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The mission of the Adoption and Permanency Resources Division is to recruit, study, prepare and support foster and adoptive families who can provide healthy, stable, loving temporary and permanent homes to children that can not safely live with their birth parents. We welcome and need all capable families ......
Los Angeles County
Department of Children and Family Services
425 Shatto Place
Los Angeles, CA 90220
Independent Adoptions
About Us
What are Independent Adoptions?
What We Do
The Adoption Home Study Process
Filing a Petition
Documents Needed
Consents of the Birth Parents
Court Hearing
How to Contact Us
Welcome to the County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Independent Adoption Program. Creating or expanding your family through adoption is an enriching and rewarding experience. Each year, hundreds of people, from all walks of life adopt through our agency. If you are already considering adoption or just want some more information about what is entailed in an adoption, please feel free to explore our site.
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About Us
We are designated by the California Department of Social Services to help you through the adoption process. Our staff is comprised of adoption professionals who are experienced with independent adoptions, and will work with you in completing an adoption home study. This involves evaluating the suitability of the adopting parent(s), the adjustment of the child in your home and the circumstances of placement. We will provide information about each phase of the adoption in order to make this a positive experience.
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What are Independent Adoptions?
An " independent adoption" is an adoption in which the birth parent selects the family for the child and places the child directly with the selected family. The act of selection by the birth parent(s) is based on the personal knowledge of the birth parent(s) regarding the prospective adoptive family. DCFS is not involved in the initial placement of children in Independent adoptions.
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What We Do
We provide information and assist families in completing the home study.
We educate the adoptive parents and the birthparents regarding the laws pertaining to their rights in an Independent adoption.
We assist low-income relatives and non-relative families with the home-study process.
We ensure the safety of children and provide referrals to various community resources to strengthen families thus prevent children from entering the Dependency system.
We assist attorneys and clients with the compliance of Interstate Compact regulations by providing assistance with the completion of the pre-placement home studies, conducting interviews with the birthparents and obtain consent to adoption if requested.
We make a recommendation to the Court regarding finalization of the adoption.
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The Adoption Home Study Process
When you or your legal representative attorney files a petition and sends a filed copy to us, a case is opened and assigned to an adoption worker who is responsible for completing the "home study".
The study is comprised of interviews, criminal checks, employment verifications, medical reports, and references to determine, among other things, whether the prospective adoptive parents have the stability, financial security, and health to parent the child placed in their home. A medical report on the child and a report from the hospital of birth are also required.
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Filing A Petition
Any adult person may file a petition to adopt a child; however, the person adopting must be at least 10 years older than the child. If the child is over 12 years old, his/her consent to adoption is also necessary.
After the petition has been filed with the Court for an Independent Adoption, a conformed copy of the petition, with the filing date and action number noted, should be forwarded immediately by the Attorney of Record or the prospective adoptive parent to the Department of Children's Services, Adoptions Division, 3530 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90010, Attention: Independent Adoption Unit, Telephone Number (213)-351-0224 or (213)-351-0162 .
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Documents Needed
Certified copy of the birth certificate of the child to be adopted.
Certified copies of present marriage certificates (prospective adoptive parents and birth parents).
All prior final divorce decrees (prospective adoptive parents and birth parents).
A copy of military discharge.
TB tests on anyone in the home over the age of 18.
Verification of income.
Death certificates of any spouse where the prior marriage did not end in divorce.
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Two interviews are conducted during the home study process. Typically, the first interview will be in the office and the second will take place at your home after all of the paperwork has been completed. The interview process is our opportunity to exchange information with you and to gather the information needed to get to know you and make an assessment of your strengths, any needs and your home environment.
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Consents of the Birth Parents
DCFS is responsible for obtaining the consents of the birthparents in a relative Independent adoption. Non-relatives Independent adoptions require the services of a State-licensed Adoption Service Provider (ASP). ASP's are individual adoption practitioners in the community who you must engage to obtain consents. They also must be present at the signing of the adoptive placement papers. The law allows ASPs to charge $500 for their services.
In some situations, court action may be necessary to terminate the rights of the birthparents to release the child for adoption. The Department will advise the prospective adoptive parents and their attorney of record of the need to take appropriate legal action; it is then the responsibility of the prospective adoptive parents and their attorney to see that legal action is taken in a timely manner.
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Court Hearing
We present our recommendation to the Court at a hearing that will be scheduled by you or your legal representative to finalize the adoption. You will appear before the judge with the child to be adopted. After reviewing and approving the situation, the Court then issues an adoption decree. The State of California will issue a new birth certificate, with your name(s) as the parent(s), for those children born in California. For children born out-of-state, the adopting parents should contact that State Registrar's office for more information.
You or your legal representative will be required by the Court to file a report of all expenditures you paid in connection with the birth, placement and adoption of the child.
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To help defray some of the costs involved in funding the services we provide to complete the homestudy, the law cites that adopting families be assessed a fee of $2950. This fee is payable to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). This fee can be reduced or waived for low-income families upon verification of their income and need.
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How to Contact Us
We hope the information that we have provided will help you to better understand the Independent Adoption Program. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to call us at (213)-351-0224, or (213)-351-0162 Thank you.
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great blog entry! thanks for sharing. hope you can post more pics? hehe! i really love lea salonga, and i'm also a fan of fashion and i adore monique lhuillier's creations. and looking forward to her future not-just-in-fashion creations i've read about.
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kris aquino walks around in a gown before 4 pm. lol
- Monday, November 13, 2006 1:45:00 PM
- Cecilia Dean Gdorf said...
