Comments for The Tulsa Initiative Blog http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:57:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Inspiration in an unlikely place by Tanya Glover http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/inspiration-in-an-unlikely-place/#comment-563 Tanya Glover Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:57:14 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1133#comment-563 This is a great reminder! I get so bogged down with homework & housework that I forget just to relax and the creativeness will happen. This is a great reminder! I get so bogged down with homework & housework that I forget just to relax and the creativeness will happen.

]]> Comment on Inspiration in an unlikely place by Monica Barczak http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/inspiration-in-an-unlikely-place/#comment-562 Monica Barczak Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:06:06 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1133#comment-562 I LOVE this post Diama! It comes at a perfect time for me, as I have spent the last few months worried about budgets & process, which feels very far removed from creativity and play. I'll poke around Kevin Carroll's website for readings... after Thanksgiving I'd love to have a team meeting dedicated to hearing more and playing around with how we might incorporate these kinds of questions into our work. I LOVE this post Diama! It comes at a perfect time for me, as I have spent the last few months worried about budgets & process, which feels very far removed from creativity and play. I’ll poke around Kevin Carroll’s website for readings… after Thanksgiving I’d love to have a team meeting dedicated to hearing more and playing around with how we might incorporate these kinds of questions into our work.

]]> Comment on Creative Kids in Oklahoma by Diama http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/creative-kids-in-oklahoma/#comment-560 Diama Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:27 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-560 Very cool! Also, check out iEarn at http://iearn.org/. It's a world initiative that enables teachers and students around the world to collaborate through technology. The website is worth exploring. Found this resource through the Fab Lab network. Very cool! Also, check out iEarn at http://iearn.org/. It’s a world initiative that enables teachers and students around the world to collaborate through technology. The website is worth exploring. Found this resource through the Fab Lab network.

]]> Comment on Blogging the National Network of Sector Partners National Conference by Micah http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/blogging-the-national-network-of-sector-partners-national-conference/#comment-559 Micah Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:43:38 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1126#comment-559 I'll get to this soon I swear! I’ll get to this soon I swear!

]]> Comment on Blogging the National Network of Sector Partners National Conference by Diane http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/blogging-the-national-network-of-sector-partners-national-conference/#comment-557 Diane Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:08:50 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1126#comment-557 Looks like a lot of interesting options. Here are a few that stood out to me: - Sectoral Approaches to Community College-Non-profit Partnerships - Sector Initiatives and Latino Immigrant Communities - Identifying and Addressing Employment Disparities by Gender and Race - Drilling Down and Finding "Hidden" Sectors in Regional Economies Looks like a lot of interesting options. Here are a few that stood out to me:
- Sectoral Approaches to Community College-Non-profit Partnerships
- Sector Initiatives and Latino Immigrant Communities
- Identifying and Addressing Employment Disparities by Gender and Race
- Drilling Down and Finding “Hidden” Sectors in Regional Economies

]]> Comment on A Marriage Penalty I Didn’t Know About by kjlk http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/a-marriage-penalty-i-didnt-know-about/#comment-556 kjlk Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:23 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1107#comment-556 he he he he he he

]]> Comment on What to do about the flu? by Monica Barczak http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/what-to-do-about-the-flu/#comment-552 Monica Barczak Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:02:28 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1110#comment-552 Get better soon, Micah! Get better soon, Micah!

]]> Comment on Dropout and Give Me Twenty! by Jackie Durkee http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/dropout-and-give-me-twenty/#comment-550 Jackie Durkee Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:03:51 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=758#comment-550 The program is more focused on education and getting these potential drop-outs back on the right track. I just wrote an article about this on my blog, FaithfulinPrayer.wordpress.com here at wordpress. My son just graduated for the program in Louisina on September 19th. He is a much different teen than when he went in. At 16, and due to be in the 11th grade, he was about to be in the 7th grade for the 3rd time and still making all Fs. After 5.5 months, he went for a 7.8 grad level to 12.1 grade level and passed his GED. Since he has been home, he has gotten a part time job and will being college on October 26th. It is an amazing program! The program is more focused on education and getting these potential drop-outs back on the right track. I just wrote an article about this on my blog, FaithfulinPrayer.wordpress.com here at wordpress.

My son just graduated for the program in Louisina on September 19th. He is a much different teen than when he went in. At 16, and due to be in the 11th grade, he was about to be in the 7th grade for the 3rd time and still making all Fs.

After 5.5 months, he went for a 7.8 grad level to 12.1 grade level and passed his GED. Since he has been home, he has gotten a part time job and will being college on October 26th.

It is an amazing program!

