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Un cammino attraverso la Commedia (Inf. 1-6)
It's always worth thinking about context and expectation when we encounter books, especially books that our culture has deemed important or great. Reading Dostoevsky is something very different from reading a recipe. But I think reading Dante is even more challenging than Dostoevsky, even than Shakespeare, even than Lucretius or Vergil or Homer. Dante implicates his readers in his journey in a way that few other books do. For me, only the Hebrew Scriptures or the New Testament or the Quran come to mind as books that are as challenging. Like them, Dante doesnt let us off the hook. The Commedia is a mirror we hold up to ourselves as much as it is a pilgrim's journey through the afterlife. In fact, that's precisely why it's a mirror we hold up to ourselves.
So if you'll indulge me, I'll offer a (very) brief rehearsal of my own encounter with Dante because it will help situate my remarks during this Easter season. I was 15 years old when I met David Lat, now a famous blogger on legal matters. At the time, though, he was an alumnus of my high school, and I met him at (of all things) a debate tournament. "Oh, you're a freshman," he said. "You should have Mr. Connelly do the medieval reading group with you." When I asked Mr. Connelly (Robert Imbellis high school classmate!) about this, he raised an eyebrow, asked if I realized what I was getting into, and agreed. Along with five other students, we would meet at 7:30 am on Wednesday mornings. That meant waking up at 5:00 am, getting a train at 6:10, and then getting to Regis High School by about 7:30, a full hour and twenty minutes before homeroom. In addition to our regular work load in our English and history classes, we read the Commedia and the Song of Roland and the Canterbury Tales and others whose names I've forgotten. And truth be told, I remembered little of even the Commedia except for Paolo and Francesca (which piques the interest of a 15-year-old) and Ulysses. I remembered Statius in the Purgatorio and Bernard in the Paradiso. I remembered the stadium and the lights and the picture of love. And I knew that I would have to read it all again outside an academic situation. Each fall at Villanova, I teach one of the parts of the Commedia -- but here I am, almost 20 years after my first encounter with the text, not teaching part of it, but reading the whole thing, and fulfilling a promise I made to myself.
What I offer here, and what I hope to continue to offer, are simply thoughts on certain aspects of the text that strike me as I read. Needless to say, I dont aim to be comprehensive, but I hope to be coherent.
The Inferno is, of course, a deeply sad poem, although whether or not we should find it sad is, I think, a real question. In Canto 3, Dante tells us that the Gates of Hell are marked with the words "Justice moved my maker on high / Divine power made me / Wisdom supreme, and primal love. / Before me nothing was but things eternal / And I endure eternally / Abandon all hope, you who enter here" (Inf. 3:4-9). If primal love and supreme wisdom and divine power have made hell, why should Dante be sad, why should he pity those he meets, why should he be afraid? After all, in what must be some of the most tender lines in the poem, Virgil recounts how Mary asked Lucy to ask Beatrice to ask Virgil to take Dante through Hell and through part of Purgatory (Inf. 2:58-140). Does Dante not trust Virgils words? Could we possibly expect him to?
Dante suspends his sadness and pity and fear temporarily to enjoy the company of Virgil, Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan in Limbo. I have always admired how no matter how afraid Dante is or how awestruck he is by what he sees in the journey, he never lets his audience forget how good of a poet he is. "Of course, the poets of antiquity showed me a greater honor still, / for they made me one of their company, / so that I became a sixth amidst such wisdom" (Inf. 4:100-102). I suppose it ain't braggin if it's true.
And reading the accounts of the lustful in the first circle of Hell and the gluttonous in the second circle of Hell, how could Dantes boast not be true? I mean that sincerely. I don't think you can read the Commedia without recognizing how deeply beautiful it is. In the weeks ahead, we will explore that beauty in its various forms: the language, the similes, the remarks on literature and politics and philosophy and theology. The question for every reader, I think, is: how does one respond to this beauty? And that's another way of asking: given that it is beautiful, what do I do with the parts that are uncomfortable, with the parts that judge me (as they surely do), with the parts that seem so obviously wrong? These are questions that Dante himself seems to anticipate. Paolo and Francesca, remember, are in Hell because they got caught up in reading something beautiful, something about love. The line between the love of Mary and Lucy and Beatrice, and the lust of Paolo and Francesca is razor thin. After Dante hears Francesca's story, he recounts, "While the one spirit said this / The other wept, so that for pity / I swooned as if in death. / And down I fell as a dead body falls" (Inf. 5:139-142). As I read those lines and as I read Ciacco's account of Dante's friends who are in Hell because they were on the wrong side of a political dispute, Dante's words to Virgil become my words to Dante. "Master, for me their meaning is hard" (Inf. 3:12). I'm a year shy of 35, which Dante, following the Psalmist, considered the middle of our (not his) life. But Dante's words are much harder than I realized 19 years ago.
What do you think? I'm sure what interested other people is quite different from what interested me. And I'm eager to hear what others have to say.
About the Author
Scott D. Moringiello is an an assistant professor in the Department of Catholic Studies at DePaul University, where he teaches courses in Catholic theology and religion and literature. He blogs at dotCommonweal.
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Before we get down to the nitty-gritty of our study: A former colleague of mine, who taught English, had a sign over the entrance door of his classroom: "Abandon all hope, you who enter here." I still have the The Divine Comedy textbook from Freshman English in college. Inside the book I found the paper that I wrote on Cantos XXX and XXXIII of the Paradiso. It was submitted on May 16th. My calendar tells me that Pentecost when we finish our study is May19th
My friend V. says: "The fear that inhabits us and weighs Dante/us down seems to be counterbalanced by the sun or by Virgil waiting for him, and that echoes what pope Francis is saying, that we should go out and seek what will take us out of our fear. It's really quite simple. Virgil says, lift up your head and look at the sunshine; and then allow yourself to be surprised out of your fear. I think that' s what it's most about.For Virgil at the moment it's a matter of not focusing on one's fear. Allowing oneself to be surprised is a gift.A community is out there looking for Dante - those three women wishing him well -, not just Virgil. If we could only trust community. That's the challenge."
While it's easy to disagree with Dante's judgements on particular people - I have always been uncomfortable, for example, with his apparent damnation of St. Celestine V, the prime exemplar of papal resignation (whose tomb Benedict XVI very publicly visited) - it's obvious that his judgement of people, most of whom he never met, will not be the same as God's. But I'm impressed at how well his vision has held up over time - what, Scott, do you see as "obviously wrong"?I think at least some part of us wishes that there would be no hell at all, but even on this point I waver. I think it's obvious that in this world hell does exist and some people are in it. But Dante seems to suggest that we find a way to put us about where we'd want to be, in a certain sense. In this part Paolo and Francesca end up together - which they presumably would want. To Dante it seems like hell - because in the end he knows he would want more than just to be with a particular person. But for them perhaps it was all of God's kindness they really wanted.Of course one of the themes of Inferno is that there is no need to feel any pity for the people who are there - they are right where they wanted to be. If that is true, that would be a hell I could live with. Of course if they don't want to be there, it's a bit more difficult to swallow. But still not obviously wrong.