The models would stop and pose if they were asked to. The models chosen for that show were the best ones in the Philippines, and they were asked to walk that way. Monique's lineup last September at the Atelier, Bryant Park had models like Fabiana Semprebom, Camilla Finn, and Nataliya Gotsiy, and that's really how they are asked to portray Monique's collection.
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i agree with cecilia. ive got friends who modeled for monique that night (ria b., melissa, etc.) they were asked to walk that way. i heard robbie c. and his team suggested a different approach but the team from ny wouldn't have it another way. team manila vs team new york?
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|Principles of Biology I (Bio111)
|The first half of a comprehensive study of
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|Principles of Biology I Lab (Bio 111L)
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|Principles of Biology II (Bio 112)
|Continuation of BIOL 111, this semester covers systematics and taxonomy of animals, anatomy and physiology of eucaryotic organisms, embryology, ethology and ecology. Includes three lectures and one discussion section per week. Offered in the Spring semester and usually in the Summer Term I.
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|Immunology (Bio 415)
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Area: Cell and Molecular Biology
Dissertation: Antibodies and Peptides as Probes of Platelet Function
M.S. University of Memphis 1982
Major: Cell & Molecular Biology
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Major: Microbiology
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Bacon-Baguley, T., Ogilvie, M.L., Gartner, T.K. and Walz, D.A. (1990).
Thrombospondin Binding to Specific Sequences within the A-alpha and B-beta Chain of Fibrinogen. J. Biol. Chem. 265,
Ogilvie, M.L., Wilson-Byl, J., and Gartner, T.K. (1989).
Aggregation is Stimulated by Lactose-Inhibitable Snake Venom
Lectins. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 62, 704-707.
Gartner, T.K. and Ogilvie, M.L. (1988).
Peptides and Monoclonal Antibodies Which Bind to Platelet Glycoproteins IIb and/or IIIa Inhibit Clot Retraction. Thrombosis Research 49, 43-53.
Ogilvie, M.L.,
Dockter, M.E., Wenz, L., Gartner, T.K. (1986)

Isolation and characterization of Lactose-binding lectins from the venoms of the snakes Dendroaspis jamesonii and Lachesis muta. Biochem. 100, 1425-1431.
Mastro, A.M.,
Hurley, D.J., Winning, R.K., Filipowski, R., Ogilvie,
M.L., Gartner, T.K. (1986). Mitogenic activity of snake venom lectins. Cell Tissue Kinetics 19, 557-566.
Ogilvie, M.L. and
Gartner T.K. (1984). Identification of Lectins in Snake Venoms. Journal of
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Gartner, T.K.,
Walz, D.A., Aiken, M., Starr-Spires, L. and Ogilvie,
Antibodies against
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inhibit platelet aggregation. (1984) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 124, 290-295.
Gartner T.K. and Ogilvie, M.L.
Isolation and
characterization of three Ca++ dependent
-Galactoside-specific lectins from snake venoms. (1984) Biochem. J. 224, 301-307.
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American Society of Hematology (Nov. 1990) "A pepetide from the beta chain of fibringen, NTENGGWTVIQNRQD, (Beta-1) binds thrombospondin in an ELISA using a Beta-1 antibody which inhibits aggregation."
Ogilvie, M.L., Walz, D. A., Gartner, T.K. International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (August, 1989). Thrombospondin binds to specific peptide sites with the A-alpha and B-beta chains of fibrinogen.
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(Nov. 1989) "The heparin binding fragment of thrombospondin binds to
specific peptide sites within the A-alpha and B-beta chains of fibrinogen."
Ogilvie, M.L., Walz, D.A., Gartner. T.K. 28th Annual Meeting of Cell Biologists (Nov. 1987) "Clot Retraction and Fibrinogen binding to platelets are blocked by the same inhibitors."
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Gartner T.K., Bennett, J.S. and Ogilvie, M.L. 11th International Conference for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (July 1987) "A decapeptide analogue of thrombospondin binds to fibrinogen."
Ogilvie, M.L. and Gartner, T.K."Synthetic peptide analogues of mitochondrial ATPase inhibitor protein."
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Ogilvie, M.L. and Gartner, T.K.
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Gartner, T.K. and
Ogilvie, M.L. 23rd Annual Meeting of Cell Biology
(Dec. 1982) "Binding of ligand to lectin apparently causes the appearance of antigenic determinants."
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There's no way to watch Tiger Woods play his round at the Masters today, and it's incredibly frustrating.
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In addition, he isn't in one of the "featured groups" that gets live-streamed in its entirety online.
So if you're a fan of Tiger Woods more than you are a fan of golf in general, today is rough.
The only way to keep track of how he's doing is by watching a tiny live scoreboard on Masters.com, which is an awful experience.
This GIF shows what it was like to watch Tiger par hole No. 2. The hole number (that number under "thru") changes from 1 to 2, and that's it.
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On the other hand, as a new product owner, you may be so involved with your team members' duties that you actually become too controlling, to the point of micromanaging. It's understandable because as the new product owner, the product's success is weighing on your shoulders. While you want to take charge to a certain extent, it's imperative to put trust in your team members that they'll do their jobs properly. Micromanaging can cause resentment, which can disrupt the Scrum process. Although it may only be your intention to ensure a positive outcome with the product, it can backfire and have a completely opposite effect.
As a new product owner, you may be so preoccupied with ensuring you do a good job, that you actually overlook something crucial, and that is the product itself. As a product owner, you should know the in and out of the actual product, who it's for, and what problems it solves. You should be the one person that others can turn to if they need clarification or have any question about the product. As a new product owner, it's important to remember to not just familiarize yourself with the duties of your new role, but to also completely know the product you're managing.
