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One of the key principles of learning

that I've tried to incorporate into my practice is helping students become

self- regulated learners, who are directing

their own learning, who are thinking and

reflecting about what they're doing. So

they're not just completing tasks but they're actually getting better as

learners when they're on their own and away from me

so one of the ways I've done this is through my conferences when I meet with

students what I found was after many years of

doing this that they would come in we would work on a problem together maybe a

student gotten stuck on an essay and they would find a solution and then they

would leave in both of us would be happy I'd feel like I'd helped and supported

them they figured out what they wanted to figure out and so we both sort of had

a nice compromise there and what I realized was that many times after these

great positive conferences students were still making the same mistake or coming

back to me at a later time saying I got stuck again I don't know how to do this

or worse just not bringing it up and what I learned to do was to build in an

extra step to those conferences to sort of force that process of reflection and

metacognition thinking about the thinking they were doing so once we have

the conference in and work through some of the issues and talked about them i

would then stop and say okay so what was the problem that you originally came in

with why did you get stuck and what did we just do in the last 20 or 30 minutes

or whatever time we had that helped you get unstuck

how did you solve this problem and what I found when I started doing this was

that frequently students couldn't tell me and if I hadn't asked that question

if I hadn't asked them to stop and think about it they likely would have run out

the door happy and I would have would have been happy to so I this process of

pausing building into the time we have for teaching and asking students to

think about what did you learn how did you figure out and solve this problem

was became the essential part of the conference it wasn't really the essay

that we ended up talking about it became the process of learning

I also realized that I had to make students write down what they had

learned this is a way that they could keep a record of what they've gotten

they could come back and review it and crucially if they ran into that problem

again they then had that resource to go back

and look and I this is a sort of representative of my evolution as a

teacher's I continue to grow thinking about not just solving the problem in

that specific assignment not just that moment in time but helping students

become learners who understand and can guide their own learning when they're

long gone from my classroom.

When I was a new teacher, I did most of the heavy lifting in my classroom I spent most of the time

talking if I asked a question and nobody knew it I would immediately supply the

answer if a kid raised their hand and they were confused, I would come over and

I would try to give them the answer right away

this meant that they were never really engaged in the struggle and instead they

knew that if they needed something I would come and i would give it right to

them as I've developed further in my teaching practice I really tried to make

sure that i'm more of a facilitator and that the heavy cognitive lifting falls on

my students so they know that if they have a question, I might come over and

then I'll ask them to explain what they're working on or what they're

trying and how it's going and as we have that conversation we can figure out

where the misconception might be and what they can do next

I think this kind of work really helps kids identify where they feel stuck and

then figure out a way to move forward and they know that I'm there to help

them but they aren't so reliant on me this is really important when I think

about them as future learners because i won't always be there to help them and I

need them to have tools so that they can solve their own problems more

independently so every week we take what we call an understanding check a check

for understanding of what the kids can and can't do based on all the material

from the previous months of the course and i find that they can share a lot of

their knowledge and they practice that recall of information while they take

the understanding check but the day after they're presented with the

understanding check again and I circle where they made a mistake I don't tell

them what they did wrong there's no points associated with it minus 2 or

anything like that I just circle what they've done wrong and then they do

understanding check reflection where they first need to explain in words what

they did wrong then they explained in words with the the right solution is and

then they solve it correctly at the bottom and it's really

important for them to explain the: "What I used to think" and "What I think now,"

in their own words, maybe with the help of a peer maybe with the help of a teacher

maybe just by looking back at their notes before they do the correct answer

to confront that that misconception that they used to have and I think that

students learn more in that reflection then they do in in the rest of the week

because they've seen what they've done wrong and they made corrections to that

and they're highly motivated to do that when they get that test back they look

for the green star because they know that's the part that they get to make

right

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6 Signs You've Outgrown Self-Service Hiring Part 1 - Duration: 2:31.

For every growing company there comes a point where a threshold is reached and self-service

hiring is no longer working for recruiting.

How do you when this happens?

Well today is part 1 of a 3 part series that will cover the 6 signs that you've outgrown

self-service hiring.

During these times of growth it will fall on managers themselves to work through their

personal networks to recruit talent.

A manager can add this workload onto the work that they're already doing for the company,

and that becomes pretty strenuous.

Although this does make sense in the beginning as when you're first recruiting, those first

hires will be people that you are somewhat connected to.

But when your company starts going through that growth period it no longer makes sense.

You have managers reaching out to their friends, family, really trying to hone down on networking

and see who they can bring in.

It can be helpful when you're considering the bottom line and when you're willing to

forgo some of your manager's production but it can quickly come to a point where enough

is enough.

And some of the core initiatives that your company is focusing on, they being to suffer

because that time is spend elsewhere, and your managers?

They're going to burn out.

Sign #2, post and pray is no longer working.

A job board presence is definitely effective to drive inbound candidates but it really

is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the candidate pool.

It enables you to settle for the best available talent, and that is exactly what you're doing

- you're settling.

90% of global professionals are interested in hearing about a career change opportunity

but only 30% are actively looking.

By engaging and finding that talent that is interested, you are opening up that pool of

talent that you need.

But we all know this is time consuming, it requires creative messaging, advanced planning

continuous outreach.

Really to make sure that you are achieving your goals.

You want to be excited about the slate of candidates that you have in front of you.

Almost having difficulty making a decision.

That's when you know you have a well-sourced talent pipeline.

This won't happen overnight.

You need a dedicated resource that is really making sure you are sustaining and managing

these results.