I have not read the Inferno since my undergraduate years way back in the mid-fifties. Am using the World of Dante website and the Mandelbaum translation until a Hollander edition arrives from Amazon. I find that, as in reading Scripture, certain phrases resonate, stay with me. In Canto IV, 4.42, for instance, Virgil says of himself and others in limbo, that "we have no hope, and yet we live in longing." Haunting. In an odd, twisted way, the words suggest Advent since that is the time when, by contrast, "we live in longing, yet we have hope." I'm put off by Dante's score settling, his placing of political enemies in Hell. The World of Dante site fills in some of the history here, at least briefly.
For me one of the most striking images in the early cantos is that of the damned rushing to their judgment and punishment which they seem to desire. The more I reflect upon it the more terrifying it becomes:"As in the autumn the leaves drop off one after the other till the branch sees all its spoils on the ground, so the wicked seed of Adam fling themselves from that shore one by one at the signal, as a falcon at its recall."Inferno III, 112-14Many see an echo of a Virgilian scene (and in these early cantos Virgilian similes are common):"Here a whole crowd came streaming to the banks . . . As leaves that lose their hold on boughs and fall through forests in the early frost of Autumn."Aeneid VI, 305-11Or Ecclesiasticus:"Like abundant leaves on a spreading tree that sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born."Ecclesiasticus XIV, 18Some scholars see in Dante's lines an allusion to medieval images of the withering of the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden after Adam's sin (and its restoration after Christ's death on the cross).
As I read these six cantos I am struck by what a well-integrated person Dante is. He appears a whole person, with no pretense, no denial of conflicting parts of his personality, and completely transparent.I am amazed how he can skillfully he can bring me into his world: not just his thoughts and emotions but also the people, beliefs, and values of his time. It is as though he is exposing me to a Summa of medieval culture.Before reading (or rather rereading) the Divine Comedy I thought that Dante had placed Pope Celestine V in Hell for having resigned from the papacy (for having made the great refusal).But I know now that Dante has placed Celestine V just outside of Hell in the vestibule of the Inferno, a place for those who for souls who neither good enough for heaven nor evil enough for hell, a place for cowardly souls. (He could have put him in the lowest circle of Hell for being a traitor to the papacy and Church.) I wonder if Dante chose that location because he knew that Celestine V was canonized in 1313 during the time when he was probably composing the Inferno, which is said to have been published around 1317.
John, I meant the stress on that sentence to be on the "seems" rather than the "obviously" wrong. I should have made that more clear. Part of the beauty of the poem comes from the fact that nothing is obvious. I was thinking about how I needed to explain to my students why Dante (and the tradition preceding him) would have thought that suicide was a worse sin than murder. To them that seemed "obviously wrong." Dante continually confounds our expectations. I agree with Ellen and Patrick about the haunting images in Dante, and that's certainly something we'll have to keep an eye on as we proceed. And thanks, Patrick, for the references to other texts.And I also agree with both Claire (or her friend V.) and Helen. On the one hand, Dante does seem to be remarkably integrated. Yet, on the other hand, there does seem to be a divide between his fear and his hope. I think we'll continue to see that productive tension in the poem.Thanks for these opening thoughts! I hope others will chime in as well.
Oh, and one more thing. I'll post again on Saturday with reflections up to Canto 12.
This is hardly an original comment, and is largely a repetition of some points that the Hollanders make in their comments on the poem. But it's worth remembering first, that Dante's whole journey, both to Hell and to the two higher levels, is for him and educative experience, and all the way through the trip he's learning things; and second that Virgil, guide and voice of human reason though he may often be, is hardly infallible. The judgments made by both of them may err, and particularly that of Dante in the Inferno.The Hollanders are determined opponents of what they call the "romantic" tradition of reading the Inferno. Dante's hell is full of con men and con women, and Francesca da Rimini is one of the prime examples, seducing Dante's emotions of pity, and seemingly winning him (and many readers) over to her side for what is plain old fashioned adultery. The Met broadcast Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini a couple of weeks ago, an opera based on d'Annunzio. Though I didn't hear the whole piece, it's pretty clear that the work is based on a romantic reading, and the Wikipedia article as an 1870 painting by Cabanel depicting the deaths of the two lovers:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Inf._06_Alexandre_Cabanel,_Morte_di_Fr... which you'd never know that in real life Francesca was in fact fair, fat, and forty.
Hi, everyone! My name is Griffin, and I am so pleased to participate in this online reading group. First off, I would like to share a bit about my own background: I'm a fifth-year graduate student at Yale University, working on a Ph.D. in Italian Literature. My thesis looks at the connections between Dante and his (and everyone's) favorite saint: Francis of Assisi. I'm about halfway through the writing (getting closer to a completed first draft!), and so I am thrilled about participating in an Easter reading of Dante's Comedy in this company of fellow travelers.I've been fascinated by Dante ever since I first had the opportunity to study his poetry in Italy back in 2005. The Comedy is a text that has altered the course of my life indelibly; reading Dante has helped me to discover a deep vocation to love and knowledge within myself, and the poem for me is a continuing source of wonder, joy, and gratitude. As I read, I was struck by the many levels of dissonance that we find in the early part of the poem. I'll describe two of them. First, there is the tremendous gap between two different "Dantes" in cantos I and II. There is Dante as the confident poet who has already completed the journey to God and now sets his story before his audience; yet there is also Dante as the pilgrim just setting out, fearfully, on his journey through Hell. Fear and confidence alternate vividly in this section of the poem; thankfully, confidence decisively vanquishes fear. I love the image that we find at the end of canto II: Dante compares his own blossoming confidence to a flower in bloom. As the flowers turns on its stem and raises its petals to receive the warm rays of the morning sun, so too does Dante strengthen his resolve to make the voyage to God. This is a beautiful image of the pilgrim's confident resolve, and certainly instructive for us during the Easter season.A second kind of dissonance that I noticed is the contrast between the horrors of the dark wood in canto I and the story of the circle of grace (Mary, Lucia, Beatrice) related by Virgil in canto II. At first the two settings -- the darkness of sin and perdition and the light of mercy and salvation -- seem radically opposed to each other. Heaven apparently has nothing to do with Hell. Yet we soon realize that the "end" of Dante's journey, the glory of heaven, is already present to him in the beginning: dawning within the darkness of the forest, there is light. Beatrice, awash with the light of beatitude, is not afraid to descend into the darkness of Hell. A citizen of eternity does not hesitate to enter directly into Dante's personal history. Dissonance here is only apparent: Dante's story is, after all, a whole and integral tale. Every stage in the journey matters. Even in his darkness and his lostness, Dante undergoes the concrete experience of being found. It is within the dark wood, the very place of despair, that he comes to know that he is loved.As we continue to read and reflect on Dante, I hope that he can show us all how to look beyond the dissonant oppositions that we so frequently experience in our lives. In the Comedy, as these first cantos show us, things are never quite as bad as they appear: at the edge of despair there is always a reason to hope. Dissonance is subsumed by harmony, and bitterness is washed away by grace.