This is a mistake in itself that can accumulate and lead to other mistakes. Product owners who are just starting out tend to underestimate just how much of their time and attention is needed to succeed in their very important new roles. Whether they're juggling too many other side projects or managing too many products at one time, they risk burn out, which can lead to errors and other project issues. Be conscious of the amount of work you're dividing up between yourself and your team. Also, consider the types of requests coming in from other teams within your company and the timeline expectations that are in place. If product launch timelines are unrealistic based on the scope of the project and your team size, it's your job to speak up.
It can be easy for a new product owner to get comfortable doing things a certain way. After all, when you're in a new role, it can be difficult enough just getting established. Once you're used to things, it can be difficult to break away from them and adapt to change. However, as a product owner, it's important to recognize the signs of a much-needed change and be willing to adapt to these changes. That may even mean taking a quick pivot with a product plan. Failure to accept input from others or accept anything that goes against what you're used to can hinder the success of the product, so it's critical to approach your new role as a product owner with an agile outlook.
Many of these weak areas are addressed directly in Simplilearn's Agile Scrum training courses. If you're currently contemplating a career switch, working as a product owner can be a lucrative choice. In fact, the job of a product owner made the cut on CNN's recent Best Jobs in America list, for its low-stress and high-salary potential. If you're just starting off as a product owner, you likely have a lot to learn. Whether you already have the basics down or you need to learn the fundamentals, Simplilearn has designed several courses to help product owners receive the training they need to succeed. Browse through our Agile and Scrum Certification Training programs for the course that best suits your education needs and career goals.
Shivam Arora is a Senior Product Manager at Simplilearn. Passionate about driving product growth, Shivam has managed key AI and IOT based products across different business functions. He has 6+ years of product experience with a Masters in Marketing and Business Analytics.
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It seems that you can hear a lot of sneezing and coughing around our
part of the world these days. I suppose it's the annual fall allergy
season with fronts coming through and bringing in lots of stuff people
are allergic to.
One doctor wondered out loud if possibly some of the problem might be
from the sludge being deposited in Culberson County.
I don't know if that is the case but I do know the pollution coming from
Mexico City is not helping any. In case you missed it, I pointed out in
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government do something to control pollution in that country.
The prevailing southwestern winds are bringing pollution into our part
of the world, so much so that the clear skies that used to exist over
Big Bend and this area are no longer as clear as they used to be.
Pollution in Mexico City is so bad with open burning of trash, etc.,
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to buy 199 billion tissues, that's 743 tissues for every man, woman and
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I am writing concerning an incident that my son encountered at Pecos
High School on May 27, 1997. My son was assaulted by coach Mike Ferrell.
My husband and I filed charges against the coach on May 30, 1997. Howver
nothing was done until August 22, 1997 due to the fact that the city
attorney had to go on vacation the judge was on vacation and then the
coach was on vacation those were the excuses that were given to me when
I would try and get something done before school started again.
Here we were one week into the new school year and the city attorney
calls and tells me we are going to trial but he prefers we settle this
matter with no trial. I ask the attorney for a letter of apology from
the coach to my son and the attorney says yes but it has to be kept
Here it goes - written letter of apology from coach to my son, (see
bottom). Then finally we go to court on August 22, 1997 in which coach
pleaded no-contest, meaning he is guilty. He is given six months
probation, one hundred dollar fine and he writes my son the written
letter of apology and he is off.
This leaves me no choice but to go before the school board on Sept. 11,
1997 and hope that I don't have to wait three months before something is
done; after all had it been my son who assaulted a coach, teacher or
another student, he would have been picked up by the police that same
day. Well, this time it was a coach doing the wrong and nothing happened.
What kind of authority figures do we have coaching our students? We
teach our children to respect these coaches, but what message are we
giving them when something like this happens and even the public figures
want us to keep quiet about it? I really hope I get the cooperation and
support from the board in this matter.
The coach has yet to be reprimanded and as a result of this my son is
not playing football this being his junior year because of the temper
this coach has.
Coach, if you can bring a pair of sunglasses to school and not be
responsible for them, then you need to leave them at home. After all,
the students are not allowed them. Why should you?
August 20, 1997
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Rubio and son:
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halfway moment, a split-second when it can recalled or remedied,
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regret that failure. I wish that the incident never happened. I hope
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Glogster is a great educational tool and edu.glogster is even more useful, as it is geared towards being used in the classroom setting, by students and teachers especially. The first thing you do, then, when going to create a glog is to go to the website:
being able to find other glogs, being able to invite others, make friends, comment on other glogs and gain points towards...something. With edu.glogster you can create a virtual classroom or simply create a normal glog but having access to all of the special edu material.


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While it may strike some people as odd that such a thing needs research support, it has been shown that talking to children from the moment they are born, even prior, has an effect on their language development.
The research demonstrates that children need to be spoken directly to, not just placed in a language-rich environment. It is possible that the reason for this has to do with "affect" – the emotional component of learning. When you are spoken to you know that the other person is engaging directly with you and the brain responds to this in a meaningful way. So, once again we have evidence for the personal touch in learning. The work of Dr. Andrew Meltzoff (http://journalsconsultapp.elsevier-eprints.com/uploads/articles/pedia5.pdf and http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1499201/its-never-too-early-children-learn-second-language-say ) some years ago showed that foreign language acquisition depended on live, personal interaction with the foreign language speaker. If the same person was "live" on a monitor the effect was as if the child had no exposure to the foreign language at all.
