People are more than colors!

So many criticize #JoeBiden how did he fail as Vice President? Did Mitch McConnell allow any legislation that actually helps us to become a law?  Lets look at who we have to work with-a con artist! 

I do strongly believe and see that the charlatan in the #OvalOffice  is by far the worse of all Presidents in my lifetime and the worst historically, I believe is Andrew Johnson. Did our President truly plan on being in the #WhiteHouse?

Look at #JoeBiden I see a man who has dedicated his entire life, every effort and each and every aspect of Joe's career choices have been in #PublicService-a thankless job, to fight for democratic values.

This country is becoming archaic vacuum, a reflection of the lack of values and the disappearance of wholesomeness-it is filtering the youth into militia groups, similar to the Civil War in which young men were forced into fighting for a cause that they didn't even understand, nor did they benefit from it... #TheWidowOftheSouth is good book about it.  

Also, a tyrant is one who withholds public funds if he doesn't get your vote.  

Is this Constitutionally correct?

American citizens aren't #red nor are we #blue -we are humans, all belonging to the human race-all from the mother land-all born from #AdamandEve.

What we need now is love-we don't need Trump-cuddling up to #communist Russian Putin and #RocketMan Korean Kim Jong Un 

What is there to debate about? 

Speaking of which, during the #Presidential Debate, Trump had no position on Education, Medicare, Student loans, Building America, Building new manufacturing plants, solar power, hydro power (eg. The Hoover Dam) Wind Power -NOTHING-He BRINGS NO IDEAs to the fore -he is out to fill his pocket and support his lavish wasteful life style-don't waste your vote....#SusanBAnthony and #HarrietTubman and #RuthBadeerGinsburg will have fought for nothing-is that what you want? 

Capitalism or Fascism?

Did anyone see the shoes #MelaniaTrump #FLOTUS wore at the debate-they cost more than what most people have in their bank account!!!! #idontcare she told us how she feels didn't she? She isn't even an American born citizen yet she is #FLOTUS?! Okay so there is no stipulation in the Constitution about her per se. But lady can you please show some respect for us!  #Flotus is One who planarizes at that! #MichelleObama. And she blows off monogyny as locker room talk! Does she not know girls got to stick together?  She is in the White House without having a degree anywhere close to what #DrJillBiden has and she without the grace of Grace Kelly nor the Opalescence of Jackie O  and is weighted with the duty of being our First Lady-Despite the fact that the entire world already seen what Trump  grabbed when he grabbed her "by the pu$$y"- President's words! This woman is not White House worthy. #3rdLady

The future of Democracy is at stake!

So the agenda plays out-what will happen next now that the debate provided nothing substantial in terms of the future of the country and rebuilding the economy. #BuildBackBetter #BidenHarris  We know what Joe Biden's life is about, its about civil service and social justice.  We know his son, Beau died in call of defending our nation and we know that his wife won't be plagiarizing her speech! Vote for honesty and integrity #votebluetosaveAmerica #TheView #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica2020

Wrestling with work at home and e-learning

What does it mean to be a parent?

    One can hardly say the all the responsibility falls on the teacher to 'teach,' (I have heard that being said) but rather teaching and learning are reciprocal and when we started remote learning models across the nation, a sheer feeling of terror came over parents. Why? Why all this anxiety from parents? Who would not welcome working form the convenience of their home while clearly having the advantage of knowing exactly what their children were up to?

What is a teacher's job?

    Parents may argue that it is the teacher's job to 'teach' however, for the sake of illustrating the futility of that statement, consider the meaning of the word 'teach.' According to https://www.thesaurus.com/ and  the Oxford American dictionary and Thesaurus, teaching means: "give systematic information to a person or about a subject or skill, enable a person to do something by instruction and training.  

    The mere fact that teaching is an act that involves the pupil and it involves developing a skill through training means that students need to be actively engaged and that they are going develop their skills through practice and training. 

   

    For parents, remote e-learning means that they too must develop their parenting skills and they now have full responsibility to oversee the actions of their children.  yes, parents, these children are yours!  How is it that teachers have had mixed responses and sporadic completion of assignments? The students who diligently turn in their assignments are the ones who have already developed a sense of responsibility and a sense of accomplishment before we shifted to the remote e-learning model and those students who displayed apathy are caught in the crux of  gaining a sense of responsibility and taking ownership for their learning.  Apathetic attitudes from students may very well be a reflection of a fracture within their home environment, not withstanding that not one of us are perfect and therefore do not have perfect homes, there are some students who do not feel safe at home.  

    This is where technology comes in handy, can teachers video conference with their students and get an idea of how they are doing at home? 

What can parents do to help their children?

    The secret to successfully helping your child is for you, the parent, to manage their time.  Have a schedule for everything, from the first meal and television show to the time when they check emails and Google classroom. Can parents use this opportunity to grow close to their children?  Read with them or help with projects and research?  This trialing time could be a way to build stronger bonds between family and friends, of course with friends through technology since everyone is video conferencing but parents can now truly see what their children's needs are, their strengths and their weaknesses; and in most cases, their biggest need can be filled by showing them love! Tell your child you love them and that you believe in them.  

Bidding the daylight goodbye

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Pastel paintbrushed skies

How you hasten shadows

gently darkness comes hither 

slivers of

 starlight

slowly darkness sweeps and ties

 and binds, thoughts

 hidden inside as deep as marrow

the wonton urges that forces and fuels us to follow

 fantasies- forbidden and formidable-fought

tho precarious and unpredictable 

the spirit stirs even in slumber

all through the sweet dark

the souls muses in nocturnal nuances

rise oh soul with the sun

forge with its upward rays 

another start

another day.

Spinning on the Axis

What lies behind all the apparent darkness?
What stirs within us to make us dare...
Dare to straddle any hurdle of fear
With trepidation yet powered by deep courage
How fast the human heart beats
thump-thump
thump-thump
What rare feat is it that pushes us to manage
that imagined darkness and any inkling of  despair
with urgent longing for light and patience...
we see the blue sky once again,
appear.

This is a posting for a technology assignment:
Comical directions to use excel

This link is  supposed to open up a short fun video of directions about locating the MicrosoftExcel icon on a desktop at school.