"...from which youd never know that in real life Francesca was in fact fair, fat, and forty." Tsk, tsk in 21st century politically correct terms.Too bad Rubens didnt paint the subject.
Because I know Paradise Lost much better than I know Dante (and am reading PL with my graduate students as I read Inferno with you-all), I can't help but compare the two in matters large and small. I'd never before thought about the leisure activities of the fallen angels in Book II (poetry, philosophy, athletic contests, etc.) as being indebted to Dante, but I think Dante's sojourn with the poets and philosophers in Canto 4 lies somewhere behind that episode -- especially the larger message that those activities, however beautiful or well-executed, are essentially, value-neutral, or at any rate not enough to save one's soul.And as you say, Scott, Dante is terribly sad. Much sadder than Milton. The affective responses the damned inspire in us (and Dante) seem intended as instructional--but I'm not sure to what end. I don't think it's an *incorrect* response, or intended as the same kind of illustration of our fallenness as sympathy for Milton's Satan is, but I'll need to think on that further as we go on.(And hi, Griffen! I did my Ph.D. at Yale, too, though in English. . . and earlier enough in the century we wouldn't have overlapped. Hope New Haven is being good to you.)


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- Maybe you walk out the door and realize you still have your PJ's on.
Maybe you walk out the door in your PJs and as the door slams you realize to don't have your house keys on you (this happened to me once… I had to get a guy to being my spare key from work while I shivered on the side of the road… But then I wasn't going to work that day, this the PJs.
I woke one morning recently, said Hi to Twitter, and was greeted by Strumpet101 with a
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Monday Murloc achievement
That's when I wondered whether I was eligible for a Monday Murloc achievement.
But then it occurred to me that was too easy..
Miserable Murloc
It would need to be a Miserable Murloc achievement, that is achieved by 5 consecutive Murloc Mondays.
It occurred to me quickly that this would be nerfed. It would become 5 consecutive Murloc Mornings.
Murloc Moments
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Sure enough, Murloc Moments was the final result. 5 non-consecutive Murloc Moments that could all be completed in one day if you had the stamina, or misfortune, to stagger through 5 gurgle producing events in a day.
How about you?
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Why so happy?
Ohhh, and what's the story with the shop keepers in Dalaran?
Why are they always so cheerful, greeting you with a hearty hello as you walk in the door?
I know it's a fantasy world, but where are the bitchy cashiers?
I'm a grumpy customer though, I just want to smack their happy welcome off their faces.
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Why are there always so many DVD & Blu-ray deals at the top?
Movies seem to regularly displace really good deals and I was wondering why. Do that many people buy these rapidly aging relics of technology past? Or does amazon release a sale a day of which some Wooster is taking advantage. Just seeking clarity.
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Just because it's a blu-ray doesn't mean its not a good deal...
It's called deals.woot. Not, "don't post blurays because I'm tired of seeing them.woot"
The price is highly variable on some movies- and they tend to stay at the upper range of pricing most of the time. When a good price comes up on a good film, it reaches the top quickly because of all the votes.
DVD and Blu-Ray are not relics. Some of us want to pay a single price and know that we'll have access to a movie for the rest of our lives. I also happen to copy my DVD and Blu-Ray discs to a hard drive so that they are as convenient as streaming options. I don't care if I can buy it on Amazon Instant Video for less, because I could lose it at some point in the future. Netflix streaming gives me access to a lot of movies, but it's not a constant selection.
It is my belief that people upvote the DVD or Bluray if they like the movie -- not if they think it's a good deal.
As for me, I discovered this a long time ago and refuse to upvote any DVD or Bluray just to make a statement that I do not support this philosophy.
In other words, how many of those people that upvoted the deal actually bought the movie at that time -- probably very few.
The system is manipulated by adding weight and friction to certain tags. Some items require fewer votes/clicks to get on top. It appears the system favors movies and tech products so this is what you're going to see on the Top/Popular tabs.
@cengland0: I am one of those few. If I find a good blu-ray deal, I buy it. If someone else finds a good blu-ray deal on a movie that interests me, I buy it.
Also. Just because you don't buy a movie or buy something from a deal, doesn't mean that other people won't think the same way. I work to make sure that good deals are seen as popular so they are more exposed. I vote based off of the quality of the deal, plain and simple.
@ohcheri: I'm not so sure about the movies and tech products having more weight. I believe you're a bit upset from the #sexy and #lingerie not being allowed on the top and that's why you're making that comment.
In other words, I doubt that tech versus home has any more weight.
I have wondered about how the questions make it to popular though. I've seen questions with one comment and about 5 upvotes and it makes it to popular whereas I've seen other questions with 20 comments and about 10 upvotes and it's never popular.
The formulas may be extremely complex such as how fast the items get upvoted and how many people comment within a specified window after it was initially submitted.
@cengland0: To me, the popularity of deals and questions can be determined by using these three factors:
Traffic of site: (votes and comments added)
Time: (how long the deal/question has been available)
Competition: (deal/question vs deal/question)
@cengland0: I'm not saying that the movie and tech deals have more weight but that other tags have been weighted to allow the non-weighted deals to rise to the top.
If you make a scan of the Popular deals you will find that other tags appear to have been weighted although not as heavily as #sexy, #lingerie or #free.
Same thing with questions. Anything tagged #chat requires more work to rise to the top but #meta makes Top/Popular very quickly.
Example: Both of these deals were added 6 hours ago and both became Popular 2 hours ago:
The deal tagged #clothing required twice as many votes to hit Popular.
I see 2 reasons for it so many dvds making page 1:
1. People see a movie/show they enjoy and just upvote it no matter what the price because "It is one of my favorites". Put up a popular old favorite movie and watch the votes climb even if it is only $1 off regular price.
2. People vote on deals they think will become popular whether it interests them or not to increase their standings on the leaderboard. "Hey this has 9 votes in 20 minutes I have to vote for this even tho I don't care about the deal." Once it hits page 1 the vote then just pile up.
As for selection of deals:
People recently are complaining that their coupon links are being deleted so there is another type of deals that are disappearing.
The tag weighing also plays into it since cripples anything marked #free. Free products were very popular, now they are impossible to get on page one.
So you see what is left over which are movies, games and funny items like shirts and desktop toys.
Food for Thought -
- Jumbowoot has been giving out gifts and coupons for the last year and a half
- No One knows what the criteria is going to be for said participation perk
- DVD/Blu-Ray deals of popular movies tend to garner lots of votes and go popular quickly
- notice who is posting the DVD/Blu-ray deals
yes, I see conspiracies, everywhere
This will be a top deal soon:
Why? This thing has been retailing for an average of $50. Sometimes you see it for $30. I got a great deal last year at Target for under $20, but this is the best price in a year - even if you have to wait on international shipping.
@omnichad: Hey, that's my deal :). Thanks for the little bump there even though I'm sure it'll still be covered in downvotes because of the sudden hatred of blu-ray deals.