All of this research serves to add to the pile of research that has been building the research-based case for Montessori Education. This approach to education is a developmental one that allows children to develop at their own pace and places them in environments where they construct their own knowledge. Lessons are presented very personally and directly, not in large groups or in whole-class situations. The latter are much more like the infant only hearing words spoken but not sensing that they are directed at them. Thus, in both cases learning is minimized.
Montessori Education remains the only approach to learning that understands and respects the way that people learn, from early childhood onwards.
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As has always been the case, schools in the early 21st century are trying to reinvent themselves. The model is broken. Modern times calls for something new. Achievement is not what it could be. And so on.
Today we read about flipped classrooms, tablet/tech support for learning, blended learning, amongst other fads. I mean "fads" seriously. These ideas will not fix the problem with traditional education because they are more superficial solutions. "Playing around at the edges" as I call it. These are not educational innovations that cut to the core assumptions of education. What are those core assumptions?
That's enough to get going.
Until traditional education is willing to look at its soul, to see that its very identity is rotten, it will not be able to remake itself into anything truly valuable to all children, learners, students. Learning is not about "acquiring", it is about "becoming" and "constructing". Each of us is in a process of becoming from the day of our birth. We construct ourselves out of our experiences in our environment, equipped with the DNA package we carry. Education needs to focus on what that environment needs to offer the individual learner, so that s/he can have access to the necessary "stuff of becoming". Provide a person with the raw material to build themself up from, then stand aside and let them do so. Learning is an active process for the learner. If they are not the active one, then the path to actual learning is closed.
Flip your classrooms, incorporate technology, and otherwise tinker with the model all you want. In five or ten years you'll be reaching for some other idea that will change education and truly make it effective, and it will always be a distant goal… just out of reach… if only….
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Yes, we all had the experience, and it was never fun. Some of us experienced more boredom than we did meaningful engagement – true indictment of the system.
When I read this piece in Education Week online, I couldn't help but think, "it's just so wrong that we even have to talk about so much boredom happening. Why can't we move to a system where students are actually engaged?" Then we don;t have to worry about "why" someone is bored, and how they can better manage their boredom, and whose fault it is, and so on.
Such systems exist. Want true "engagement"? Then study what creates it in/for people. One source of this is the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and his "flow" theory. Flow is that state that most of us know at least to some extent. It's when your skill level or a particular task intersects with the challenge level of the task itself. The optimal experience is then possible since you are neither bored nor overwhelmed.
What we need are schools that allow students to find flow in their work. This can only happen when there is self-direction, control over the work, an amount of time that the learner requires – i.e. not dictated by a timetable, a bell or a teacher's direction – and immediate feedback on how one is doing. Montessori schools allow for all this. They place the learner at the center, respect the fact that each learner is unique and needs to take the time s/he needs at any given moment and for any given task or problem, amongst other things.
Csikszentmihalyi has actually studied Montessori schools from the perspective of the flow experience that is available there. You can find some of that story here and here.
SO much more is possible than what most students find in school today, and that's sad. School continues to be a negative experience for so many, a place to endure and look for the light at the end of the tunnel. And we want "lifelong learners" to emerge when the experience we've presented them with is unattractive at best and dismal at worst?
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What does it take to learn? What is important to learn? And what's the best way to deliver on this?
These are fundamental questions in education. Like any discovered truth, it's often the case that different people come up with the same solution or idea because the truth is the truth- it's there for anyone to discover.
A solid developmental approach to education is based on some fundamental ideas: that each person learns in their own way and in their own time, and that learning is really discovering. We know that all children/people take different amounts of time to learn the same thing and that learning is NOT about merely remembering. Some researchers have been finding this out too: in a 2011 study a researcher concluded, "The bottom line is, if you're not the one controlling your learning, you're not going to learn as well." That's because "knowledge isn't a commodity that's delivered from teacher to student but something that emerges from the students' own curiosity-fueled exploration."
The last part here is what Montessori's developmental approach is built upon. It is the core of the Montessori approach – Dr. Montessori long ago recognized that learning is "constructed" not "recorded". Other current research suggests that "kids given no instruction were much more likely to come up with novel solutions to a problem." There is really no lack of evidence for the value of "learning by doing and discovering" over "teaching as telling".
In today's world this is increasingly important for all to understand because "innovation, creativity, and independent thinking are increasingly crucial to the global economy." And you don't learn these in a conventional school model.
If you find the above interesting you might enjoy the article it was based on, found here:
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February 2, 2013
Dear Bill,
Stop. Pause at least. In the name of all that you hold dear. In order to truly and fully realize that which you have spent so much time, energy and money to achieve and advance in the world of education, hear me out. In order to serve the children of the globe that you some much want to serve, hear me out.
You are a man of great vision. You see integrated systems for what they are. You understand and appreciate the integration of disparate elements, the connections that bind these systems together. Gladwell was wrong, as I've told many people: it is NOT the case that any other person who happened to be in your shoes would have made the choices, taken the risks and achieved what you achieved had they just been in your shoes. You, only you, did what you did. Gladwell is a jealous hater of people who achieve. Decades ago you saw and described what the world still does not have but is slowly moving towards: the technologically integrated home. A home where HVAC systems, refrigerators, stereos, etc all operate with an integrated technology controllable remotely via technology and also operated "smartly" by internal technological monitoring. But one example.
In the sphere of education, of child development, you have given millions of dollars. Around the world you have helped countless children with medical support. How you have dedicated your time since stepping down from leading Microsoft to raise the bar for children everywhere, in many ways, is remarkable, praiseworthy, bold and honorable.