A job posting won't get you there.

This is just part 1 of a 3 part series that's focused on signs you've outgrown self-service

hiring.

So stayed tuned for the next episode, but in the mean time check out our website for

our videos and blogs.

see you soon.

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기호 5번! 빛나는 은유리의 자기소개!!No.5! Shining EUN YU RI's Self-Intro!!::Makestar - Duration: 1:06.

Hey StarMakers~

I'm the shining rapper EUN YU RI

Yup I'm No.5

Number 5~ Please vote for me~

Number 5!

I like to watch movies, try on clothes and taking photos

Some of my talents are dancing and rapping

Lastly, I'll show you guys a video of me dancing

I'm No.5, please vote for number 5~

Vote for No.5 EUN YU RI!

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Don't Follow Your Self - Duration: 29:28.

Wa ṣ-ṣalātu wa s-Salāmu 'alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin

Sayyidi l-awwalīn wa l-ākhirīn.

Madad yā Rasūla Llāh madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūli Llāh.

Madad yā Mashāyikhinā dastūr

Shaykh 'Abdu Llāh al-Fā'iz ad-Dāghistāni,

Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī madad.

Ṭarīqatunā ṣ-ṣuḥbah wa l-khayru fi l-jam'iyyah.

Al-ḥamdu liLlāh we are gathering now for

sake of Allāh ﷻ.

Thank you for coming in this cold,

snowing weather. You left your

warm house and coming to listen

for ṣuḥbah, for sake of Allāh ﷻ.

It must be, maybe here mā shā'a Llāh many people

but it is not nothing for comparing

for people living here.

They are busy with

dunyā. This dunyā it is

only like imagination.

It will go. Real thing,

real thing not going.

It is what you done, what you do

for Allāh 'Azza wa Jalla.

You must do it as it is

most important thing

for you.

Mawlānā Shaykh was whole life

teaching this. He say:

"This dunyā rubbish.

Don't run after rubbish.

Run after jewel, precious thing."

Precious thing it is

awliyā'u Llāh way, Prophet's ﷺ way.

Way meaning ṭarīqat. Ṭarīqat it is important

because there is many kind of people;

there is kind people they say, "We are

religious, we are praying,

we are fasting, we are doing everything.

No need for us for ṭarīqat."

Of course it is okay. Without ṭarīqat also okay

but if you put this ṭarīqat

it will be maybe ten times better,

maybe thousand times better.

Many 'ulamā' they are proud.

They are not accepting – saying, "No need at all.

It is like sweet after eating.

If you eat it or not eat it you are okay,

no need to tire yourself.

Of course this also good but

not obligatory for people." But who like

to be more closer for his Lord,

he must follow ṭarīqat and murshid.

Many story for example for this.

There was one big 'ālim

living in Caucasia near Caspian Sea.

He was very knowledgeable,

very clever. He was

fasting days all day. Night making

worshipping 'ibādah.

Like this he was very sensitive for

religion. He was real taqwá

afraid from Allāh ﷻ and he was making

in countryside big

house forty rooms

for forty 'ālim, scholar

they was coming taking lesson from him.

His name Mullā 'Iwaḍ. He was

because and this each one from forty 'ālim

he was forty class, majlis.

For this they was calling him

Imām of Forty Majlis.

And he was sensitive for everything

for Sunnah, for everything he is doing

but he wasn't happy

with ṭarīqat or for darwīsh

because sometimes

darwīsh people they are doing something

it is not from religion but from their love they doing

something – acting people

will be not happy with them.

So he was like this

and when sometime some of his

murīd they said, "There is one shaykh here,

he is not knowing to read or write

and people running after him.

And we are thinking because he is not

knowing anything from writing anything maybe he

not knowing Sharī'ah, not knowing knowledge

from Islām religion."

Because he was sensitive and he was sincere,

he said to his murīd, "O murīd

look we must look where is

wrong thing with this ṭarīqat people.

You search, research and bring list.

We can see if any wrong with this

and we will, if there is wrong, we will go and tell them

to correct themself.

And it will be, if they accept,

it will be reward for us

from Allāh ﷻ because we are seeing

bad thing we must change for

good. If they are not accepting,

we tell Sulṭān judge they can give

what they deserve for this people."

And his murīd they was

looking and making list and bringing for him.

They said, "This is what we hear, what we are

knowing, what we seeing. So we must go." And

he said, "Okay we must go and tell them."

And they was coming to Shaykh,

somebody tell Shaykh. This

Mullā 'Iwaḍ was coming with his

student to negotiation –

what you are doing?

Shaykh he was saying only, "Ḥasbuna Llāhu wa ni'ma l-wakīl" (3:173).

And they was approached to village of Shaykh Sulṭān

and Shaykh not coming to

meet them near village so it is

Mullā 'Iwaḍ he was saying, "Look he is

by himself thinking, because he is knowing

his fault and he pretend to be

'ālim, he not coming

for meet us to welcome us."

And they are approached to his house. When they approached

he welcomed,

stand up and welcoming them,

telling them please sit here,

show them place

and he sit and he put his

head down.

Mullā 'Iwaḍ he was, he was telling his student,

"Beginning read what we are

was for this

we are coming for to tell him

about wrong they have."

Student they couldn't speak anything

and they said for, "O Master you speak, we cannot speak."

And he was trying

but he couldn't speak. He understand –

this not what we are thinking about

this man and he know his fault.

And he quickly repent

from what he is doing

and ask forgiveness from

Shaykh and say, "O Shaykh

we are your guest.