I don't discriminate though, a deal is a deal.
the most knowledgeable consumers/collectors of movies/tv shows will always prefer to actually own a hardcopy, so no, dvds and blurays aren't relics. We have dvd players in our car to keep the kids occupied, so we still buy lots of dvds. If the price of a dvd or bluray is comparable to the cost of a digital or streaming version, why would someone NOT want to own the hardcopy?
Obviously they're near the top so frequently because the people here vote them up... meaning that YOU, who doesn't like seeing them there, ARE THE MINORITY.
Personally, I upvote movies I like. I don't even think these are deals anymore. Movies are simply cheap now, it's not 2002, you can get a DVD for $5 about anywhere.
DVDs are easy to find at a good price and easy to add as a deal. They're all some of us time-deprived users are able to find.
Just to clarify, i was not complaining about the deals, just curious as to what motivation makes these movies so popular in the deal forum. I love a good deal no matter what the item, i was just wondering what makes them a regular "top deal." I guess i figured there would be some other regular "top deal" genres like free apple/android apps, the lingerie, trends and memes, etc. I realize now that i sounded a little whiny and that wasn't my intention. It is funny to see how people ran with it though.
I stopped taking you seriously at "rapidly aging relics of technology past."


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Degrate died early Tuesday morning at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center after he was stabbed several times in the upper torso following an argument that started at around 2:15 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Club Alazan at 6512 West Waco Dr.
On Sunday police said the stabbing was the result of a disturbance that started inside the club and spilled into the parking lot, but Monday said the argument started in the parking lot between Degrate, who was a passenger in one vehicle, and a man who was riding in a second vehicle.
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Probe in Naugatuck continues
NAUGATUCK — Hidden behind thick trees at Naugatuck High, the Greyhounds football team can practice in seclusion.
"We lose track of everything else that's going on when we're up here," senior co-captain Devon Watkins said Tuesday.
"We're not worried about anything else while we're here," added Mick Pernell, the other senior co-captain. "It's the same game we've been playing forever."
But while the players have stopped fretting about the turmoil surrounding their program, Naugatuck administrators have not.
The investigation into potential recruiting violations committed by former head coach Rob Plasky is still ongoing, according to Naugatuck attorney Ned Fitzpatrick, who didn't indicate when his report will be ready.
"We have every indication that there has been full cooperation from everyone who's met with us," said Fitzpatrick, who added he's aware of the CIAC's and Naugatuck's desires to quickly resolve the issue. "We're going to follow the evidence where it leads us."
Plasky was suspended Aug. 22 and resigned late the next day. He was entering his 12th year as the Greyhounds' head coach.
Naugatuck athletic director Tom Pompei said Tuesday that Plasky and Frank Johnson, co-director of the Naugatuck Football Alumni Association, turned in the potential violation to Pompei on Aug. 20.
Pompei said he still could not comment on specifics of the investigation. But the incident involved money from the NFAA that could have been used to help football players David Coggins and Javon Martin resolve their unpaid tuition at Sacred Heart and transfer to Naugatuck.
Pompei said his only contact with the players came when their family inquired about transferring in June; they shadowed at school for a day. Otherwise, he said, he "really stayed away. I did what I asked Rob to do."
The NFAA is one of three Naugatuck High support programs, according to Pompei, and does not run its finances through the athletic department. There was no way, he noted, for the school to check where the money was going and stop any withdrawal before it happened.
"Unfortunately, we may pay a price for the actions of a group over which we have no control," said Pompei, who wants to bring the NFAA and two other booster clubs under school supervision to prevent future problems.
When contacted, neither Plasky nor Johnson had any comment, although Johnson said he was "heartbroken" and Plasky said he was "hanging in there."
Depending on the findings, the CIAC could impose a number of penalties, including a fine of up to $10,000, probation, a postseason ban or the suspension of Naugatuck's athletics program.
It's unclear when the CIAC would make a decision, although CIAC Executive Director Karissa Niehoff said last week there should be a "quick" decision. The Board of Control will meet Sept. 20, a day before Naugy's second game against Derby.
Pompei and Naugatuck Principal Janice Saam hope their quick response last week spares the worst sanctions.
"It's our hope and optimistic expectation that our actions help minimize the penalties," Pompei said. "We may face a fine and, worst-case scenario, probation for a year or two. But I hope not. I hope our decisive and swift action suffices."
"I hope that whatever the penalties end up being, (they) don't hurt the current students and program," Saam said Monday. "They're the innocent victims of adult actions. I think the CIAC will be extremely fair-minded. I don't think they're out to hurt kids."
The administrators said they were disappointed with Plasky, but credited him for resigning.
"I'm upset, hurt and angry," Pompei said. "But I am appreciative of his stepping up and acknowledging his effort because I think that will save some impact on our program. So I'm grateful for that."
"He put himself second and the school, players and program first," Saam said. "That was an unselfish act on his part. That's something [the players] can take away from this."
Pompei said he's been in contact with the football team nearly every day over the last week.
"I've been more involved than ever," Pompei said. "It's like every tough situation; everyone's elevating their responsibilities. It's a tight-knit group. I told them in the locker room that everyone outside was just a distraction."
The administration decided to elevate defensive coordinator Shawn Kuczenski to interim head coach. Kuczenski said last weekend he and offensive coordinator Chico Echevarria would be more like co-head coaches.
Pompei decided choosing an interim coach from the staff was better than posting the permanent opening. In addition, he said the consistency Kuczenski brings to the table was desirable.
"It would have been too disruptive to look for a new coach right now," Pompei said. "We want to keep everything as fluid as possible. The kids know this staff and know these plays. And I think the staff and players we have in that locker room are good enough to have a great season."
Pompei said the high school will wait until after the season to launch a search to fill the position.
"It's still an attractive job," Pompei said. "We have a great legacy and are going to have a great complex."
But the Greyhounds have another job: preparing for the season.
"If anything, this heightens our expectations," Watkins said. "We can't have sophomores play like sophomores. We need everyone to step up."
"I still believe we're going to win the Copper Division, play for the NVL title and be in states," Kuczenski said. "The kids are psyched. We're not lowering anything. We thought we had a state team before this happened and we still think that."
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A lack of proper input validation is one of those things which tends to lead quite quickly to users doing "bad" things with your application, when it should really be handled by the programmer.
I've seen legacy apps where users have been trained to:
etc etc
All of the above issues are ones which should be handled by an application developer. When your input validation is essentially "make sure the user knows what format this field should be in and trust what they've entered is right", then unexpected things are bound to find their way in to the app. Aside from the obvious security implications, users make mistakes. As programmers we often produce our best products by bending over backwards to make sure that the user can't get it wrong, no matter how hard they try!
I once got a customer support call because my app just disappeared. Turned out they opened another app on top of it.
... I decided not to ensure that didn't happen again, since it was the users computer illiteracy that caused the problem, not the app. Anything I could have done to fix it would have lead to a poor user experience for others.
Almost every program that I write is invoked strictly from the command line. I've also written some fancier things that started out as CLI interfaces and rapidly grew into something more shell like than anything.
