(NAME-MCE) Haka
Barbara Cox
barbara.cox at pcae.k12.mn.us
Fri Dec 21 16:45:40 EST 2007
Topic: Haka isn't a war dance
I am sending a link to an incredible resource from New Zealand. I
meant to send this out closer to the date this was first circulated.
The web resource is TKI so I am including the home page as well as a
direct link to a clip of students in New Zealand learning haka.
Exemplar of Haka
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/assessment/exemplars/arts/dance/da_4a_e.php
Home page:
http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/
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> 1. Re: Seattle's gifted program (Diane Sawicki)
> 2. Haka isn?t a war dance or taunt (Anselmo Villanueva)
> 3. FW: Jackie McLean Fellowship University of Hartford
> (A. Cheryl Curtis)
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> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:08:10 -0600
> From: Diane Sawicki <sendtodiane at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) Seattle's gifted program
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> Hello Anselmo -
>
> Forgive me for mixing threads, but I saw your post on Seattle's
> gifted program in the archives and wanted to jump in.
>
> I am going to be doing observations and student-teaching in a
> school that is over 60% Hispanic and I would love to be able to do
> some work with identifying gifted math students.
>
> Below is a link to a UCONN program that has some ideas regarding
> the reasons for minority underrepresentation in gifted programs.
> I have located a couple of resources regarding underrepresentation,
> but have not found anything regarding 1) how to improve
> identification (without redefining giftedness) or 2) references to
> successful gifted programs that have proportional representation.
>
> Do you or anyone else out there have any positive examples?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/frasgarc.html> Date: Fri, 7 Dec
> 2007 07:45:07 -0800> From: anselmo.villanueva at gmail.com> To: name-
> mce at nameorg.org> Subject: (NAME-MCE) New poll: 1 in 3 would deny
> undocumented immigrants social services> > > > There is little
> public support for giving students who lack the legal> documents to
> legally stay in the United States in-state tuition rates,> a poll
> by the Los Angeles Times has found. The report, which covers a>
> variety of immigration policies, found that only 20 percent of>
> Democrats and 6 percent of Republicans support the use of in-state>
> rates for these students.> > Complete article below. For related
> stories and pictures, surf to:> > http://www.latimes.com/news/
> politics/la-na-immigpoll6dec06,1,2950659,full.story?
> ctrack=5&cset=true> > TIMES/BLOOMBERG POLL> 1 in 3 would deny
> illegal immigrants social services> In Iowa Falls, Iowa> > Matthew
> Putney / For The LA Times> > By Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times Staff
> Writer> December 6, 2007> > WASHINGTON -- One-third of Americans
> want to deny social services,> including public schooling and
> emergency room healthcare, to illegal> immigrants, a Los Angeles
> Times/Bloomberg poll has found.> > Still, in a sign of ambivalence
> among voters about the emotionally> charged issue, a strong
> bipartisan majority -- 60% -- favors allowing> illegal immigrants
> who have not committed crimes to become citizens if> they pay
> fines, learn English and meet other requirements.> > Those
> crosscurrents create treacherous political waters for the major>
> presidential candidates, many of whom have tended to avoid>
> spotlighting the issue. But all have been forced to address the
> issue> under repeated questioning at campaign events and candidate
> forums.> > During Tuesday's radio debate among Democrats, the
> candidates were> asked if citizens should turn in someone they know
> to be an illegal> immigrant. Most said no. In other settings,
> however, several have been> talking a tough line on issues such as
> denying driver's licenses to> illegal immigrants.> > Some poll
> respondents, in follow-up interviews, expressed frustration> that
> the candidates had not been more forthright in addressing>
> immigration-related issues.> > "I don't know what the answer is,
> but I don't think the candidates> know what the answer is either,"
> said Lodie Lambright, a retired state> government worker in Rhode
> Island.> > The survey, conducted under the supervision of Times
> Poll Director> Susan Pinkus, was based on interviews conducted
> Friday through Monday> with 1,245 registered voters. The margin of
> sampling error was plus or> minus 3 percentage points.> > The poll
> indicates that while most of those surveyed viewed illegal>
> immigration as a key concern, it was not the most important issue
> on> their minds.> > Asked to pick from a list of issues what was a
> top priority for> presidential candidates, 15% said illegal
> immigration -- the> fifth-most mentioned topic behind the Iraq war,
> the economy,> protecting the country from terrorist attacks and
> healthcare. Asked> how much of a problem illegal immigration is,
> 81% of respondents said> they considered it important, including