Forgive us. Give us from your knowledge."

And, mā shā'a Llāh, Shaykh he was knowing.

He was ummīy – not knowing

to read and write but he what Allāh ﷻ give him

knowledge with to his heart.

He was beginning to speak

from 'ilmu l-kalām. This is the most difficult 'ilm.

Religion 'ilmu l-kalām it is very dangerous,

very difficult.

These days they are everybody they

see reading this but it some of them

making opposite –

for them not becoming more Muslim

becoming run away from Islām because they don't know.

And he was speaking from

very deep knowledge.

And they was, this 'ulamā' with their Shaykh,

before some days there was one

problem when they read this 'ilmu l-kalām

they couldn't understand. Even

their Shaykh he couldn't understand one

problem and Shaykh –

Shāh Qubād his name – Shaykh

he was between his

ṣuḥbah speaking from

everything and he come to this subject

and he easily explain for them

and everybody easily understand

and they know more and more his high rank.

And all become his murīd. All his

'ulamā' become his murīd for this

Shaykh. He was soft with them to catch them

to give them because they are

real sincere and they have

everything ready but they

they don't have Shaykh murshid.

After when they get murshid they have now

not ten times, thousand times

more stronger they become

to teach people, to teach,

show right way – irshād, way of irshād.

From this 'ulamā' coming after

many big scholars.

They writing book. They writing for

ṭarīqah, for knowledge for everything.

And after this once

Mullā 'Iwaḍ he was, because he was very

regret, he went to stable for

cows and he take one

rope from cow's neck and put in his neck.

People telling Shaykh, "O Shaykh,

he is doing this." He said, "He

he does this?" "Yes yes."

He said, "He is becoming

humble. Who he make himself humble for Allāh ﷻ,

Allāh ﷻ will make him high."

And he leave him there. But after sometime again,

after while also,

this Mullā 'Iwaḍ he said, "I'm nothing. I'm like

animal and my place not

with Shaykh. I must be in again

in stable." And he was

putting again for his neck

and Shaykh he was – "O Mullā 'Iwaḍ,

you burn us." And he went to him

and take this from him

and he show him real knowledge

and send him back to his place

to teach people

real way. Because if no adab with mashāyikh,

no real connection, it is

not useful. There is

thousands of people who are depending on self,

they are forget, people forget them,

nobody remember them. When this people

until Qiyamāh they will

remember and they will tell about their

stories. So

to be humble, it is important because

Allāh ﷻ no need for you – only for yourself.

He ﷻ is making His favour –

tell you, "Come to Me ﷻ.

Don't follow yourself. Don't follow your ego.

Come to Me ﷻ. Clean yourself."

Giving murīd

to tarbiyah, to leave everything

and follow Shaykh.

Many time happen this for big judge man,

when he coming to Shaykh some of them

make them with his judgement-coat [robe] selling liver,

selling another thing. It was like this

but this is with order of Shaykh.

Some people they are by themself

they hear this and going

to make by themself – eh not acceptable

because it is also from your ego.

With order of Shaykh you must obey,

must say, "I am obeying order."

Without order no benefit.

You are, you will be in same place

only you are making trouble for yourself and for others.

Like yesterday we was going from place to place. One

big place there was –

I am not – this last minute I met people.

Jumping, running, running, running, but they are

and ask Sayyid Amjad, "What is this?" He said, "This is gym."

People they are running like crazy but what happen?

They still same place.

No any benefit, no anything. Only

they are tired with themself. After

they will be fed up and they will leave this.

No any benefit this. For everything like this

what you will done, you must have

guidance to make you

know your benefit.

Who know he has guidance

he can reach everywhere.

But if no guidance he will lose himself

even in his very small village.

This is also

saying – who we say have guidance,

he can reach one goal. They say if don't

have guidance he will lose himself even in one small place.

Al-ḥamdu liLlāh for these people

looking for guidance and it is important

to, as we said,

if you have guidance don't make

something people

they will think your murshid he is doing this.

Maybe murshid he can make something

for testing people.

Murīd they can be quiet.

They can, they mustn't object

but not... murīd doing what Shaykh not doing

and after people they will say, "Shaykh doing this."

No. This is also not adab,

not good thing. You will be in your place not

going one feet forward.

So in shā'a Llāh you follow order –

it is most important thing to follow order,

not to

make what you think it is good.

Many thing, many time,

small children thinking different;

young different;

more middle age different.

When you are thinking about

your childhood, you laughing for yourself.

When you think for your

young time,

you say it many time "al-ḥamdu liLlāh

I didn't make this or

maybe I will be in very bad

situtation." So for this

Allāh ﷻ, if you He ﷻ is giving you guidance,

follow your Shaykh, your murshid.

Don't do by yourself.

Many times Mawlānā he will, Mawlānā Shaykh,

from his murīd – of course murīd

is very high – Mawlānā Shaykh was saying, "I am

not making acting like Shaykh for you.

Because if I acting like Shaykh nobody can

there stay with me everybody will run away."

For this he is many times people

making him to be in very

difficult situation or to

clear and to clean what

this (?) only themself what they was doing.

But he is mercy even for this he was not saying anything.

To make them to repent and to be

right in way of Allāh ﷻ.

He didn't to let to anybody

to run from ṭarīqah.

Al-ḥamdu liLlāh he was very huge,

nothing affect him. But he is, what he,

taṣarruf he still with

murīd and he guide them.

So, in shā'a Llāh, don't forget Mawlānā will be happy

because he is also alive,

because he is awliyā'u Llāh.