]]> Comment on A Marriage Penalty I Didn’t Know About by Ken Kendall http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/a-marriage-penalty-i-didnt-know-about/#comment-548 Ken Kendall Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:25:45 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1107#comment-548 I love all the work you do hear. Thank you for your research and your dedication. Please continue to visit my blog about marriage and how men can better love their wives. Keeping marriages together is an important part of the cause. http://whatsheneedsfromyou.wordpress.com Thanks, I love all the work you do hear. Thank you for your research and your dedication.

Please continue to visit my blog about marriage and how men can better love their wives. Keeping marriages together is an important part of the cause.

http://whatsheneedsfromyou.wordpress.com

Thanks,

]]> Comment on October Really Hasn’t Been So Quiet by Micah http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/october-really-hasnt-been-so-quiet/#comment-547 Micah Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:36:44 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1105#comment-547 Thanks Monica. It has been a busy time indeed. I hope to have just a little more time in the coming weeks to devote to you all. Randy, Kendall Whittier Inc, the sponsor of the Fab Lab project, is working on getting a website for the project up and running. In the meantime, Diama is always the best contact. dnorris at captc dot org. We hope to have a letter of inquiry ready to go in the coming weeks and I suspect it'll find its way to you! Thanks Monica. It has been a busy time indeed. I hope to have just a little more time in the coming weeks to devote to you all.

Randy, Kendall Whittier Inc, the sponsor of the Fab Lab project, is working on getting a website for the project up and running. In the meantime, Diama is always the best contact. dnorris at captc dot org. We hope to have a letter of inquiry ready to go in the coming weeks and I suspect it’ll find its way to you!

]]> Comment on October Really Hasn’t Been So Quiet by Randy http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/october-really-hasnt-been-so-quiet/#comment-546 Randy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:16:32 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1105#comment-546 FabLab sounds, well, Fab! How can I learn more? FabLab sounds, well, Fab! How can I learn more?

]]> Comment on Boston Comment by Fablab in KW Neighborhood « The Tulsa Initiative Blog http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/boston-comment/#comment-542 Fablab in KW Neighborhood « The Tulsa Initiative Blog Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:40:02 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=405#comment-542 [...] 28, 2009 by Diama So, awhile back we posted about our experience at the Boston Fablab and how we might work to bring one to Tulsa. Well, fast [...] [...] 28, 2009 by Diama So, awhile back we posted about our experience at the Boston Fablab and how we might work to bring one to Tulsa. Well, fast [...]

]]> Comment on “Broken Families Cost Taxpayers” by Into and Out of Poverty « The Tulsa Initiative Blog http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/broken-families-cost-taxpayers/#comment-536 Into and Out of Poverty « The Tulsa Initiative Blog Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:22:31 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1092#comment-536 [...] 18, 2009 by Micah I posted yesterday about the links between single parenthood and poverty and referred at the end to the [...] [...] 18, 2009 by Micah I posted yesterday about the links between single parenthood and poverty and referred at the end to the [...]

]]> Comment on “Broken Families Cost Taxpayers” by Monica Barczak http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/broken-families-cost-taxpayers/#comment-535 Monica Barczak Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:52:37 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1092#comment-535 I'm reminded of a quote from a health economist at Harvard (I'll have to google him so that I can provide a proper citation) - We live in a society, not an economy. Reducing family composition or healthcare to economics may be appealing for politicians, but it surely is not what this country is about. I’m reminded of a quote from a health economist at Harvard (I’ll have to google him so that I can provide a proper citation) – We live in a society, not an economy. Reducing family composition or healthcare to economics may be appealing for politicians, but it surely is not what this country is about.

]]> Comment on “Broken Families Cost Taxpayers” by Ken Kendall http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/broken-families-cost-taxpayers/#comment-534 Ken Kendall Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:28:41 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1092#comment-534 Understanding math the way I do, I can use math to prove either side of most arguments. I think you hit the real issue straight on when you say that it is the hurting and broken people from divorce, single-parent families, and kids that are left broken and confused. I just started a new blog about marriage and how men can better love their wives and strengthen their marriages. I would really appreciate your thoughts and comments if you have a minute to take a look. http://whatsheneedsfromyou.wordpress.com Thanks, Understanding math the way I do, I can use math to prove either side of most arguments.

I think you hit the real issue straight on when you say that it is the hurting and broken people from divorce, single-parent families, and kids that are left broken and confused.

I just started a new blog about marriage and how men can better love their wives and strengthen their marriages. I would really appreciate your thoughts and comments if you have a minute to take a look.

http://whatsheneedsfromyou.wordpress.com

Thanks,

]]> Comment on Workforce Programs Work, pt. 2 by Bill Bartmann http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/workforce-programs-work-pt-2/#comment-529 Bill Bartmann Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:40:42 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=874#comment-529 Cool site, love the info. Cool site, love the info.