So, I can speak only for what I know. Here's some common issues with command line programs:
Way too many options
Unless you are writing a compiler or a line editor, try to keep options limited to one screen full on an 80x25 frame buffer when
No long options
It is much easier to remember
No input validation
Almost every platform has multiple libraries that are tried, tested and true when it comes to parsing and validating arguments. Almost every platform has a tried, tested and true lexer that validates input from a CLI. Use one, the other or both. If your program segfaults or divides by zero due to something a user provided, that's just embarrassing.
You might not need something as complex as a lexer, perhaps you can just tokenize the string if you are expecting stuff in a certain order with certain things in certain places.
I actually got a bug report once where an integer was expected and someone typed
No 'verbocity' knob
Allow experienced users to easily discover how to get way more noise out of your program than most people would tolerate, but default to printing serious and critical stuff only. I can't tell you how many times I had to fire up
You can also wrap assertions so that turning them off via NDEBUG or other means still results in something printed or logged for the user to find.
Speaking of log files, try to make sure anything you place in them makes (at least a little) sense to someone other than you. If the start of every entry is a UNIX epoch date, you're going to compound frustration in someone who really wants to help you reproduce the bug.
No 'bug buddy' in debug mode
A lot of programs offer some sort of 'debug' switch that offers extra chatter regarding what is going on with the program, but very few offer the following:
Or, perhaps you like hearing people read the following over the phone:
Overly complex configuration files
Don't justify the need to parse a config as an excuse to get a buzz on lots of syntactic sugar. Try to use a format that people actually know, even if it means extra work when parsing. I try to use the INI style format whenever possible. You'd be amazed what you can pull off with a simple key->value dictionary.
No configuration files
Don't make people write shell scripts or batch files just to use your program, unless it was intended to be a tool for either task. Give me a means to point at a file containing my usual options and provide just a few additional arguments.
No 'wet floor' signs
If some feature could get the user into trouble (perhaps it is there for advanced users), clearly mark it as such. Additionally, if someone fat fingers input or forgets something, have you program print a very friendly link to on-line documentation. You might be dealing with someone who is using your program via KVM and can't cut and paste.
When possible, (this coincides with input validation) use the Google apporach:
Offer a way out of destructive instructions
The goal is to tell the user why it didn't work and have them try a few more times, while ensuring that you do nothing potentially destructive unless it appears that the user really wants you to do that. Allow a switch that turns off 'nagging' , for instance
I'm probably forgetting a few pointers. I deal with this frequently as it is very, very difficult to make the 'low level' interface for something intuitive enough for most people to avoid making mistakes.
"Are you sure you want to delete this file/record? Yes/No". Clicked yes and then got a call that it "mistakenly" clicked the red delete button and it needs that data back:)
I don't feel like getting specific break/fix examples is as important as realizing this:
If through that exploration they break something, as a programmer it is your job to either warn them of the danger or prevent it from happening in the first place. I can't remember where I saw it now, but in the back of my mind I always try to "make doing the right thing easy" for the user of my software.
If you insist on examples:
See where this is going? :)
Here is one I heard this week. A user asks for a feature "send me a notification when an event occurs". Simple enough and the developer goes ahead and implements it. Sure, the first question should have been "what are trying to address by this notification?". I won't go into that. Few days later the user stops by the developer and asks "I got this notification. What am I supposed to do with it?".
I remembered this Dilbert comic and suggested to the developer "write an app to figure out what the user should do with that notification".
Like mpeterson said, the user is very competitive in their area of expertise. They just don't think like a software developer or designer.
I don't think users are stupid. They don't want to use your or any program at all. All they want is to get their things done. Help them and prevent harm from happening to them along the way.
Having a good user interface and providing an adequate learning experience goes a long way towards preventing users from doing bad things.
User don't make mistakes. The mistakes lie with the programmer who failed to create a usable interface.
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What does Judaism have to say about dreams and do have any legitimacy?
Are they in any way binding, or are they assumed to be just products of an overactive imagination?
What does Judaism have to say about dreams and do have any legitimacy?
Are they in any way binding, or are they assumed to be just products of an overactive imagination?
Dreams are essentially a lower-prophecy that anyone can receive. In the Torah, many people experience dreams with messages, Yaakov, Yosef, Pharoh and his wine-maker and baker, Avimelech, Ballaam.
Talmud Bruchos 55a-57b has a bunch to say about dreams and how to interpret certain symbols in dreams.
on Interpreting Dreams: A dream is not inherently good or bad. "All dreams follow the mouth"(55b), if the interpreter interprets the dream as good, it will be good, if they interpret it as bad it's bad. As such, one should always try to interpret a dream as good. Bar Hedya would give positive interpretations only to those who paid him, and unfavorable interpretations to those who didn't. (56a)
Birkat Kohanim has a paragraph to pray for a positive-conversion of a dream you dreamt and you don't remember. (55b)
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It is a dispute, and different rabbis had different things to say.
Talmud Berachot 55b records an opinion that one's dreams are merely a reflection of what one is thinking during the day. Thus:
And on the next amud:
Such dreams would not seem to be prophetic.
Abarbanel discusses how some dreams are purely the result of the imaginative faculties, modified by the body's physical state, based on the four humors. Thus:
Of course, Abarbanel held that certain dreams were prophetic in nature. And of course, there are other views encoded in the Talmud, in close proximity, as reflected in other answers on this page.
But I think the most comprehensive answer would be that it is a machlokes; that there were rationalists and non-rationalists even during the time of the Amoraim; that in the time of the Talmud, dream interpretation was regarded as a science, and that this might change as our understanding of science changes.
So, to address the question as posed,
I think the answer is "yes".
The other answers were very good, but if you want a lot of information, I recommend the book Mishnat HaChalomot by Rabbo Boaz Shalom. Rab Yehuda Fetaya (ZSWQ"L) (60-70 years ago) wrote that dreams don't mean anything any more, only under very specific circumstances. The Sefer Hassidim (700 years ago) also write this. I heard HaRab Boaz Shalom Shlit"a say in his speech that even if the dream meant something, there really is nobody in our time who can interpret it. In conclusion, quoting one of the Rabbanim of Lublin, he said that dreams are the inner deepest desires of the heart coming into fruition in a dream. Thus, dreams should not be taken seriously as much as they used in the time of the Gemara. I really recommend this book, it is very insightful with 750 pages and discussions on demons, dreams, ayin hara, and all that stuff.
We believe in dreams, as we see by Paaroh, and as we see there is such a thing as a Taanus Chalom - which is a fast when someone has a bad dream. At the same time the Gemara in Berachos 55:2 says that most dreams are from the thoughts we have. The Posuk in Zecharya 10:2 says וַחֲלֹמוֹת הַשָּׁוְא יְדַבֵּרוּ which means they have no meaning. I do not remember who says this, however there seems to be a difference whether an Angel or a demon showed us the dream. How to know the difference I do not know.