"Alā inna awliyā'a Llāhi lā khawfun 'alayhim wa-lā hum yaḥzanūn" (10:62).

They are alive.

They are more stronger, they are seeing many people

every day they saying what Mawlānā

tell them, how he is protect them.

So you must be careful,

you must be in his way, in shā'a Llāh.

Allāh ﷻ make you strong believer and

to be strong follower

for ṭarīqah, for Mawlānā Shaykh, in shā'a Llāh.

Allāh ﷻ make us all of us like this because

as we said, shayṭān can cheat anybody.

If you are cheated by shayṭān you will be staying in your

place not going up.

Wa min Allāhi t-tawfīq, al-Fātiḥah.

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Self- Care Valentienstag in Hongdae und Gwanghamoon (enable ENG SUBs below!) I sedameansstrong - Duration: 12:39.

Today is a day that I have waited for a long time, today is VALENTINES DAY!

and I am so excited and I am in such a good mood

I already had coffe and I had a great breakfast

and yeah I don't know about you but I definitely belong to the "Single-Club"

To the club that probably celebrates more of a "GALENTINESDAY" today

And thats why today, like on every valentinesday, I will love myself instead

by doing many things for myself which I usually never do

I recommend this to everyone, It actually even changed my life

I think its better than a valentinesday with a boyfriend or girlfriend

and I will just... oh its so quiet here..

yeah.. I will start firstly with..

I didn't initially plan this but I have quite backpain and stomach too, so first I will go to your chinese miracle doc...

and get treated

So the first you will notice when you come to korea.. are these stairs..

there are endlessly many stairs... and it doesnt stop

So guys I am done now.. and I feel DABOMB

So forget your orthopedist, forget your masseur, forget your physiotherapist

forget everything youve ever seen, this is crazy!

I couldn't move my head this morning, now see... it doesn hurt

so cool.. so if you come to Seoul, you definitely have to try this!

ehm so its crazy... I got a massage, I got the akupunkture and he put my bones into place and all of it was only 40-50 $

So considering what you're getting for this price, its crazy! Just crazy!

so now lets get it started! I am hungry... lets go to Hongdae!

We finally made it, we are in Hongdae, and...

and it is veryy busy! This is nothing, it goes up to exit number 9

And it is always this busy.. but considering its Valentines Day, it is still quite empty

Thats probably because tomorrow is Seolnal (Chinese New Year), and everyone goes to their families

And look what I found

There I take 12 Bars of chocolate from Germany and now...

They already have it here now

So I am going now to meet my BFF and we will have a Galentinesday

I am so excited! Lets go!

We are spotting the Beauty now.. there she is!

As long as its quiet

I will tell you guys something about Hongdae thats a little Insider,

a lot of people come here to shop, eat and drink- but not many people know that you can get the best, cheapest beauty-selfcare here

Very good quality eyelash extensions for example, nails, hair... anything you can imagine... waxing

But I am on a budget today, so I will just get my nails done

they really need care... if you can see it..

very bad! And my friend is coming with me... my bestie

And I am not sure what we will do after that, we are both very tired

I didn't expect it but this chinese medicine thing drained me completely

After a few hours so I actually wanna sleep

but we wanna be fit, we wanna enjoy Hongdae, and we will go get some nails done

Ok Guys... Lego Burgers! How awesome is that???

so... when you really ran out of other ideas haha ' Block Burger' oh man haha

So we now hope they even have time, because it is actually quite busy

or whether they are even open.. because of the holiday tomorrow, you cant be sure in korea

Eunnie is laughin her butt off haha

So I will dip almost everything in Glitter... very hardcore!

My Friend said "no dont do it" but I was like "no, why not?"

We are out of the nailshop now and we... or my friend is hungry

Thats why we are at Pizza Hut now... yes.. which is a little more expensive in Korea (than in Germany)

You can see it here a Medium Pizza costs about 19... yea.. 16 Dollars which is more than in our country

Unfortunatelly despite everything I still need to work today

thats why... and I will actually work now at the Pizza Hut guys..

because.. at home I currently dont have a good wifi and I can work from anywhere too.. I already told my students

yeah its a bit weird, but I have a lesson soon

and later in two hours more lessons, but luckily its the last day

before the holidays, and I am so happy I have to really sleep

Ok so we ordered 2 salads... and they seriously told us that 2 salads mean

that we have to share THIS plate!

this plate is "two salads"

for 3.90 each

We are done! And I think thats enough for today... I will (buy) a little beauty and make up... Its to loud!

Hi Guys this is me one day later

eh yea.. I just didnt manage to finish shooting the video yesterday, like so often

I don't know why... I am just super busy lately

I wanted to finally explain to you in the end how Valentinesday works in Korea... maybe youre interested

In our case its that we give each other gifts

and I am sure many of you, who are already interested in korea, know that

that only females give a present to males which is mostly chocolate

but I notices that nowadays also here, men make women some presents

naturally I guess its because females are generally more interested in these kind of holidays

specially.. and men enjoy making presents too

by the way I have no make up on today.. I hope you dont mind

if yes, then just close the eyes

In case you want a boyfriend or girlfriend, then korea is probably not ideal for you

because here you will... the couples often really show that they are a couple

be it when they dress similarly or cuddle (in public)

be it... well they just show each other a lot of affection

which probably a lot of people cant believe so much, because they think korea is so conservative

its actually not like that and it gets more openminded in time

Its a big deal to be in a relationship in korea, everyone wants to be in one all the time

so whether you want or not, whether you are a happy single or not... you will kind of want a relationship here

Yeah with this Video I wanted to actually show you that you can have a good day as a single too

I cannot even imagine it otherwise anymore...