]]> Comment on Heavy Lifting = Heavy Thinking by Monica Barczak http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/heavy-lifting-heavy-thinking/#comment-527 Monica Barczak Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:24:21 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-527 What I continue to grapple with is how do we take these odd observations (this one, plus the one about how recalling one's social security number influences whether one is likley to make a high or low guess about something) and use them to inform our program design? We know about the opt in / opt out construct - that's relatively easy to translate into program design. But some of these subtle priming techniques feel a whole lot murkier and yet clearly have some kind of effect on people. What I continue to grapple with is how do we take these odd observations (this one, plus the one about how recalling one’s social security number influences whether one is likley to make a high or low guess about something) and use them to inform our program design? We know about the opt in / opt out construct – that’s relatively easy to translate into program design. But some of these subtle priming techniques feel a whole lot murkier and yet clearly have some kind of effect on people.

]]> Comment on Heavy Lifting = Heavy Thinking by Kathleen McElwaine http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/heavy-lifting-heavy-thinking/#comment-526 Kathleen McElwaine Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:52:38 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-526 I always carry my relatively large back pack, after all it has all that I might need to take care of the many important, weighty things that my daily decisions impact. After reading this article I now know how to recognize who I want to talk to on the bus. Thank you for passing this on to me. I can now avoid asking people questions that they respond with I don't have a clue, I have never thought about that (my question subject) before. Kathleen I always carry my relatively large back pack, after all it has all that I might need to take care of the many important, weighty things that my daily decisions impact. After reading this article I now know how to recognize who I want to talk to on the bus. Thank you for passing this on to me. I can now avoid asking people questions that they respond with I don’t have a clue, I have never thought about that (my question subject) before. Kathleen

]]> Comment on The Enormous Cost of Education Gaps by Micah http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/the-enormous-cost-of-education-gaps/#comment-513 Micah Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:14:13 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1015#comment-513 Excellent, substantive comments. I saw the CEO for Cities report you referenced. It presented a great, simple way to think about the benefits of closing the achievement gap in achievable steps. Bobbie, you make an excellent point about out-of-school time. All of us who work with children need to help make the opportunities for childhood development as seamless and integrated as possible, so that each of us are building on the successes of each other. Excellent, substantive comments. I saw the CEO for Cities report you referenced. It presented a great, simple way to think about the benefits of closing the achievement gap in achievable steps.

Bobbie, you make an excellent point about out-of-school time. All of us who work with children need to help make the opportunities for childhood development as seamless and integrated as possible, so that each of us are building on the successes of each other.

]]> Comment on The Enormous Cost of Education Gaps by Bobbie Henderson http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/the-enormous-cost-of-education-gaps/#comment-512 Bobbie Henderson Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:10:53 +0000 http://tulsainitiative.wordpress.com/?p=1015#comment-512 Tulsa-area youth development and out-of-school time providers can be a resource to continue closing the gap for low-income and disadvantaged children once they transition to elementary school. Researchers at Harvard Family Research Project report that ensuring that all children have the advantage of "complementary learning" - informal learning and extracurricular activities that take place beyond the classroom - has the potential to narrow the gap. Gambone, Klem and Connell in "Finding out what matters for youth" talk about "supports and opportunities" - another way of describing the multiple experiences of children from families with resources . . . enriching and equipping experiences like summer camp, vacations, trips to museums, libraries, visual and performing arts, family reading time, etc. contribute to children's overall education and capacity to succeed in school. For children in low-income areas, participation in organizations like Camp Fire, scouting, YMCA, YWCA, Boys & Girls Clubs - all offer many of the same experiences more affluent families provide for their children. It's not the only solution to closing the gap, but certainly needs to be considered a feature of any comprehensive and deliberate approach. Tulsa-area youth development and out-of-school time providers can be a resource to continue closing the gap for low-income and disadvantaged children once they transition to elementary school. Researchers at Harvard Family Research Project report that ensuring that all children have the advantage of “complementary learning” – informal learning and extracurricular activities that take place beyond the classroom – has the potential to narrow the gap. Gambone, Klem and Connell in “Finding out what matters for youth” talk about “supports and opportunities” – another way of describing the multiple experiences of children from families with resources . . . enriching and equipping experiences like summer camp, vacations, trips to museums, libraries, visual and performing arts, family reading time, etc. contribute to children’s overall education and capacity to succeed in school. For children in low-income areas, participation in organizations like Camp Fire, scouting, YMCA, YWCA, Boys & Girls Clubs – all offer many of the same experiences more affluent families provide for their children. It’s not the only solution to closing the gap, but certainly needs to be considered a feature of any comprehensive and deliberate approach.

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