> 27% who said it was one of the> country's most pressing problems.>
> > The poll also makes clear that respondents make a distinction
> between> legal and illegal immigrants. Asked if illegal immigrants
> had made a> positive or negative contribution to their community,
> 36% said> negative, whereas 21% said positive and 29% said the
> effect was not> discernible.> > When the same question was asked
> about legal immigrants, 12% said> their contribution was negative,
> compared with 46% who said positive> and 31% who saw no discernible
> effect.> > "I don't mind immigration, but I do think they need to
> learn the> English language and should become an American citizen,"
> said Patricia> Buckner, a Florida retiree.> > When those who said
> immigrants -- whether legal or illegal -- had made> a negative
> contribution, they were asked in what way. The reasons most> often
> cited were the loss of American jobs (35%), increased crime> (30%)
> and increased cost of social services (19%).> > The survey, which
> allowed respondents to name as many as five social> services they
> would allow, showed a disparity: Far more people would> allow
> access to emergency room care and schooling than other benefits,>
> such as food stamps and driver's licenses.> > About 46% of
> respondents said that immigrants should be able to get> emergency
> medical treatment, and 40% said they should have access to> public
> schools.> > But 22% of those surveyed said that illegal immigrants
> should be able> to get limited driver's licenses -- a question that
> has put the> Democratic presidential candidates on the spot
> recently.> > The finding underscores the political climate that
> caused many leading> Democrats to oppose licenses for illegal
> immigrants when it was> proposed in New York this year by Gov.
> Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, who> eventually backed down.> > When
> Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was asked about the proposal>
> in a debate in late October, she praised Spitzer but stopped short
> of> backing his plan. In a debate a few weeks later, she said she
> opposed> driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.> > Some of those
> resisting the idea of providing a range of services to> illegal
> immigrants say that it drains resources from U.S. citizens and>
> legal immigrants who are in need.> > "It seems like our money in
> this country is going out faster than it> is coming in, and [the
> spending is] helping the people who are not> U.S. citizens," said
> Buckner, who described herself as a liberal> Democrat.> > The poll
> also found stiff resistance to allowing illegal immigrants to> pay
> discounted in-state tuition at public colleges: 12% of those>
> surveyed -- including 20% of Democrats and 6% of Republicans -->
> supported that idea.> > That illuminates why GOP presidential
> candidate Mike Huckabee has> taken flak from his party for
> supporting, while he was governor of> Arkansas, a college subsidy
> for the children of illegal immigrants.> > However, some of those
> polled saw a humanitarian need to provide> emergency healthcare,
> education and other basic services to illegal> immigrants,
> especially to their children.> > "You don't want to see a child go
> hungry or go ill," said Beverly> Taylor, a retired postal worker in
> Indiana.> > Respondents were divided about the best solution to the
> problem, but a> strong majority expressed support for a proposal
> discussed in Congress> -- part of a package backed by President
> Bush -- that would create a> pathway to citizenship for illegal
> immigrants already in the United> States.> > The plan, under which
> illegal immigrants could become citizens if they> have no criminal
> record, register with the Department of Homeland> Security, pay a
> fine, learn English and meet other requirements, was> supported by
> 64% of Democrats and 62% of Republicans.> > However, that plan died
> in Congress under withering fire from critics> who called for the
> nation to tighten border security before> considering more
> liberalized treatment of illegal immigrants.> > And the plan has
> been little discussed by candidates on the> presidential campaign
> trail -- even by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who> was one of its
> leading proponents.> > The poll suggests that neither party heads
> into the 2008 election with> a decisive advantage on the issue,
> with Democrats having lost an edge> they once enjoyed.> > Those
> surveyed were evenly split on which of the two major parties> would
> do a better job handling immigration: 31% chose Republicans and>
> 30% picked Democrats. By contrast, a poll in June 2006 showed 34%>
> preferred Democrats and 23% preferred Republicans.> >
> janet.hook at latimes.com> >
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> From: "Anselmo Villanueva" <anselmo.villanueva at gmail.com>
> Subject: (NAME-MCE) Haka isn?t a war dance or taunt
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> Below is a letter to the editor that appeared in the local paper, the
> Eugene Register Guard. Jefferson High School is located in Portland,
> Oregon.