If I had a boyfriend and I would celebrate this day with him, he would be a great Bonus

and I would think of nice activities

but this selfcare, this treating yourself to something nice, will always be a part of my valentines from now on

and thats why I recommend it for you too

Finally I have one more thing I wanted to talk to you guys about...

So it is that, lately, I am super duper stressed

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Opinion | Larry Nassar abused me as a child. Here's what I'd tell my younger self. - Duration: 3:53.

I don't know why sexual abuse and sexual assault affects your self-worth so much.

It makes it hard for you to look in the mirror and understand why you matter.

My experience with sexual abuse led to a slew of physical and mental ailments.

I had a lot of compulsive-type disorders, eating disorders, compulsive skin picking.

If I had a blemish anywhere on my body, it would be really hard for me not to touch it,

or to deal with it or need to control it in some type of way.

I just sat there and Larry would abuse me while I did nothing.

Whereas many other abuse victims are made to feel like they're participants and their abuse.

I think another thing that contributes to sexual abuse messing with your reality

--and some of the Nassar victims touched on it--

if you're being vaginally penetrated by a finger or genitalia,

your body will respond and will lubricate itself.

That's incredibly difficult for an abuse victim to get over,

because their body quote-unquote "liked it,"

even though they mentally and emotionally they did not want that touch.

And I encourage every single abuse victim who has this struggle

to pull out a picture of themselves at that age that they were abused,

or a picture of some other child at that age,

and ask yourself if you could look them in the eye and tell them,

"You should have said no. You should have protected yourself."

You won't be able to do it.

I've received hundreds and hundreds of messages from abuse victims around the world,

saying things like, "I've never told anyone," or, "I don't know what to do. I don't think anyone will care."

"I have my own story. I'm not ready to share, and probably never will be,

but I want to say that I'm proud of you for having a voice I don't have."

We as a community, and we as a society have so little resources for these people that they think

their best chance to start on a path of healing is to reach out to me via Instagram.

And that's just heartbreaking.

That's just heartbreaking.

Everybody heals at their own pace and in their own way.

When I run I just feel like I'm free.

I can run wherever I want. I can take that turn, or I can not take that turn.

I can go fast, or I can walk.

Spirituality, not linked to a religion, has really helped me.

Whether it's through yoga, whether it's through breathing techniques,

or just having an affirmation book where I at least have one positive thing to focus on that day.

That has really helped me pull through.

If I could talk to my six- or twelve-year-old self now,

I would tell her that her voice matters,

that her pain is real and that it matters,

that she deserves to be happy,

and that speaking her truth is important,

because it will help other people.

For more infomation >> Opinion | Larry Nassar abused me as a child. Here's what I'd tell my younger self. - Duration: 3:53.

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HIKI NŌ Episode # 911 - Focus On Compassion: Self-Identity | Program - Duration: 27:52.

Broadcast of HIKI NŌ are made possible by the support of viewers like you!

Mahalo!

And by, Bank of Hawaii Foundation, Investing in Hawai'i's future by promoting

collaboration, critical thinking, and other 21st-Century skills though HIKI NŌ

Aloha, I'm Leslie Wilcox, here to introduce an encore presentation of a

HIKI NŌ special from last summer that was hosted and co-written by a gifted HIKI NŌ

alumna, 2016 Wai'anae High School graduate Crystal Cebedo.

Crystal is in the second semester of her Sophomore year at Menlo College in Northern California,

where she is majoring in Marketing and Human Resources on a full scholarship.

Even with a packed academic schedule, she still finds time to tutor

other students and volunteers on a regular basis for projects such as Habitat for Humanity.

Crystal told us via email that "...part of achieving

success is caring about and believing in what you are doing."

She says "HIKI NŌ allowed me to see the value of working toward something that is both socially

relevant and important to you personally."

Here is Crystal Cebedo with the HIKI NŌ Special Focus on

Compassion: Self Identity.

[MUSIC]

I'm Crystal Cebedo, a former HIKI NŌ student and 2016 Wai'anae High School graduate.

Hawai'i is a melting pot of cultures, ethnicities and traditions.

For some of us, being part of a melting pot reassures us

of who we are.

But for others, it can be left in question.

When we looked through the past HIKI NŌ episodes, compassion towards one's identity seemed to

be a common concern among HIKI NŌ students.

Whether it be identity in terms of culture, gender, body

image, ethnicity or appearance, HIKI NŌ students exemplify acceptance and compassion through

their storytelling.

For the next half hour, we will explore some of the different ways individuals identify

themselves, or struggle with their identity in this episode of HIKI NŌ, Focus on Compassion:

Self- Identity.

For our first story we'll take a look at how one teenager became the mother figure that

she lacked in her childhood, and the plan she's cooked up for

her future.

From Kaua'i High School, here is Calcee Nance.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Proof that being a sixteen-year-old girl doesn't mean a life of nail polish and hair products

...

Hurry up, go faster, run.

Calcee Nance enjoys paddling, basketball, mentoring at the Boys and Girls Club, and

the occasional reinforcement of her brother's abs.

[MUSIC]

Boys and Girls Club is my family, 'cause besides my family, this family, like, they're there

for me.

She's nice, and she takes care of us, and she's related to me.

Staff member Grace Peralta has seen her mentoring at the club for years.