But you are misguided, I respectfully submit. That you seek what best serves children and the world I do not doubt. That you have missed some essential things, though, boggles my mind. It's not possible that you are not aware of them. It's not possible that the evidence in support of what truly serves children has not been available to you.
The newspaper I read the other day had a story in it about how "Bill Gates says we need to grade teachers". Really? This is the solution to the problems in education? Even if only a small part of your education reform platform, it's so far off the mark, so irrelevant to the meaningful first things that need attention that it is misguided. It's like saying that the PC of 1985 had some issues and that the first thing to turn our attention to was the design of the mouse.
I am not here coming to the support of school teachers. I do not write from the perspective of teachers' unions. To paraphrase Seuss's The Lorax, "I speak for the children".
Education needs repair. That's an understatement and fails to capture the reality of the situation. It needs overhaul, reform, transformation and evolution. Education, traditionally defined and understood since the 1850s, got off on the wrong foot. And there it remains, hobbled and failing. Poorly defined, it has stumbled along, trying to reinvent itself every decade or so, and continuing to underserve children of all ages. As a result it has underserved society as a whole.
We have big problems. We need big solutions.
Education, properly understood, is nothing more than the process of a human being "becoming itself" -from birth to maturity. It is not about transmitting data or knowledge to the next generation. It is about guiding a child according to the natural laws of human development.
Airplanes fly because the laws of physics became sufficiently understood to allow a massive hunk of metal (yes, I know that the first planes and flying machines were not made of hunks of metal) to achieve "lift". It amazes me that planes fly. I love them, but it amazes me every time I see a plane in flight that such a thing is possible, yet it most assuredly is. Planes don't fly because someone wanted a plane to fly, they fly because they adhere to the laws of physics- which are immutable, unwavering and universal. The principles which allowed the first plane to fly are the same principles which allow planes to fly today.
Human development also follows principles of growth and development. The best that we can offer all children is to identify and adhere to those principles. Only then will we be able to serve children in a manner that will meet their needs, and by extension, the needs of society – of humanity.
Mr. Gates, you have it within your power to transform the world. Do you wish to save children from starvation and war? Do you wish to stop the killing of youth in the streets of Chicago? Do you wish to support the elevation of children in the villages of Kenya? Do you long for a world where children everywhere have the ability to "become themselves"? To find that intersection of their talents and their passions, so that they could then offer their personal gifts to the world, contributing those glorious things to the world in which they live? Of course you do. You are a good man.
The universal laws of child development are not a mystery. It is not that we lack the insight and tools to discover that which guides life from birth to maturity. Developmental psychologists, neuroscientists and legions of educators have provided the information that was lacking in 1850. Today the principles have been identified and codified. It is called Montessori.
Montessori is not the name of a cult. It is not the name of a theory. Montessori is simply the name of the woman who turned her eye to identifying what the natural laws of human development are.
Not more did Newton create the law of gravity than did Montessori create the laws of human development. Both merely looked at nature and wrote down their observations and helped the rest of us understand how something in the world operates. Gravity isn't going away and how children develop isn't about to change any time soon either.
Since the first child appeared on the face of the Earth children have continued to develop according to the same laws of development. That is why they are the laws of development. The firing of synapses, the process of myelination, the emergence of spoken language, the first smile, the formation of self-esteem, and so on, all happen the same way today, around the globe, as they did 5000 years ago, around the globe.
What Dr. Montessori did for 45 years (1907-1952, the years of her work in education) was to look at the evidence. In her own words, "I did not invent a method of education, I merely followed the child". Spoken like the scientist she was, she served no ulterior motives. She was not chasing grant money. She was not answering to corporate or institutional interests. She was pursuing the truth of how children grow and develop. She sought one thing: to identify what NATURE has set in motion as to how children universally develop. And that she did.
No one has written a book, published research or found contrary evidence to show that she was mistaken.
Quite the contrary has occurred. All of the science of child development has come to support every claim that Dr. Montessori made. All of her principles of human development have been supported by cognitive and developmental science. The reason why Montessori has not yet toppled the conventional approach to education is the same as the reason why Copernicus's ideas took so long to be accepted: they were counter-cultural and touched too many vested interests. But universal natural truths have a way of abiding. They do not relent.
The resources exist to find out for yourself.
Mr. Gates, in the name of all that you value, please stop your current focus on changing education. I appreciate your interests and passion, but you have been misinformed.
The best money you can spend to change education and transform the world, and that is not hyperbole, is to spend it on the first 6 years of life. Look into the research of the Nobel economist James Heckman at the University of Chicago (http://heckman.uchicago.edu/ and http://jenni.uchicago.edu/human-inequality/papers/Heckman_final_all_wp_2007-03-22c_jsb.pdf)
Look into the research on self-regulation and executive functions: http://www.devcogneuro.com/AdeleDiamond.html and http://www.devcogneuro.com/Publications/Activities_and_Programs_That_Improve_Childrens_Executive_Functions.pdf and http://www.goodatdoingthings.com and http://youtu.be/faYco1b-IJI and www.aidtolife.org
Of course, Montessori principles extend beyond the first 6 years of life and have been developed and implemented through the high school level to tremendous success. I know you know this: your foundation gave money to a Milwaukee public Montessori high school – the most successful of all the high schools you've given money to. Curious?
Thank you for your time.
Mark Berger
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Happiness is necessary to life. Without it life drowns in melancholy.