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I thought a lot about whether to post this or not. In addition to being personally embarrassing it happened long time ago and is quite a "localized" question. However there might be a benefit in hearing some opinions as it will help people decide how to act in similar experiences in the future.
The experience and my actions at the time:
Three years ago, my nephew was three years old, in the middle of his potty training. After lunch with the family everyone went outside, he and his older brother (who was 6 back then) joined me near the computer like they always did, playing together some classic games.
At some point I excused myself to the nearby toilet room leaving the two of them to themselves with game they both knew and loved. While I was still in the middle, the three year old nephew entered the bathroom and said he had to use it and asked for my help.
I have seen his parents take him to the bathroom before and under normal circumstances I would have just gone and called them; however I wasn't in any condition to get out of the room. I asked him to go ask his parents or hold a few minutes until I was done but he didn't budge and insisted on immediate action.
Fearing he would mess his pants I got up and helped him through the whole process. He pretty much did everything on his own, probably he was at a stage where he still needed the supervision. After he was done he went out, I returned to the room few minutes later to find both brothers playing as usual.
I considered telling his parents, asking if I acted properly but was too embarrassed to mention it and it didn't happen again.
My question and debates:
- Should I have done anything different? If so, what and at which point?
- Should I have told his parents afterwards, even if just to inform them?
Now father to a 2 year old toddler I do realize I might be making it a much bigger deal that what it really was; on one hand parents always want to know what his child is doing but on the other hand maybe such thing is totally normal. (Potty training has not started yet for my daughter so can't really tell)
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Should coding standards/style be enforced by the continuous integration server running static analysis tools (ex. PMD, StyleCop/FxCop) and failing the build if the standards are not followed? What types of rules should not be used to fail the build?
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Coding Standards should be there for a reason... and non-compliance should be checked.
However, not all violations should be considered as errors - just as not all compilation violations are. Where you draw the line has to be a company and a tool decision.
For example, MISRA defines its rules as Required and Advisory... I would suggest that Advisories would allow the build to proceed.
It's not completely unheard of and you will know if it will work for you only by trying it out. There are some steps that you could be taken before that.
First the team should decide on the standards together. Then tools such as ReSharper should be used to tell developers if they are not adhering to standards. Doing peer reviews on every task could further help.
After those steps have been taken it could be considered to put coding standard checks to CI-server. However it should still be considered if it's wise to have build break for not adhering to coding standards. The risk is that you will have lot of broken builds which might dillute the meaning of broken build.
Instead of making the build break, you could run the tools and have them create reports. If coding standard violations seem to be increasing, you can get the team together and figure out why it's happening.
Those continuous integration checks need to be very, very fast. Any significant delays will mean your programmers are going to commit and lose track of their thought process while waiting for the results. Make it longer and they will commit and get a cup of coffee or chat with their office mates about the latest bungled performance of some sports team. Those delays are highly counterproductive. Some things are best left to the nightly build or the code review.
The subjective ones, to start with. How do you enforce the "Code shall be self-documenting or well-commented" rule? The "no magic numbers" rule? Those are things best left to the code review.
Another category is violations to the rules that have already been granted a waiver. Given any sizable code base, there is inevitably going to be some chunk of code where violating the standard is exactly the right thing to do.
As part of a Software Quality Improvement Plan we recently coded a series of code sniffs to integrate into our build process.
We build a lot, being a PHP application there is no real compilation so the build is really a unit test / static analysis / runner, and we can afford to spend a few cycles on this.
We had some code quality issues, and some legacy code with lots of issues.
Starting on the basis that if it does not fail the commit it will be ignored we started confirming commits against our 'desired' coding standard, and failing commits with errors that did not meet the standard.
Maintenance ground to a halt, even the simplest fix to a legacy component required the developer to reformat huge quantities of source, and the build was broken more often than not. Needless to say we changed the errors to warnings, and now they are, ignored and 'mostly' pointless.
So I would say this (learned from hard experience).
Make sure that the standard of your code base is close enough to the standard that you enforce that you do not require dev's to reformat volumes of code, instantly. Or.. You are prepared for and expecting the increase in effort.
Being a small team with a huge delivery requirement, we couldn't afford to switch the team to a huge re-factor operation. Our coding standards are now mostly handled by manual review, and the legacy is being re-written as part of a continuous improvement plan.
When I said that the warnings are 'mostly' pointless, well we now use them for recording statistics that allow us to measure kpi's that should keep showing improvement.
When we enforce the code sniffs again, we will start light, and introduce a few sniffs at a time until we have the standard enforced.
It will depend on your ultimate goal and strategy.
Forcing all good mentioned standards in CI server might seem very lucrative. However, it might not be practical for the big (more than 6 developers) development team, if it is done on each commit to the server. Waiting your server to respond after commit should NOT be long delay. It may potentially cause some down-time.
However, It is totally legitimate to block a commit if code (the actually change-set) has dependency issues or does not compile. However, failing code because of code layout and some naming convention might be too sever and not vital restriction for the CI server commit rules.
But it is very likely to be helpful rule if applied during the evening build.
In addition, re-factoring tools can assist in implementing and learnig standards - like the Resharper or JustCode usage by developers.


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6 Ridiculous First Drafts of Famous Movie Monsters
#3. District 9 -- The Prawns Were Space Hobos
What made District 9 interesting is that it wasn't just a standard sci-fi movie about humans fighting aliens with large weapons and explosions: The first part of the film went to great lengths to establish a realistic setting with real sociological and political implications.
And then it turned into a standard sci-fi movie with large weapons and explosions.
That's why it was always important to depict the prawn aliens in a realistic and respectful way -- they had to look alien enough to be menacing, but also dignified enough that you'd feel sorry for all the atrocities committed against them. This might have been a little hard to accomplish if the aliens had been large puppets dressed in silly costumes ... as originally intended:
We choose to believe that the old man is guiding him and not seducing him.
That's a real piece of concept art from the book The Art of District 9, which reveals that the people who designed the film went through a whole period where the prawns (originally meant to be puppets instead of CGI) were supposed to look like intergalactic hobos. The idea was that the prawns had really sensitive skin and eyes and would cover themselves with anything they found ... including plastic bags and stop signs that they used as hats.
Pretty sure that guy's wearing curtains instead of pants.
The main designer also states in the book that he thought it would be funny if the aliens tried to wear sunglasses but kept breaking them, so naturally they ended up taping them to their faces. This idea was apparently deemed too hilarious for a film about the horrors of apartheid.
And because there's a thin line between a hobo and a hipster, of course some of them would look like this:
He's dressed as a sheriff, but also has a tiny sheriff on his hat. It's like Inception.
The only upside is that this would have cleared up the mystery of why these guys ended up stranded on Earth -- they're like a group of hobos who curled up to sleep under a bridge one day and stayed there for 20 years.
But hey, at least this didn't go past the concept stage, unlike ...
#2. Spider-Man -- The Green Goblin Was Literally a Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is one of Spider-Man's deadliest enemies (actual goblins being spiders' natural predators), which is why back in 2002 fans were outraged that the movie version looked less like the comic book character and more like the ugliest Power Ranger ever.