She just likes being that mother figure.

I guess it's probably because she doesn't have that, so she wants

to be that for other people.

My mom passed away when I was seven, so I live with my dad, my stepmom and my grandma.

My dad always told me, Oh, she went to Heaven, she's

with the angels.

With my mom, there was like a different connection between me and my mom than my brothers

and my dad.

Like, we would wake up on Sunday mornings and like, cook everyone breakfast.

Her mother left behind a recipe for success that Calcee could follow.

She inspired me to like, actually go to culinary school, and I want to open up a restaurant.

She likes to cook for everyone.

She loves cooking, she loves providing.

But food isn't the only thing Calcee brings to the table.

Some of the kids, like, they call me Mom.

I don't know why.

I guess because I've known them for so long, they call me Mom, and they like, treat

me like I'm their mom.

Shoots, I like adopted six kids in like a month of coming to Boys and Girls Club.

And they see me as a role model, which I love.

And the feeling is mutual.

I love you, Calcee.

For HIKI NŌ, this has been Sydney Brady.

One girl is torn between the strict traditions she grew up with and the culture of the island

she lives in now.

Her next step is determined by her decision to either return home, or to remain in Hawai'i.

From Lahainaluna High School on Maui, we introduce

you to Kimberly Yap.

Being half Micronesian and half Filipino, and coming here, living here is hard for me.

Kimberly Yap is a senior at Lahainaluna High School.

At the age of five, Kim moved with her parents and a few close family members from Kiribati,

a small Micronesian island, to Maui.

My family moved here looking for a better life, looking for better education for myself.

Right now, our island Kiribati is sinking from global warming, and there's nothing they

can do, there's nothing anybody can do.

It's a poor community, you know.

It hasn't evolved yet into what this world has come to.

Me and my family are deciding whether I should go back to my island after graduation, or

save the money for college.

We're just kind of in a stump right now, because we don't know what we're gonna do.

My family is trying to teach me one culture,

and then I'm living in another culture.

So, what culture do I live in, you know?

[SINGING]

My family's very strict.

Girls aren't allowed to cut their hair, they're not allowed to dye their hair.

You're supposed to live conservative.

Being a girl in our tradition, you can't be out late, and you just have so much rules.

You know, girls were meant to be the housewives instead of the

smart business maker.

The main focus or the main cultural thing about Kiribati is just to respect your elders,

and to respect the ones around you.

And I think that's really stuck onto me, and it's been like my life.

It is who I am, and I'm proud of who I am.

Not going back home is like losing a big part of my life, but

this is home now.

I don't want to be a housewife, and I think that's why the best choice for me is to go

to college.

I need to grow up, and I think going to college, getting

a good job, maybe going back home, showing my family

that I'm successful in life could really, like, help us out.

This is Sophia Fredy from Lahainaluna High School, for HIKI NŌ.

A similar take on culture as self-identity leads us to our next story.

Here, HIKI NŌ students tell us about a non-native musician whose Hawaiian music

strikes a chord with his local audiences.

From Mid-Pacific on O'ahu, here is Mark Yamanaka.

[SINGING]

Mark Yamanaka has won eight Na Hoku Hanohano Awards including Male Vocalist of the Year

and Album of the Year for both his CDs, Lei Pua

Kenikeni in 2011, and Lei Maile in 2014.

Both of his CDs reached the Top 10 on Billboard's World Album

Charts.

The Hokus are great.

And I'm gonna speak for myself, because there are so many people out there that

really live by trying to win a Hoku because, you know, it is the highest honor of musicianship

here in the islands.

I've never strived for that, you know.

When I release CDs or make music, I want to make music

for the audience, for myself, for my kids, for my family, so that it'll live forever.

[SINGING]

There were a lot of challenges for me.

Being non-Hawaiian, doing Hawaiian music, I would say was a

huge burden on my shoulders.

And I don't think a lot of people realize what I was feeling inside, you

know, in my mind and in my heart.

[SINGING]

My next challenge from those thoughts were to learn Hawaiian music to the best of my

ability, and gain respect from all these people that I admired

who had performed Hawaiian music.

And I think that was my primary goal as a musician growing up.

[SINGING]

So, you know, for all you folks out there that love Hawaiian music, just do it, you

know.

Learn it properly, do it the right way with the language,

and everything will be okay.

There's no wrong in doing it.

[SINGING]

This is Bailey Ogawa from Mid-Pacific Institute, for HIKI NŌ.

Our next story involves a group of teenagers with a few tricks up their sleeves.

See how these cosplayers allow their true selves to shine when they're

dressed up as someone else.

From Waiākea High School on the island of Hawai'i, here is "Cosplay."

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

I'm a very quiet person.

I just don't like to talk.

But I feel like I just completely change when I go in

costume.

Some people only dress up for Halloween, but for cosplayers, this type of transformation

is simply a part of who they are.

I'm suddenly able to go out and talk to people, and you know, maybe act a bit in character,

or you know, take pictures of people, or help people out

with something.

I don't know, it's really great that I'm just finally able to talk to the world.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Waiākea High School students Kai and Denali Davis have been cosplaying for a few years

now.

Cosplay, or costume play, is the act of dressing up

as characters from books, movies, TV, videogames or even

simple imagination.

Dressing up may seem like a simple hobby, but there's a lot more to being a

cosplayer.

Cosplay has helped us make friends in ways that we didn't really expect.

It started off with me and like, I don't know, three or four friends just like,

Hey, let's make a costume together, like, let's coordinate our

costumes, and this should be fun.