There needs to be an element of happiness in education, in the school day. If only measured as engagement and flow. Of course, conventional schools will have none of this. They break the natural paths to engagement and thus to flow and happiness. I don't make this up. A collaborator of the father of the flow theory has done the research, (more here) and it reveals very clearly that there is an alternative to conventional education that leads to greater happiness in students. All the while, conventional schools offer the usual model which leads to deadened desire, decreased motivation and making happiness impossible in the pursuit of learning.
Part of the problem is the culture of grades, perfection, error avoidance, etc. All of which take us away from the right route and steer us down the road to disappointment, caution, being bland, etc. It is always the ones who "step out of line" in school who are reigned in, isn't it? How does this relate to the Apple ad of 1997? You know the one – about misfits/troublemakers/etc.. who change the world.
We need schools that not only "permit" such types to become, thrive and rise up, we need schools that will encourage all to at least go down this road. No matter where you go on the road, it's the road to be on, it's nature's road.
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Retrievals and inspecting coding with Atlas.ti v.5
Authors of this page: Graham R. Gibbs and Celia Taylor
Affiliation: University of Huddersfield
Date written: 30th June 2005
Displaying the coded text in context
With some text coded you can inspect the documents to see how they are coded. This is a most important process in re-contextualising your coding.
To retrieve coded text
- For any document displayed, Atlas.ti always shows the associated coding in the margin area.
- It it is not displayed click Views:Margin Area. Click on a coding bracket to show exactly what text is linked to the code. See Figure 1.
Figure 1. Atlas.ti Selected quotation bracket showing text in the quotation
Having done some coding you will want to see what text you have coded. The process is called retrieval. The retrieved text can be cut and pasted to your word processor. There are often several ways to do this.
To retrieve coded text
- click the Codes Manager button ()
- click the code you want to retrieve, click Output:Quotations for Selected Code .
- click Yes , to include comments. click Editor, click OK.
- An edit windows open with a document listing all the quotations for the selected code with any comments. This can be saved or printed. The contents can be cut and pasted to your word processor.
Codes, jump to text
Having examined all the text segments that are coded to a particular code, it is useful to be able to be able to go back to the document(s) from which the segments came to recontextualise the extracts.
To recontextualise coded extracts
- click the Codes Manager button ()
- In the Codes Manager window click on a code. If there is only one quotation linked to the code then it appears highlighted in context in the document showing in the primary document area.
- If there are two or more quotations linked to the code then a code quotations list window opens. See Figure 2. click any one of these and the quotation appears highlighted in the primary document area.
Figure 2. Atlas.ti Code Quotation list window


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Car accidents, sports injuries, cancer, and many other life events can damage the most prominent feature of your face — your nose, a physical feature that you may not have thought much about until now.
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Your nose is actually a complex system of bone, cartilage, soft tissue, and mucous membranes that all need to work together in order to help you breathe and smell. When you are considering nose reconstruction, you should carefully evaluate the skills and qualifications of your plastic surgeon, as well as the recommended approach to the surgery. You not only want a natural and pleasing appearance, but the delicate structures inside your nose also need to be repaired to avoid compounding issues, such as sleep apnea, reduced energy, and difficulty breathing. Dr. Farber is an experienced nose reconstruction surgeon, so your nose will be in good hands with him.
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More than 5years ago, i went to visit an urban garden in the most unlikely of places, the middle of Kibera! Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and probably the largest urban dwelling in any African city! Kibera started out as a settlement in the forests at the outskirts of Nairobi, when Nubian soldiers were relocated here by allocation of plots in return for their efforts from the war.
The population of Kibera has since grown, and plans to demolish the place have been unsuccessful. Kibera is heavily polluted by human refuse, garbage, soot, dust and other waste. It is contaminated with human and animal faeces, due to open sewage systems and the humorously called "flying toilets" (i will leave your imagination to run wild here). The lack of sanitation, combined with poor nutrition among residents, accounts for many illnesses and diseases.
Not to be deterred by this, Victor Matioli and his friends found a way to convert an unlikely space in Kibera into a urban garden that supplied organic vegetables to the people of Kibera.
"This area had a very bad reputation. The youth here were very bad before they reformed. People looked down on us and said bad things about us.They said, those young people are wasting their time, they have come up with an idea that will not help them. They are lazy and are in the habit of reaping unfairly, they will not manage. This brought our morale down, but we pushed on, encouraged each other and managed quite well." Victor
The boys cleared the plot of all rubbish, and with some help from friends acquired a water tank and the farm was well on its way. They grew 'sukuma (a type of spinach), tomatoes, cucumber, and pumpkins which were sold directly to the local community, and being completely organic was /is an added bonus especially in Kenya, which is placed amongst the highest pesticide users in Sun-Saharan Africa!
When i visited Victor and the project, the boys were recovering from a bout of parasites that had attacked their crop and as such they were leaving the plot free to "breathe" literally and applying organic alternatives to kill off the pests.
I have a dream, to pilot vegetable gardens and permaculture projects in Uganda's local schools. I envision young people connecting with the food production systems and taking ownership of food production. However, growing up, agriculture was often portrayed as punishment. When your grades were low or had committed an offense, as punishment you were sent to the garden with a hoe. We grew up seeing agriculture as hard labor, punishment, and something that the people in villages did, not as city dwelling kids. Luckily, i attended a boarding school where 2 days were dedicated to agriculture, we planted, harvested, and even prepared our food – not the cooking part as we were not allowed near a fire. We more or less knew where our food came from, we were expected to take responsibility of planting and harvesting. Nevertheless, when we graduated on to secondary school, this is the one part of our education we were so glad to leave behind!
