are they closing their country to foreigners? [Edit by="adambra on Oct 19, 7:57:50 PM"][/Edit]

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