>
> Anselmo
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> December 10, 2007 Letter to the Editor Register Guard
> Newspaper Eugene OR
>
> Haka isn't a war dance or taunt
>
> Don Kahle really dropped the ball in his Nov. 30 column "Dixon, Leiken
> and doing the haka," criticizing Portland's Jefferson High School
> football team for performing a haka before their games.
>
> Kahle claims that the haka is a "dance-taunt" and a "war dance"
> designed to taunt the opposition. How culturally ignorant!
>
> Here are the facts: The haka is not a stereotypical war dance. It has
> not been performed in anger since 1860. It is, however, a
> much-cherished tradition in my homeland, New Zealand, where it has
> been performed by the All Blacks rugby team since 1905.
>
> The haka has spread by cultural diffusion throughout the Pacific. It
> is performed at the University of Hawaii, Brigham Young University and
> anywhere Polynesian people have emigrated.
>
> That is how it reached Jefferson High ? through the 20 or so Tongan
> students who attend that school. In the words of Tongan player Leni
> Feaomoeata, "Jefferson has the reputation for losing, being dismissed.
> We wanted to defend our school, to show we have heart."
>
> Labeling the haka a "taunt" is gross cultural ineptitude. A haka is
> sensational and crowd-pleasing but not insulting or demeaning. Quite
> the reverse. The haka is a paean to life, to confidence, to joy. No
> New Zealand official ceremony is complete without an opening haka.
>
> The queen, several U.S. presidents and a century of international
> sports teams have faced a haka without visible harm.
>
> It's past time for Kahle to expand his outlook on what a true
> multi-cultural society means.
>
> Don Macnaughtan
>
> Eugene
>
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:57:24 -0500
> From: "A. Cheryl Curtis" <curtis at hartford.edu>
> Subject: (NAME-MCE) FW: Jackie McLean Fellowship University of
> Hartford
> To: "A. Cheryl Curtis" <curtis at hartford.edu>
> Message-ID: <C3856105.895C%curtis at hartford.edu>
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>>
>>
>>
>> President Walter Harrison is pleased to announce a newly created
>> faculty
>> fellowship in honor of the late Jackie McLean. Competition for
>> the fellowship
>> is open to candidates who have completed all coursework toward a
>> doctoral
>> degree (or master's degree in a field in which the masters is the
>> terminal
>> degree). Post-doctoral candidates are also eligible.
>> Applications are
>> welcome in any discipline that is represented at the University of
>> Hartford.
>> Responsibilities include teaching one course per semester,
>> conducting research
>> or scholarship toward the completion of their degree or as a
>> follow-up to
>> their graduate work, and engaging in academic service. Fellows
>> will be
>> granted non-tenure-track faculty status for one year, and will
>> receive a
>> $35,000 salary, benefits, and travel funds. For more information,
>> see the
>> attached ad.
>>
>> The ad will appear in the Chronicle of Higher Education in January
>> and is
>> currently posted on HigherEdJobs.com. Please feel free to pass
>> the ad along
>> to interested candidates or to post it on discipline-specific list
>> servs.
>>
>> The initial review of applications will be by a committee of
>> faculty members
>> from across the University, which will make recommendations to the
>> Provost.
>> The Provost, in turn, will work with deans and department chairs
>> to determine
>> if there is an appropriate fit for particular candidates.
>>
>> Any questions about the fellowship or the application process can
>> be directed
>> to Katherine Black, Assistant Provost, at kablack at hartford.edu or
>> at extension
>> 4504.
>>
>
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