There is a continued disconnect between people of all ages and where their food comes from. As the fast food industry slowly/quickly advances into Sub Saharan African cities, young people are not only becoming farmers, but they are also not becoming healthy, nourished eaters, and this can lead to rising youth obesity. I believe that one solution is reconnecting young people to the food chain, to see the opportunities and want to get involved in agriculture rather than be forced. It is a combination of students learning to produce food, and acquiring information on nutrition and food security. Students can learn how to grow, process, and preserve food and celebrate it in ways that allow them to recognize the diversity and uniqueness of their local food cultures.
One such initiative is DISC (Developing Innovations in School Cultivation Project), the project is helping youth build leadership skills around farming. One of the project's former students, Betty Nabukala, managed the school's garden. She explained that DISC taught the students 'new' methods of planting vegetables. Before, she says, "we used to just plant seeds," but DISC taught them how to fertilize crops with manure and compost, and how to save seeds after harvest. More importantly, Betty explained that she and the students learned that not only can they produce food, they can also earn money from its sale.
DISC was co-founded by Edward Mukiibi, who is now the Vice-President of Slow Food International. Edie is 28 years
old and has been part of leading efforts around Slow Food's Thousand Gardens in Africa initiative, which is implementing gardens in communities and schools across the continent. "It is time to be proud of being a food producer and revive our lost food traditions in Africa," says Mukiibi, adding that the Thousand Gardens initiative "is an opportunity for young ones, like me" to strengthen ties between communities but also within communities through the oral exchange of agricultural traditions and practices. Thanks to DISC and Slow Food, many students are no longer seeing agriculture as an option of last resort, but something enjoyable, intellectually stimulating and economically profitable.
To quote Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg , "It's clear that the future of agriculture is in the hands of young people – whether they're family farmers, cooks and chefs, entrepreneurs, teachers or scientists. To cultivate that next generation, governments, academics, businesses and the funding and donor communities need to provide the investment and funding they need to nourish both people and planet."


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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Showcase Sunday (10) - Stacking the Shelves (2)
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Shift looks awesome. I love the cover. Very cool looking. Come visit me if you can.ReplyDelete
Great haul! I still have yet to read the first book in the Vampire Queen series, but I have heard so many good things about it! Thanks for stopping by my blog, Jen! :)ReplyDelete
I have the first book in the Vampire Queen series from the library but I haven't got to read it yet. I love the cover for Shift. Happy Reading :)ReplyDelete
Loving that cover for Stolen Night. I really enjoyed the first book in the Firstborn trilogy. I hope you enjoy Shift! I hope you enjoy all the books you got this week! Thanks for stopping by!ReplyDelete
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I'd not heard of of the Firstborn trilogy, I'll have to look into them :-)ReplyDelete
Oh wow, all the covers look absolutely stunning! Happy Reading! :)ReplyDelete
Awesome haul this week! I have already added a few of them to my TBR list.ReplyDelete
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Maizel's second one - yes - I want to read it too!ReplyDelete
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I like the cover of Stolen Night.ReplyDelete
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Love the cover for Stolen Night, but I'm even more envious you got Shift for review! I wanna know what happens next, too! Can't wait for this to come out in a few days!ReplyDelete
Ahh, gorgeous covers :D Hope you will love them both ;)ReplyDelete
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text: So we went up to the foothills again this year, but we decided not to go skiing. Due to the drought, the snow was just so bad this year that we decided not to bother. Instead, we did a bunch of other stuff. We went skating twice. The kids skated yesterday, and I joined them today. I seem to be getting a little better at skating backwards. If I practiced all the time, I think I'd get a lot better, but I'll probably skate, like, once or twice a year.


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This time of year, many of us are reflecting upon the many things we are thankful for, including family, friends, health, home, and our jobs. I would like to share some of the things I am thankful for in relation to my counseling profession.
- Fellow Counseling Friends: I don't know what I would do without friends who share my love for counseling. We all have those friends who can understand just what we mean when we share excitement about a client who finally shows a small sign of trust, or finding a great deal on a sand tray miniature. I'm so thankful for my counseling friends!
- Uno Cards: If you work with adolescents, you get this one. In addition to taking the pressure off an adolescent for having to talk, Uno cards give them something to do with their hands. This will often lead to establishing a positive therapeutic rapport, which ultimately leads to progress. I'm thankful for Uno cards!
- Play Therapy: Working with children is challenging without techniques that account for those early developmental years. Plus, collecting the toys is half the fun! I'm thankful for play therapy!
- Committed Clients: Therapy is a process and, just like anything else, results come from consistency and hard work. I admire clients who are committed to their emotional health and the emotional health of their family and I am thankful to have committed clients!
- The Paper Office: This is a book filled with private practice forms for mental health that can be edited and reproduced. Not only are there forms for informed consent, but I have found excellent assessment tools as well. I'm thankful for tools that make my life easier!
- Pinterest: I find so many great ideas on this website and it has introduced me to even more websites and blogs with great ideas. Plus, everything is organized and in a convenient place when I'm ready to access. I'm thankful for the wonderful world of Pinterest!
- LPC-Interns: New grads and interns are so excited about the field of psychology and counseling. They are eager to learn and ready to work hard for their dreams. I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with interns so I can always be reminded why I entered this field and continue to feel the excitement of all it has to offer!
- All Tied Up With Worry Activity: I use this activity with so many clients. Whether they are dealing with anger, stress, worry, or depression, there is always so much the client learns about themself from this activity.