Luckily, Dafoe mainly acts with his chin.
What those fans aren't taking into account is that a literal translation of the comic book costume would look silly as shit in live action -- as this real test footage of that very thing proves:
Studio ADI via Youtube
It may also prove that there is no loving God.
Look at this thing. Just look at it.
ADI Studios, Youtube
Some things shouldn't be.
Good lord, it looks like the witch from The Wizard of Oz did it with one of those winged monkeys. And yep, apparently they seriously considered using it in the movie.
The footage reveals that director Sam Raimi originally commissioned special effects company Amalgamated Dynamics to produce a literal version of the Green Goblin, one that seems to suggest that Willem Dafoe's billionaire industrialist character in the movie was either an actual goblin or one hell of a makeup artist.
"If only I had my kit ..."
The most disturbing part of the video, however, is the moment when an off-camera Raimi basically commands the actor behind the mask to make love to the camera, demonstrating a wide range of expressions that go from "angry rapist" to "pleasant child molester."
Presumably, the studio heads were so deeply scarred by this test footage that they unanimously decided the Goblin's mask should never be able to change expressions, ever. So we ended up with a completely stoic robot mask, but it could have been much, much worse.
We don't know what the actual reason for changing the mask was, considering that Sam Raimi sounds strangely pleased with it in the video. Incidentally, Raimi is currently directing a prequel for The Wizard of Oz, so maybe there's still a chance that he'll unleash this thing on the world.
#1. Alien Resurrection -- The Hybrid Alien Was Disturbingly Pornographic
Sex has always been a recurring theme in the Alien franchise. We've already pointed out how the whole thing is basically a metaphor for rape. Also, for anyone who grew up watching the films or at least being aware of them, there's that revelatory moment during puberty when you realize that the chest-burster looks remarkably like a dong. Some of us still giggle when we see it.
Even if it happened in real life, we'd be like "Haha, there's a penis in your chest."
So, in a franchise where mouth rape and dong monsters are part of the established mythology, how do you take things too far? Leave it to a Frenchman to figure out the answer.
The fourth film, Alien Resurrection, featured an alien/human hybrid that came about from combining the DNA of the terrifying Alien Queen with the even more terrifying Ellen Ripley. The result is perhaps the most disturbing creature in the entire Alien franchise -- but originally, it was disturbing on a completely different level:
Try not to focus on it.
Why, those almost look like ...
Oh Jesus Christ.
No, it's not just your filthy imagination. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was "adamant about the hybrid having a genitalia which resembled a mix of both male and female sexes." It would be bad enough if it had those things under a pair of trousers, but did they have to put them right in the middle of its stomach? The whole thing seems like a setup for Ripley telling the creature to go fuck itself during a climatic scene.
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And then it would say "What do you think I'm doing?"
So how long did this hideous idea make it before someone shot it down? Concept art? Test footage? A couple of scenes? Nope, they actually shot the entire movie with the genitals intact, somehow. So if you think the actors look extra awkward during the last part of the film, you try working with a boner staring at you at all times.
Apparently Jeunet got tired of having to look at this thing while editing the movie, because he ended up digitally removing the genitals in post-production -- in the special edition DVD, he admitted that "Even for a Frenchman, it's too much."
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Any ideas for principals for back to school night?thanks,Kathy
Bright Ideas for Back-to-School Night ... and Beyond
Typically, back-to-school night is big event on the school calendar. This opportunity for parents and teachers to meet and connect deserves special attention. We've gathered ideas and materials to help plan the evening, ideas to encourage attendance and participation, resources to share with parents, as well as materials to help parents make the most of back-to-school night and set the tone for a successful school year.
For teachers: planning your back-to-school night
Tips to make your back-to-school night a success
Set the tone for your entire year with the parents of your new students — and open the door to trust and cooperation. Teacher's Network presents tips on how to prepare, what to put on the desks, and what a good presentation looks like.
What your child will learn
Create a one-page summary of what your students will learn this year in class, so parents have an overall picture of the school year and how everything fits into the standards. Remind parents to read and learn with their children every day to build literacy and background knowledge skills!
Meet our class
Represent the diversity of your school's ELL population and create a memorable back-to-school night display.
Back-to-school welcome flyer
Download this ready-to-print welcome flyer from Reading Rockets. Each child can fill in their favorite book titles and things they like to read about. Perfect for desktops or bulletin boards to welcome families to the classroom.
Name tags
In preparation for back-to-school night, have students design original name tags for their parents, or use these name tags from children's author Jan Brett.
For teachers: beyond back-to-school night
Parents in the picture
Build partnerships with your students' parents that last beyond back-to-school night. In this article from the American Federation of Teachers, learn the essentials of effective communication to strengthen the school-family partnership.
Attendance: every school day matters
Everybody plays a role in ensuring children attend school regularly. Attendance Awareness Month is a nationwide event in September recognizing the connection between school attendance and academic achievement. The goal is to mobilize schools and communities not only to promote the value of good attendance but also to take concrete steps toward reducing chronic absence. Visit Attendance Works for community resources, including the Attendance Awareness Month Toolkit.
Back to school is for dads, too
Children do better in school when their fathers are involved. Here are some back-to-school tips for dads written by fathers themselves. The National PTA has a program called MORE: Men Organized to Raise Engagement, dedicated to strengthening the relationship betwen kids and the important men in their lives. A critical part of this program is connecting fathers with schools.
Back to school for principals and school administrators
Dig into these back-to-school tips and resources on a wide range of topics, including preparing for the first day, taking a close look at your school's culture, and parent involvement strategies.
Reaching out to parents of ELLs
Some Hispanic parents feel apprehensive about getting involved because of limited English skills, lack of familiarity with mainstream culture and the public school system in the U.S, and other reasons. Discover ways to reach out to your bilingual families.
Read about classroom-tested ideas on how to host a successful bilingual family night for families.
Meet Angelica Torres who was apprehensive at first about volunteering at her child's school. She loved it and now encourages other parents to get involved. Watch the video below.
Home-school collaboration for students with ADHD
For students with ADHD, it is essential to have effective parent-teacher communication, collaboration, and consistency on goals and rewards, as well as collaborative planning and monitoring of interventions.
Weekly classroom newsletter template
Parents love to know what's going on in their child's classroom, and a weekly newsletter is a great way to keep the communication going. Reading Rockets offers a ready-to-use, editable newsletter template complete with extra graphics and more than 50 reading tips.
Local literacy events and resources
- Subscribe to the public library newsletter for story time hours and special children's programming such as el día de los niños
- The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress publishes a calendar of book fairs by state.
- Subscribe to publisher author alerts. AuthorTracker, a nifty service from HarperCollins, will notify you whenever your favorite authors come out with new books, go on tour, and more
- Plan an author visit for your school. Many authors welcome invitations — check out their websites to learn more.