And once we did that, we ended up going outside and wearing our

costumes in public.

And we got a lot of weird looks, but we ended up making some friends, and cosplay

has really helped us like, break out of our shell.

So, there's the usual places of getting stuff.

You know, the store, or ...

Like Walmart, or something.

Yeah, Walmart, or like, Salvation Army.

You know, like thrift stores.

And then, there's like some more unusual places like the recycling center.

I've used caulk and I've used an old hiking backpack, and totally

cut that up just to hold a pair of wings.

Yeah, I've used some weird stuff, like a half-pound of feathers.

[CHUCKLE]

Aside from one annual convention, there aren't many opportunities to cosplay on the Big Island,

but Kai and Denali are hoping to change that.

Anyone can cosplay.

Like, it's not bound by gender or sexual orientation, or you know, your size.

Like, you could be like, twelve feet tall or you

know, like seven thousand pounds.

They encourage more people to embrace their inner superhero, one costume at a time.

This is Po'ina Liwai from Waiākea High School, for HIKI

NŌ.

The way we view ourselves greatly affects our self-esteem.

When we perceive ourselves negatively, we might see flaws that aren't there.

The HIKI NŌ students at Maui Waena Intermediate School on the

island of Maui take a personal approach to an ever-increasing issue: body image.

Kaycee Arase is an eleven-year-old at Maui Waena Intermediate School.

From the outside, she seems to have a perfect life.

Summarizing that paragraph, it says that the ...

Kaycee is an extremely hard worker, puts in a lot of time, as I understand it, both in

the classroom and on the field.

Everyone views Kaycee as a healthy, normal sixth-grade girl.

But when Kaycee looks in the mirror, she sees something else.

Well, I remember when I was little, I used to always love Disney princesses and how they

used to be so skinny.

So, when I found out, when I was old enough to look in the mirror and see I'm not like

them, it made me realize that I think I'm fat.

Basically, girls who think they're fat when they're not is based around their body image.

And typically, that means that they have a poor body image.

And our body image is how we perceive our bodies.

It's something that's psychological.

It's not necessarily based on facts.

Well, I know I should be thinking that a beautiful girl is nice, sweet, kind, but my image of

a beautiful girl is skinny, pretty, small.

And that girl is just not me.

Even with her busy life and many accomplishments, Kaycee is still hindered by her self-image.

Well, I'm not as confident.

It makes me feel more sad or bashful because like, you know, I'm scared of

what people might think about me.

Because of how female beauty is depicted in advertising and the media, many girls find

it difficult to reconcile what they think they should be,

with who they are.

We're seeing images of women that have this unachievable body -- five-eleven and a hundred

and seventeen pounds, whereas the average woman

is about five-four and a hundred and forty pounds.

And only about one percent of the female population

is even capable of achieving a model-type figure.

So, we're trying to achieve something that's totally

impossible.

Faced with the problem of achieving the impossible, how should we respond?

I honestly don't know.

I try to ... I'm trying to like, every day figure that out, but I just can't.

There's a lot of really good websites out there with a lot of really good information,

and you know, chat rooms and stuff like that.

And if you do feel like yours is a more serious problem, definitely do go seek

help from the grade-level counselor, or talk to your parents about it and seek counseling

outside of school.

Today, Kaycee may not know how to solve the problem, but hopefully in the future, she

will be part of the solution.

This is Giel Tolentino from Maui Waena Intermediate School, reporting for HIKI NŌ.

In this story, we'll look through the lens of a photographer whose goals stem from a

compassion for others and a need to address issues some people

deal with every day.

From 'Iolani School on O'ahu, let's take a look Through Rachael's Camera.

To most people, the snap of a camera is just the sound of a picture being taken.

But for 'Iolani senior Rachael Heller, it's the sound of art.

A lot of my work has to do with defying traditional gender roles and gender identities.

I identify as a feminist, so in the future, I hope to use

my photography and my art to help fight for women's rights and

combat traditional gender roles.

Rachael is dedicated to her art, and will do almost anything to take the perfect picture,

even hiking into the forest and covering her subjects with

Vaseline to get a particular effect.

Eventually, I'd use it as a way to create different realities and sort of shape my own

identity.

But I'm very thankful to have people who are willing

to cooperate with me, so I can achieve my vision.

Through her photography and Empower Club that she helped start on campus, Rachael is working

towards equal rights for women and helping girls understand that you don't have to look

a certain way to be considered beautiful.

We want to make sure girls are comfortable in their own skin, and they understand that

they don't have to conform to these stereotypes that are put

out there by the media, and even by their own peers.

A lot of the art that I create comes from a very personal place.

And I did a series on anxiety and depression in black and white film last year,

and through that kind of imagery, I hope that people who are

facing the same sort of emotional trauma can relate and find some sort of solace.

After I go to art school, I would love to shoot conceptual fashion photography, because

there's a lot out there that you can do with fashion, and to

be able to collaborate with different creative minds would be

amazing.

And I want to be able to share my own personal vision through galleries, and just put myself

out there.

Hopefully, I'll be able to translate a lot of my work into political activism as I get

older.

Rachael will attend Parsons The New School for Design in New York.

Though she plans for a career in conceptual fashion photography, Rachael hopes

that her work will have a powerful social message.

This is Riley Sakamoto from 'Iolani School, reporting

for HIKI NŌ.

A supportive community shows its true colors at an event that celebrates the diverse identities

of people in Hawai'i.

From Moanalua High School on the island of O'ahu, here is Pride in Diversity.

