Tyler's Travel and Thoughts

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

"While our profession is suffering from insult and contempt from the talking heads of media and policy, there is a secret that all good teachers know. We know that this is the most delightful, meaningful, and important profession. The most important things we do-- being with young people through crucial moments in their growth, modeling ethical caring, and unleashing curiosity and imagination-- are never measured by quantitative metrics. But these are the reasons we keep coming back, starting each day anew."

"The best teaching encourages students to develop the capacity to name the world for themselves, to identify obstacles to their full humanity, and the courage to act upon whatever the known demands. This kind of education is characteristically eye-popping and mind-blowing—always about opening doors and opening minds as students forge their own pathways into a wider, shared world."

from "Teaching the Taboo" by Ayers and Ayers

Sunday, September 02, 2012

Pictures from working at Rob's House.

The Second Floor Apartment

The "shop"

It was pretty hot in the Sun!

He has done all of this himself, except the concrete foundation!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Pike Peak Hill Climb: Safety Cell Technology is amazing

A racecar driver who flipped about 12 times down the side of a hill in a spectacular crash during the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb walked away unhurt.

Jeremy Foley and his co-driver Yuri Kouznetsov took a corner too fast at the 16 mile mark of the famous rally race held in Colorado over the weekend.

Video of the crash shows the Mistubishi Evo 8 being ripped to shreds as it flips continuously down the steep hill.

Both men were airlifted to a local hospital and have since been released.

Mr Foley said he was a little bruised by the crash and local media reports suggest he broke his leg while other reports suggest both drivers were not injured in the crash."I thought I posted already, but Yuri and I are OK," Mr Foley wrote on his Facebook page. "A little beaten up but nothing major. Thank you so much to everyone for the kindness and support! What a wonderful feeling to feel so loved!"

When I think of Pikes Peak Hill Climb I always think of the famous Climb Dance staring Ari Vatanen

Climb Dance is a famous cinéma vérité short film, which features Finnish rally driver Ari Vatanen setting a record time in a highly modified four-wheel drive, all-wheel steering Peugeot 405 Turbo 16 GR at the 1988 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado, USA. The film was produced by Peugeot and directed by Jean Louis Mourey. The record time set was 10:47.77

The modern day man: Mr. Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima"

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Julia's guide Willie Komani describes the Xhosa 'click' language - South...

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Thinking of you Callum!

A statue outside Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa

Soweto, South Africa

To say the least, it was not what I expected. The joy the people have despite there circumstances is incredible.

Welcome to Soweto.

We first visited Fons Luminis Secondary School, one of the best in Soweto.

Students at Fons Luminis.

The "average" class at Fons Luminis, 45 pupils.

The assistant (deputy) who gave us our tour. He was also an English teacher at the school. It was his first year at the school and he really liked working at the school.

We bought fruit to take the students at Kliptown in Soweto, this is the daughter of the lady selling the fruit.

The fruit sellers other child.

Seeing the OLPC (One laptop per child) in action.

4 year olds in the Kliptown Community Center.

Scott and his new friends.

Every child wants to have their picture taken and will model for you.

A vendor in Kliptown, one of the informal settlements in Soweto.

African National Congress support is strong in Kliptown.

The water supply in Kliptown.

Dave and his new friend.

Wendy found a deaf student and worked on the alphabet with her.

Leaving Kliptown.

The Apartheid Museum

The museum provided a very emotional tour of the history of Apartheid in South Africa. Upon entrance you are either classified as white or non-white and you must enter through that entrance. Unfortuantly photography inside the museum is not permitted. It was especially interesting visiting the museum on Madiba's (Madela's) 94th birthday.