Great e-newsletters for teachers
Everyone is so busy that it's hard to keep up with all the good information out there for teachers. Here's the short list of must-read newsletters:
For parents: back-to-school resources
Back-to-school night basics
Make the most of back-to-school night. It's a valuable opportunity to learn important information about your child's classroom experience. (Also in Spanish)
Help your child make a smooth re-entry to school
Browse these tips on topics ranging from what to expect on the first day of school, to dealing with back-to-school anxiety, and adjusting to a new teacher
Back-to-school transitions
Getting a new school year off to a good start can influence children's attitude, confidence, and performance both socially and academically. Here are ideas for parents to help smooth the transition from August to September from the National Association of School Psychologists.
Connect with your school counselor
As a parent, you know your child best. However, the school counselor can help you better understand your child as a student. Learn how you can collaborate effectively with the school counselor to ensure your child's academic and social success.
10 ways for parents to help teachers
Tip #1: Create a smooth takeoff each day. Give your child a hug before she ventures out the door and you head to work. Look her in the eye, and tell her how proud you are of her. Your child's self-confidence and security will help her do well both in school and in life. See all 10 tips.
Tips for a positive partnership
The U.S. Education Department provides these tips for parents about how to be involved in your child's school, and what to do if problems arise.
If your child has learning difficulties
There's so much to cover at back-to-school night beyond the classroom basics. Some parents may want to spend more time on these topics:
The best way to support your child with learning disabilities is to develop a strong relationship with the teachers, administrators, and other staff who educate your child.
It takes a while for teachers to get to know their students. Parents, especially parents of special needs students, can help the process along by designing a dossier and discuss it at the first parent-teacher conference.
For teachers: resources to print and share with parents
Back-to-school books for kids
Who's who at your child's school
Customize this list of personnel for your own school and distribute to parents at back-to-school night.
The school library
Did you know that the size of a school library's staff and collection is one of the best school predictors of academic achievement? Offer parents information about how to access and support your school library.
Parent guides to student success
These 4-page printable guides to student success provide an overview of what your K-3 child will learn by the end of the school year in mathematics and English language arts/literacy. (In English and Spanish)
Reading with your child: parent tip sheets
For parents of kids in preschool through grade 3, these reading tip sheets are available in 11 languages.
Growing Readers
Subscribe to these free one-page articles for parents, in English and Spanish, on topics ranging from building background knowledge to helping your kids succeed in school.
Do you have a reading rocket at home?
Download and print this colorful bilingual door hanger.
Lunchbox notes
Small notes tucked inside a lunchbox or bookbag can really bring a smile to your child's face. In addition to reinforcing reading skills, you're also modeling the power of writing. Download these ready-to-print note papers.
This article gave great insight to teachers for kicking off the school year! Reading this article made me excited and reader to begin a new, successful school year. I think parents would really enjoy back to school nights if they are we're designed as the one in this article. I also think counselors could implement some of the ideas that were mentioned in the article as well. The article definitely set the tone to a new school year. I thought the one page summary of what the child would learn in the school year was an awesome idea. This help parents identify what exactly will be happening in their child's classroom. Back to school nights is a great networking experience for all teachers staff and parents, helps build relationships and strengthen the community and school culture. Welcome flyer is a good resourceful ideas as well as the weekly newsletters. Again, keeping parents I the loop is important. I was really glad to see the article mentioning inviting dads out specifically, they play a huge role in education too (great point). As a future school counselor I was also very happy to see 'introduce the school counselor' section. Being that counselor play a sufficient role in student education, academics, personal/social and career aspects, I think it is great to get to know who's who in the building. The print and share section was also a great resource as well. Parents will definitely benefit from those resources. This article did a great job of outlining things not only teachers could do to start the school year off right, but counselor as well. Great read!
This back to school night layout is extremely helpful and something I would love to use in my school counseling practice. The reason I thought this was so helpful is because of the wealth of information provided. Often times, coming to back to school night can be overwhelming for parents, as they do not know what to expect. First of all having an open environment is extremely important, which is highlighted in the above information. I particularly liked the section pertaining to online resources, and the who's who in your school. Often times when students "fall through the cracks" it is because they/ their teacher/ parent/ guardian are not aware of the full situation, such as a possible challenge they are facing or need not being met. By providing this information, the teacher has the means to connect with the students parents so they know what to expect and how they can help their child. Along with this, the multicultural aspect of English language learners is very important, as often that attributes to children struggling without everyone knowing what is going on. This is a great resource with a creative way to get parents involved not just during back to school night, but for the rest of the year!


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Cultural Competence
The Arizona Department of Health Services/Division of Behavioral Health Services (ADHS/DBHS) has achieved several meaningful goals in regards to planning, designing, and implementing diverse initiatives to promote the inclusion of cultural values and traditions at all levels of care provided statewide. In the past, ADHS/DBHS has devoted its efforts in the development of a comprehensive Cultural Competency program involving state contractors as well as other stakeholders, community members, services providers, and community based organizations. ADHS/DBHS focused on leading initiatives that have had an important impact on the provision of Behavioral Health services.
Through methods of data collection and community collaboration, ADHS/DBHS has determined that many disparities and/or gaps still exist with regard to tradition, cultural believes, diverse cultures, and race/ ethnicity being included as vital elements in quality of care and effectiveness of services provided. Therefore, ADHS/DBHS has determined that it is time to focus efforts on data driven outcomes and apply new initiatives and programs to provide a comprehensive range of inclusive and high quality services for all the underserved/underrepresented populations identified within Arizona's geographical regions.
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ADHS/DBHS Cultural Competency Initiatives
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- DBHS Cultural Competency Plan 2009–2010 WORK PLAN Requirements Guide
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Cultural Competency Resources
- DBHS Diversity Fact Sheet [MS Publisher]
- DBHS English/Spanish Glossary of Behavioral Health Terms
- Arizona Civil Rights and Advocacy Organizations
- Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Healthcare Standards
- The Office of Minority Health, Cultural Competence
- The National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University
- Translated Agency Signage Templates (English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Navajo)
- English/Spanish Medical Encyclopedia
- Organizational Self Assessment of Cultural Competency
Cultural Competency Research
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Cultural and Linguistic Competency
- Struggle to Communicate: Medical Interpretation in Arizona, St. Luke's Health Initiatives, 2004
- Meeting the Mental Health Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives, Spero M. Manson, 2004
- Compendium of Cultural Competence Initiatives in Health Care, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2003
- Cultural Competence in Health Care: Emerging Frameworks and Practical Approaches, The Commonwealth Fund, 2002
- Cultural Competency Standards in Managed Care Mental Health Settings: Four Underrepresented/Underserved Racial Ethnic Groups, 2001
- Cultural Competence Works: Using Cultural Competence to Improve the Quality of Health Care for Diverse Populations and Add Value to Managed Care Arrangements, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001
- Culture, Race and Ethnicity, A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, 1999
Cultural Competency Reports
- Annual Diversity Report FY2008 – July 2007 to June 2008
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- Cultural Competence Effectiveness Report for 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Plan Overview
- Diversity Report - July 2006 to June 2007
- Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing Survey of Providers – October 2007 to May 2008