[CHEERS]

We want to inspire, to encourage others to know and to feel comfortable, just to be who

they are.

That's it, it's okay.

On October 22, 2016, people walked hand-in-hand, wearing vibrant outfits through the streets

of Waikiki to celebrate Hawaii's lesbian, gay, bisexual,

transgender and queer pride month.

I think that's fantastic.

And it's even more special when we have a pride day to celebrate it, and

everybody gets together and just is themselves.

About fifteen thousand people of different races, ages and sexualities gathered to strengthen

and support the rights of the LGBTQ community.

Moanalua High School students and couple, Rebekah Garcia and

Danielle Warden stood proudly among the crowd.

It gives us strength, because we know that we can always rely on each other.

And even though we are all different, that isn't a bad thing.

I went through that period, like wow, like I'm like accepted.

It just makes me feel happy, 'cause like, no

one looks at me strange.

We've looked at people who've gone through the same experiences, have had the same struggles,

have had the same rewards, and it's nice to know

that there are other people out there going through the same

thing as you.

With over ten thousand LGBTQ identified youth in the nation, there are over four hundred

youth groups that offer support for students like Rebekah

and Danielle to help them overcome any struggles with being

confident in who they are.

'Cause when you grew up, like, all the couples you see are like, a man and a woman.

So, like when they find out you're like gay, you just feel really

out of place.

My friends do give me strength, 'cause there's someone to talk to when you're like, at the

low.

Well, I think the fact that they're part of the LGBT group

as well means that we have similar problems, but that it's like, easier to talk to them.

I have friends who are pansexual, I have friends who are bisexual, I have friends who are gay,

I have friends who are straight.

And I think in particular, my friends who are queer as well, we kinda look for,

you know, birds of a feather flock together.

Even though we're all different, we're still all the same, and

we can still confide in each other.

Even though they have the strong support of each other, they still have to face the harsh

realities of society.

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

We've come so far, but people still want to hate.

So, I'm hoping that in the future, because you know, we're kind of spreading more information

about it, and we're being more open with it, that it'll

kind of die off.

With such a diverse LGBTQ community, people like Rebekah and Danielle will continue to

find their strength in their differences, to be equal

like everyone else.

This is Jocelyn Bonilla from Moanalua High School, for HIKI NŌ.

A middle school teacher's lifelong struggle turned into an inspiring life story that she

shared with her students to teach them that appearance does

not determine who we are as people.

From Wai'anae Intermediate School on O'ahu, here is Aurora's

Story.

What can I get you boys?, the unassuming waiter asked my father and me.

At that moment, the room began to spin, while beads of sweat dripped

down my beet-red face, a face free of eyelashes and

eyebrows, and tomboy attire to complete the ensemble.

But behind the smile and outgoing personality is a story about a girl who struggled to fit

in.

I was about eight years old, and actually started pulling out my eyelashes first, because

I thought, you know, it's like that legend that if an eyelash

falls out, you can make a wish on it.

You can make a wish, like hopefully, it'll come true.

But when eyelashes led to eyebrows, something was clearly wrong.

Trichotillomania is an impulse-controlled disorder that causes me to pull out my hair

as an adverse reaction to stress.

As quickly as her hair, Aurora's self-confidence began to wear out.

Even though I had a lot of friends, I was never a girl that any boys liked, which was

always hard.

They'd always talk to me about my friends, and they

never looked at me as a girl that they could actually like.

It was because of the way I looked.

My youth was filled with petty dramas that occupied my every moment.

And on top of the usual teenage drama, I had to cope with this problem.

After a trip to Italy, she was left with fond memories and motherly advice that assured

her of her well being.

My Italian mom would say to me all the time: Non ti preoccupare, which means, don't worry

in Italian.

And I think I was an entirely different person when I came back from that trip, 'cause it

just ... I realized that I shouldn't worry about the little things,

'cause they don't matter, and I have so many good friends

that don't care what I look like and don't care about my hair, that there's actually

no reason for me to worry.

With new confidence and a new haircut, Aurora went on with a teaching career.

And I said, You know what, screw it.

I put on Christina Aguilera, "I'm A Fighter," cut the rest of my

hair, shaved it, and been wearing wigs ever since.

On her first day at Wai'anae Intermediate School, she read a story to her class about

a girl who had a disorder that made her pull out her hair.

And the kicker was, at the end of the story, she, Miss name pulled off her wig, and we

all was in awe.

Like, holy mackerels.

And she said, That girl is me.

And at that point, I looked at all the boys and

thought, Are they gonna laugh?

And not one of ' em laughed, not one of 'em.

They all looked at her and was like, Miss, does it hurt when you pull

out your hair?

Are you all right?

And right there, I knew already, she caught their hearts.

Like, she's a really nice person, and it doesn't really matter.

Like, as long as she does her job, she's really good and there for us.

Miss Wilner-Heard decided to share her story because she wanted her students to understand

that she doesn't let her disorder define her, or who

she is as a person.

Everyone has their own issues to deal with in life.

Wouldn't it be great if we were judged not by situations, but by how we treat other human

beings?

This is Gena Jove reporting from Wai'anae Intermediate School, for HIKI NŌ.

Thank you for watching this special edition of HIKI NŌ, Focus on Compassion: Self-Identity.

These stories prove that HIKI NŌ students are thoughtful

and conscientious people who value differences and

acceptance.

I hope you enjoyed watching these stories as much as I've enjoyed sharing them with

you.

[MUSIC]

[END] Focus on Compassion: Self Identity

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