- My office: Since starting my private practice this year, I am so thankful to have a beautiful space in which to work!
- My family: It's impossible for me to mention what I'm thankful for without mentioning my family. The mental health profession and starting a private practice requires the love and support of your family. I am so very thankful for my husband who gives me encouragement and my kids who give me inspiration!
What are you thankful for this year?


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Looking for Windows 10 Product keys so that you can activate the Windows 10? Here in this article, you will find out generic keys as well as a tutorial on how to add or change the product keys to activate Windows 10.
Windows 10, the latest version of Windows by Microsoft which comes with lots of cool features and improvement fix. No matter where you want to install Windows 10 preview build, whether you're testing in a virtual machine like VirtualBox or on a spare PC. You definitely want to activate it whenever you clean install Windows 10 with generic product key available from the Microsoft, which will allow you to install the OS, not allow you to activate it.
If you have any bootable media which have Windows 10 setup files or an ISO image, then you can use or install these generic keys on different editions of Windows 10
So without further delay, why don't you have a look at a set of generic keys shared by Winaero which you can use to install any edition of Windows 10 (final) RTM Build 10240. Check out all of them edition wisely:
Generic Windows 10 Product Keys to Use RTM Build 10240
Windows 10 Home Product Key:
Windows 10 Pro Product Key:
Windows 10 Home Single Language Product Key:
Windows 10 Enterprise Product Key:
Why don't you pick the one generic key for the edition which you want to install and activate using the key mentioned above?
Note: Using these keys you can activate Windows 10 RTM build, but for the short period of time. Also, keep one thing in mind that you won't be able to fully activate till you get a genuine key purchased from Microsoft. These keys are shared by Microsoft just for testing purpose.
After checking Windows 10, if you find it to be awesome and want to purchase the genuine product key from Microsoft. You need to change the product key to use the one you purchased. In upcoming lines, you will read the tutorial on how to change generic keys and add full retail Windows 10 key.
Steps to Change Windows 10 Product Key and Activate Windows 10 (Settings App)
1. First of all, you need to open "Settings" app in Windows 10. For that, you need to click on Start Menu.
2. Under Settings, you will see "Update and Security". Click to open it.
3. On the left pane, you will see "Activation" click on it and on the right side you will see "Activation Status". If Windows is activated you'll see Windows is Activated.
4. Under Activation Status, you will also find an option to "Change the Product Key". You need to click on it.
Click Yes, if you see UAC dialog box.
5. After that window will appear asking you to add the Windows 10 product key. Once you entered the key, you will see the option to confirm it and your Windows 10 will be activated.
Steps to Change Windows 10 Product Key and Activate Windows 10 (Command Prompt)
1. First of all, you need to open Command Prompt with administrator rights.
2. After that type the following command to install a new product key and press Enter.
slmgr.vbs -ipk 11111-11111-11111-11111-11111
In above command, you need to replace "11111-11111-11111-11111-11111" with your product keys.
3. Now to active Windows 10 after changing the key you need to run the following command:
slmgr.vbs -ato
After typing this command, you need to wait for few seconds and after that check your System properties and it should say Windows 10 is activated.
Note: You can try this trick in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista.


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The Rhum Punch by Saint-Roch is a traditionnal liqueur which can be drunk either hot or cold. It is particularly appreciated in popular parties where it is presented in big bowls and enriched with fresh fruits.
The punch is a traditionnal liqueur, originating from India and spread over the world by the English. Today, the ",punch", term refers to a serie of cocktails made of fruits and alcohol. It is particularly appreciated in popolar or students parties, where it is presented in big bowls.
The rhum punch by Saint-Roch is perfect to be drunk fresh or mixed with other ingredients such as fresh fruits cubes or juices, according to one's taste : orange, coconut, blueberry, ananas, raspberry...
Alcohol consumption can be harmful. Drink moderately.


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My name is melissa, I am looking for anything to do here in mi, to help in what ever there is to be done, drive, walk dogs clean yards ext. willing to do almost anything. I am a good worker , out going person, in need of something to do. I do not know any one here to get the job id like to get but willing to do anything to make extra income, I do have a truck if hauling is in factor of the job, so please people give me a chance to be of service of any kind. thanks.


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1) Planning
Location, Location, Location
You think you just found your dream home and it's also a bargain! Whoa! Why is it a bargain? Is it the neighborhood? The schools? Or the house itself? There are many factors that can affect the value of a home and also determine if the home is right for you.
The neighborhood, the area surrounding the neighborhood, the neighborhood schools, and the services provided can affect the value of a home. Here are some tips on how to find the best house that you can afford:
Drive around the area and get a feel for the different neighborhoods. Keep notes about what you like and don't like about each area. Do you want a short commute to work? Kids to walk to school? Active homeowners association? Convenient public transportation? Make a list of what is important to you in a neighborhood. Specify what criteria are must haves (needs) and which would be nice to have (wants). Use the Neighborhood Needs vs. Wants Worksheet as a starting point.
Zoning maps, land use plans, and comprehensive plans are just some of the documents that can help you check out an area. These types of documents can indicate what the plans are for development and growth in a particular area or neighborhood. If an area is just beginning to be developed, a zoning map will indicate where the commercial and residential areas will be located. The following websites can help you find information about your chosen area:
- The firstgov.gov website provides links to state and local government pages: American Hometowns - Cities, Counties, and Towns and State Government Home Pages.
- State and Local Government on the Net provides links by state and topic.
The quality of the schools in an area can impact the value of your home. So even if you don't have children, you should look at them. Here are some sites to help: