tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57328573182302764132024-03-05T07:02:32.572-08:00Dr. Roxanne Henkin's BlogThis is the blog for Roxanne Henkin, a literacy educator.Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-90038405965534722722017-05-24T22:54:00.002-07:002017-05-24T22:54:42.567-07:00The Philippines Writing Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
October Will Never Be October Again<br />
By Roxanne Henkin<br />
The Philippines Writing Project<br />
October 26, 2016<br />
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October will never be October again.<br />
October will never be just ordinary October to me again.<br />
When I remember October 2016,<br />
I will always think of the lovely Philippines,<br />
And more importantly, the beautiful Filipino people<br />
who let me into their lives.<br />
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I will always remember<br />
how we opened our hearts<br />
as we shared our stories,<br />
telling the truth about ourselves,<br />
no matter how difficult<br />
it was to tell.<br />
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How can I explain<br />
how much this experience<br />
has meant to me?<br />
It would have been enough<br />
for you to be polite to me.<br />
It would have been enough<br />
for you to welcome me.<br />
It would have been enough<br />
for you to complete the assignments.<br />
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But instead...<br />
We shared the stories of our lives.<br />
We shared all of it,<br />
the agony as well as the joyous parts.<br />
The parts when<br />
our hearts were torn open<br />
and we thought we could not go on.<br />
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We shared our grief<br />
and our disappointments,<br />
our insecurities, fears<br />
and our deepest sorrows.<br />
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But we also shared<br />
our strength and determination,<br />
our understandings and our insights,<br />
and our beliefs in our loved ones and ourselves.<br />
We shared our ability to move on.<br />
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Life is not easy for anyone.<br />
But what we shared together proves<br />
that there is always tomorrow,<br />
that we are survivors,<br />
that we will endure<br />
and in fact thrive.<br />
That we are all one in our humanity,<br />
and in our ability to love.<br />
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October will never be October again.<br />
October will never be just ordinary October to me again.<br />
When I remember October 2016,<br />
I will always think of the lovely Philippines,<br />
and more importantly, the beautiful Filipino people,<br />
of whom I am honored to call my friends,<br />
and who honor me with their friendship.<br />
Because we shared at such a profound level,<br />
we are transformed,<br />
and will never be the same again.<br />
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Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-48008456842697732772016-09-23T20:52:00.002-07:002016-09-23T20:53:16.687-07:00Nagasaki, Japan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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September 14th, 2016 Japan and South Korea</div>
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The last two days have been focused on the inhumanity of war and it's aftermath. In Korea, our tour guide thanked those of us from the western countries who helped create South Korea in the 1950's. Our guide was adamant that it was because of the western countries including the US, that she lives in freedom day. It was hard seeing the devastation after the Korean War and seeing the faces of the starving children and adults. After the Korean War, Kore<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">a was the second poorest nation in the world. There was nothing to eat or drink, everything had been destroyed.</span></div>
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We spent a good part of today touring Nagasaki, the peace Memorial Park, The Atomic Bomb Museum, and the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing. Even though I knew a lot about this, and had seen many pictures and movies before, there is something about being in Nagaski, at the center of the bombing that sent shivers up my spine.</div>
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My Dad was a medic in World War 2, and as a Jewish child, I grew up in the shadow of the Holocaust. My dad didn't talk about his World War 2 experiences until he was an older man, but as young children we found his war albums, with the piles of dead Jewish & other victims' bodies found as the allies liberated the concentration camps. I grew up knowing the world wasn't a safe place.</div>
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My Uncle Gene Henkin was in the South Pacific, and I remember him, too sharing how gruesome his experiences were. One of my earliest memories was of my Uncle Micheal Broady returning home from the Korean War. I remember how thrilled my parents and grandparents were to have him home safely. The wars continue; our Grandson Ron is just back from Afganistan. He was shot in the hand, but he is ok. Still, we are terrified for him.</div>
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Standing at Peace Park and viewing the statues built later after the war is humbling. The South Koreans were grateful to the West, but in Japan, how do you you ever forgive 2 atomic bombs being dropped without warning on innocent people? Nagasaki is such a beautiful city, it looks a bit like San Francisco. Of a population of 240,000 on August 9th, 1945, over 73,000 were killed and over 74,000 were injured. The city was devasted. It is a miracle that the earth has renewed itself and that once more people are able to thrive.</div>
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Everywhere in Nagasaki is the symbolic paper cranes, the sign of peace. I have friends and family that I love and cherish both in the US and all over the world. Surely, there is something that we can do to bring peace throughout the earth? There must be someway we can bring inhumane acts to an end, and banish war and atomic and all kinds of bombs forever. Every human being deserves the right to peace and prosperity.</div>
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I don't want to sound naive, but I'm no longer young and I'm tired of waiting for things to get better. The time to act is now, not tomorrow, not next year. Let's create a better world in our own lifetimes. I'm posting this commentary first and then I'll share pictures from today without comment.</div>
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Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-21619839933096933672016-08-19T13:22:00.002-07:002016-08-19T13:22:35.342-07:00My Last SAWP Summer Institute<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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June 20<sup>th</sup>, 2016<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last summer, we traveled to
Haridwar, India<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a long journey,<o:p></o:p></div>
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We flew from San Antonio to
Minneapolis,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Minneapolis to Amsterdam,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amsterdam to Delhi,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Where we waited 6 hours at the
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To take the train to Haridwar.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There amid the confusion,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And the mass of people, <o:p></o:p></div>
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And the honking cars and
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We entered the gates of Dev
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And entered an Oasis of beauty,<o:p></o:p></div>
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A paradise of tranquility,<o:p></o:p></div>
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A place to restore your soul.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another long trip,<o:p></o:p></div>
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From San Antonio to Atlanta,<o:p></o:p></div>
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To Joburg, to Cape Town.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were captivated by the
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And the vistas of the Atlantic
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The towering cliffs and the
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Haridwar and Cape Town,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Both places so beautiful,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Both places so far from San
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And yet here in the 2016 SAWP
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We gather from three continents,<o:p></o:p></div>
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To write, share our lives,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And learn from each other.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last summer in India: <o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday, July 20<sup>th</sup> in the morning was the signing
of the Memorandum of Understanding between Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya
University and the University of Texas at San Antonio. It was one of the most
beautiful and most significant ceremonies that I’ve ever had the opportunity to
participate in. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There was a beautiful table arranged in a semi-circle where
the Vice-Provost, Dr. Pandya of the university sat in the middle with Dean Betty
Merchant and me sitting next to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Next to me were Kalpana and then Mary Lou.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next to the Dean was Thomas Porter. We all
then rose and participated in a ceremony at the alter where we offered flowers
and received a blessing on our foreheads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We then were offered yellow shawls that had been created in the
university workshops. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Next, Kalpana’s daughter Gowri sang a song, “Sri Rama
Chandra” that she had learned through the department of music on the
campus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was long and complicated and
several people sang along including the Vice-Provost, Dr. Chinmaya
Prandya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the Vice-Provost welcomed
us with kindness reminding us that we are all one people around the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Betty then spoke next and talked about how
she immediately connected to the Vice-Provost and the goals of his university.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She felt that UTSA and Dev Sanskriti
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I spoke next about the San Antonio Writing Project and our
purpose and goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spoke about how we
are an organization of teachers teaching each other to bring high quality
writing instruction to students at all levels and in every discipline. Then I
read my speech about writing and what writing does for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interspersed with my remarks were quotes from
authors and poetry from poets, including Langston Hughes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then came the signing ceremony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Memorandums of Understanding were put
into beautiful folders made from the paper in the university workshops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many pictures were taken of all of us with
the guests who were invited to the ceremony including the participants in our
class, and we have a beautiful picture of all us together as we began our
workshop.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What is so hard to capture is the emotional significance of
the moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt like every atom in me
was alive with concentration helping me to remember every minute of this event.
There was a purity in the air and it felt like we were in a sacred moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here we were, people from each side of the
world, the East meeting the West and yet we were one in our love and respect
for each other and we recognized that human beings in the 21<sup>st</sup>
century can no longer tolerate hate and violence and must come together to help
humanity evolve into a peaceful and just society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These words weren’t said as much as they were
felt and I marveled at my great luck to be alive and to be able to participate
and to witness this moment in time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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South Africa was equally magical: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I am so happy to be back at The
University of Limpopo with all of you. This is truly a dream come true.
Yesterday was a long and productive day that ended with a dramatic program and
dancing. Then as we went to the lodge, the electricity went out and the sky was
spectacular. Everywhere I looked the stars shimmered and they seemed to almost
touch the earth. I've lost that view living in the city by a highway with the
cars whizzing by leaving a perpetual hum and the stars obstructed by the city
lights. I needed to come back to Africa to restore my sense of peace. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday, July 1,
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welcomed me to the real South Africa, as he explained that he is the 37th child
of 44 children. He explained that his father is the Chief of his village and
that he has 10 mothers. We marveled at that. We also looked at a map and saw
where San Antonio, Texas is located. We ended the day singing and dancing to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">We started the
morning listening too Carol King sing, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You’ve
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got a friend. Four simple words, yet they mean so much. You've got a friend to
rely on, to care about, who will be with you in good times and in bad. You've
got a friend.<br />
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This workshop is about friendship to me. It's about bridging two oceans and two
countries and navigating through multiple cultures and languages. It's about
reaching out and making new friends and caring, truly caring for each other.<br />
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You've got a friend. I am here for you and I want the best for you. I will
share all I have to offer and support you as you learn and acquire new skills.
I have learned so much from my time with you and I promise that I will never
forget your kindness. During this workshop we have laughed together and cried
together. We have sung together and danced together. We have shared our writing
and in so doing, we have opened up the deepest parts of our hearts. When I
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June 2016, THE SAWP Summer Institute<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is my last SAWP Summer Institute and it’s been amazing
beyond my dreams. We come from 3 continents; we are a global writing project.
We are all ages and teach a wide variety of subjects and at many different
levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are intellectually curious
and care deeply for the good of the world. We have shared stories of our lives
and we respect each other immensely. We have deepened our friendships with our
friends we already knew, and made new friends we will keep for a lifetime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll never forget Mfundos’ kind words and his
love of Tejano music, or the practice of Yoga we learned from Gopal, Manaswita,
and Purva.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This time together feels sacred, and the only antidote to
the senseless massacre of young gay people and their friends at the Orlando
nightclub, Pulse that occurred during our second week together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the belief that there is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thought Revolution</i> that is alive in the
world, and that changing the world peacefully starts with each of us changing
ourselves, one person at a time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
shown during our time together, that through talking, writing, and sharing our
lives, we gain new understandings about ourselves and others. In this, my 48<sup>th</sup>
Writing Project, I have been profoundly changed and spiritually renewed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The world may not be a safe place for me, but
it’s also filled with incredible, peaceful people that I’ve had the pleasure of
working with this month, and grown to love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I noticed the beauty of the
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<br /></div>
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Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-16756296774135959262016-06-13T20:18:00.002-07:002016-06-13T20:18:33.230-07:00The Worst Massacre in US History<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I knew<o:p></o:p></div>
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That we had to write about the
tragedy today<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is the worst mass murders in US
history<o:p></o:p></div>
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Poor Mfundo’s mother,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Who watches the international news
<o:p></o:p></div>
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To make sure that Mfundo is safe<o:p></o:p></div>
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What must she think of America
now?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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49 people massacred at a night
club in Orlando,<o:p></o:p></div>
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A gay nightclub, but straight and
gay died together,<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is what comes of the hateful
rhetoric,<o:p></o:p></div>
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From the presidential candidates,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And the politicians,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And the local people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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This is what comes when we
mandate,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Who can use which bathroom,<o:p></o:p></div>
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When bullying is allowed and not
called out,<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we have a country where
hatred and prejudice<o:p></o:p></div>
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Are part of the land of the free.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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In Chicago, my hometown,<o:p></o:p></div>
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A mother of 4 loses the last of
her children,<o:p></o:p></div>
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All 4 gunned down in their own
neighborhood<o:p></o:p></div>
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For no reason.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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This is what happens,<o:p></o:p></div>
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When life isn’t cherished,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And words are unrestrained,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And guns are easily bought,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And used.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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This is the worst massacre of
innocent lives,<o:p></o:p></div>
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In US history,<o:p></o:p></div>
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But as we gasp and try to make
sense of this<o:p></o:p></div>
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Senseless bloodbath,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Still they were gay,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And our state’s Lieutenant Governor,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tweets that you reap what you
deserve,<o:p></o:p></div>
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But because of the backlash now
says that it wasn’t<o:p></o:p></div>
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About the massacre,<o:p></o:p></div>
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But it was.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Just a year ago,<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was so hopeful,<o:p></o:p></div>
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When my marriage was confirmed,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And our 40 years together was
recognized legally,<o:p></o:p></div>
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In every state in this land.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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But I misunderstood,<o:p></o:p></div>
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That the prejudice and the hatred,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Was still there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I misunderstood,<o:p></o:p></div>
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That America is still not America
for me,<o:p></o:p></div>
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And I’m not even sure that as
Langston Hughes once said,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of What I Am Most Proud<br />
By Dr. Roxanne Henkin<br />
July 23, 2015<br />
Haridwar, India<br />
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Today our writing prompt was, “What are you most proud of that you have achieved?” That’s a hard question for someone who has lived so long. The most personal achievements--to love my spouse and my children and grandchildren and my extended family and friends and pets are most meaningful. To help and support my students at all levels is another accomplishment I try to do. Also, I try to be a good person, although I have to admit there are days when I don’t do that so well. But outside of my personal life, what is it that I am most proud that I have achieved? <br />
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Sitting here at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University in Haridwar, India it is so clear to me that I am proud of the work of the San Antonio Writing Project and our international connections across the globe. The teacher consultants in SAWP are doing such good work even this week and throughout the summer, with our writing camps and inservice in area schools. I am so grateful to be able to learn along with these talented professionals. I am thankful for the many opportunities that opened up for us since we created the San Antonio Writing Project in 2006. I am also grateful for the support of our ILT Department Chair, Dr. Mari Cortez and our Dean, Dr. Betty Merchant.<br />
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It’s also clear to me that rather than talking about achievements, this is a vehicle for me to be thankful for all the gifts in my life. Last night on Facebook, there were posts about the international work that I am proud of. The first is an article on Thandiwe Dlodlo, who came from Limpopo, South Africa and attended the SAWP 2015 Summer Institute. She stayed at our house and we had a wonderful time showing her the sights in San Antonio. But more importantly, the article about her shows all that she has learned and is taking back to South Africa with her.<br />
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And then there is India. I feel so moved to be able to be here, writing with wonderful and talented professionals from so many disciplines. I am learning so much more that just content as we write and discuss with our hearts and listen with an intensity that does not always happen. Each person’s unique insights change my world outlook.<br />
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Kalpana said that you couldn’t know India unless you come here. You can’t really know India through Bollywood or the movies or even documentaries. You have to meet the people and fall in love with them and their beauty and their intellect and creativity and their insights. You have to listen to the people and learn from them, and be changed. That is what I am proud of and that is what I am grateful for: the opportunity for knowing all of you.<br />
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Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-7204524934377455672015-07-01T19:02:00.000-07:002015-07-01T19:02:47.479-07:00Saying GoodbyeSpending the month with Thandiwe Dlodlo has been a wonderful experience. Thandiwe is gracious and loving and puts everyone at ease whether it is my Ninety-three year old father or my four and one-half year old nephews. She comes from South Africa, and shares information about her country that always leaves us wanting to hear more.
Dr. Ndimande greeted her at the airport with us when she first arrived, the day before the institute started. They started talking and realized that they had gone to the same University, though in different years. We asked her if she ever imagined that she would travel such a long distance only to find a person from her own country and we marveled at how small the world has become.
The SAWP 2015 Invitational Summer Institute has been a time of exploring social justice issues through writing, among other things. We’ve explored injustice from multiple perspectives. We’ve looked at the impact that social justice issues have on education, our teaching and on our classrooms. And we’ve also examined these issues through a global lens.
Thandiwe’s gentle voice has reminded us of the similarities and differences we face in our lives as teachers. The participants have all brought their own unique perspectives and contributed to our shared understandings. As the SAWP 2015 Summer Institute comes to a close, we leave enriched, inspired and ready to continue making a difference in our students’ lives.
Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-50361478868734352522015-06-26T09:03:00.000-07:002015-06-26T09:03:08.306-07:00This is the Historic Day!This is the day that I have been waiting for. This is the day that makes every bad day worth it. This is the day that when I didn’t receive awards or win elections, I thought, all other things really don’t matter. It’s really the ruling on gay marriage that is important because it will change my life.
This is the day I have been waiting almost 40 years for. Mary Lou and I moved in together in 1976 and married legally in Canada in 2006, on our 30th anniversary. This is the day that our marriage is finally recognized in Texas, and in all of America.
This is the day that Mary Lou and I become eligible for the many rights most married Americans take for granted including social security benefits and being listed as spouse on each other’s death certificates. I know this may sound morbid, but I’ve heard too many times how devastating it can be to not even be recognized when a spouse dies.
This is the day I have been waiting for. My cousin Elissa remembers when I told her that I wanted my marriage to recognized somewhere in the world before I died.
I didn’t really think I’d see this day.
This is the day I have been waiting for. To no longer to be a second--class citizen in the land of my birth. To be legally connected to my in-laws. To be told no more, that my marriage doesn’t count. It makes all the work, all the activism, all the disappointments worth it. It makes me believe in America again.
This is the day I have been waiting for.
Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-70217912478491604892015-03-14T15:06:00.001-07:002015-03-14T15:07:17.752-07:00 Kalpana Iyengar is the UTSA Roadrunner of the week. She talks about the San Antonio Writing Project and the Writing Project we'll be starting in India this summer.
Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-86290058467011025502014-06-30T10:00:00.001-07:002014-06-30T10:01:21.298-07:00SAWP SI 2014 with Paula Lemperis Kelderman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFNSogbdey6pKOhYXtwXwECzXZsEILXvfPV3k8ap3K94MKTTfXNO3pTREFGjQqhiMqvXWDoUvnUotPT_Thn3yoAOn8kh6SQdzJr_k8VXQ1PqnY1ajlQMqVWaLIDRaj6epSQmAVC4yD5WQ/s1600/SAWP+2014+With+Paula+Lemperis+Kelderman.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFNSogbdey6pKOhYXtwXwECzXZsEILXvfPV3k8ap3K94MKTTfXNO3pTREFGjQqhiMqvXWDoUvnUotPT_Thn3yoAOn8kh6SQdzJr_k8VXQ1PqnY1ajlQMqVWaLIDRaj6epSQmAVC4yD5WQ/s320/SAWP+2014+With+Paula+Lemperis+Kelderman.jpg" /></a>Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-82111544964917550402014-06-30T08:44:00.003-07:002014-06-30T08:44:53.305-07:00San Antonio Writing Project ISI Summer 2014This is the last week of our SAWP Institute. I'm already feeling sad that our time together is coming to a close. Even though I know that we will see each other and we'll be working together in the future, there is nothing like our intense month of writing together and working together. Every week has been different and exciting depending on who visited us and who presented. We write journals each morning. Here's one of mine.
My former student and keynote presenter at the Water Conference, Paula Lemperis Kelderman stayed with me. She also presented to our SAWP 2014 Summer Institute. I had time with Paula, and she had so many treasures with her. She had kept the school pictures from the two years I was her teacher. As I looked over the pictures I was amazed at how many names I still remembered. She told me that Steve McWilliams who had been in my class was now the Principal of Barrington, High School. We were all so young in the pictures. She still had the goodbye letter I had written to my students, and she read it aloud to me. As I listened to it, I marveled that I had actually written it.
Then she asked me if I remembered Arlene Baumgart. Of course I did. She started out as my permanent sub whenever I was out giving presentations. Then when a job opening became available, I helped hire her as my teaching partner. She gave me a gift from Arlene that had a copyright of 1985. The book was still wrapped in the clear plastic. It was Loon Magic, because I loved the call of the loons at Whitefish Lake, where we took the kids every summer. Around that time the cabin at the lake was sold, and our family never returned until now. Until this week Until the fifth of July
When we asked the kids if they’d like to go back to the lake, everyone wanted to go. So we booked a townhouse and a cabin for the week starting July 5th. This modest resort is just a few houses down from our old house, and we’re excited to show it to our grandchildren and our kid’s spouses. But all of this, both Paula and the cabin on Whitefish Lake take me back to my young self. One I remember but it’s almost as if it happened to a different person. I’m certainly a different person than I was then. What a gift it has been to rediscover old memories and a younger me.
Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-22491621097381409492014-06-05T10:42:00.000-07:002014-06-05T10:42:53.368-07:00Traveling the BalticAs our trip comes to an end, I'm finally able to post. We never were able to connect to the internet on the ship and ended up canceling our internet contract. The Baltic Cruise was beautiful, but with 8 ports in 7 countries, it was also exhausting. We often were off the ship by 7:00 a.m. and back on it just in time for a late dinner.
We visited Oslo, Norway; then Berlin, Germany; next Tallin, Estonia; St. Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.
Some highlights were the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo. Others include what's left of the Berlin wall has become a place for public art which is often stunning. We also visited the Jewish Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. There is a stone garden of the Jewish Museum. If you look closely you can see trees growing on the top of the stones. We also saw the new synagogue which is now a museum.
Next came the old town of Tallinn, Estonia, one of the "best preserved medieval cities in Europe." St. Petersburg was beyond words. It's known as the city of art and culture in Russia and it lived up to it's name. The Hermitage Museum and the Peterhof Palace were beyond description with the art collections and the gold on staircases and in the rooms. The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood and St. Isaac's Cathedral were surprisingly beautiful. Finland was lovely and Sweden was filled with surprises. As we sat on a park bench, suddenly music played and soldiers on horses came marching in. It was the time for the changing of the guard in front of the Royal Palace.
Something amazing happens when you travel. As you see new sights, you are forced to confront your old beliefs and understandings about life. Travel helps you grow. My ancestors left Russia, the Ukraine and Eastern Europe in the late 1800's because of the Pograms, violence and anti-semitism that were directed at the Jews. There was no love of Russia or identification as a Russian among my family. I grew up during the cold war when Russia was our enemy. My feelings about Russia were complicated and I had no identification with the country. My knowledge of Russia was limited to the samovars and the nesting dolls that my Grandmothers had in their houses.
Our guide, Anna is an interpreter for dignitaries and reporters in St. Petersburg. I shared my Russian ancestry with her and she asked when my family left. "That was a long time ago," she said, and we both realized that my family was spared the suffering of Russians in the 20th century.
When I asked her about seeing a Samavar, she suggested there might be one in a museum that we could find.
I grew up thinking I was the only one I knew who had such white skin with such dark brown hair. In St. Petersburg, I saw many people who looked like me. I remembered other Russian influences in my life such as the borsht my Grandmother's served or Ms. Sybil, my Russian ballet teacher with whom I spent many years taking ballet lessons. When we watched a Russian Folk Group perform on the ship, I remembered the Russian Club at my high school and the balalaikas they played on.
Our whole tour group became close to our guide, Anna. We took up a collection and offered thank-you speeches to her. We all felt the similarities in people far outweigh the differences as our time together had just proved. When it came time to say goodbye to Anna, she kissed Mary Lou and I goodbye on both cheeks and hugged us. She said that she could tell that I had Russian in me, and I felt proud.
So traveling opens up our lives, helps us learn and in my case to even learn something new about myself. The final picture shows us with our friends Jan and Phil from Sydney, Australia. We met them last year on our cruise of the Western Mediterranean. After our first night on the ship, we missed them and wished they were with us this year. A few minutes later, as we were looking at photographs taken on the first day of the cruise, we bumped into them. Jan and Phil were on our cruise! We hadn't talked with them in a year, hadn't made any plans but had somehow ended up on the same cruise a year later!
All four of us were thrilled and we spent the rest of the cruise having dinner and going to the shows together. This time we made sure to exchange addresses and promised to keep in contact. As we prepared to say goodbye, we marveled that although half a world away from each other, we shared so much in common. The world is becoming smaller as we transform into global citizens.
Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-59462603622121300782013-06-14T21:40:00.000-07:002013-06-14T21:42:09.556-07:00SAWP SI 2013The San Antonio Writing Project Summer Institute started this week and we've had an amazing first week. We've shared our stories and we've laughed and cried together. We've also welcomed two amazing teachers from South Africa, Kesaobaka Raleie and Virginia Mahlane. They are here for a month and they are staying with me. And they've become Spurs fans!Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-66430255892272378172013-02-05T22:25:00.002-08:002013-02-05T22:25:35.730-08:00TOP 50 BLOGS BY EDUCATION PROFESSORS<a href="http://www.phdineducation.org/top-50-blogs-by-education-professors.html"></a>
http://www.phdineducation.org/top-50-blogs-by-education-professors.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-49892155449945403992013-02-04T00:31:00.000-08:002013-02-04T00:31:57.477-08:00Dr. Roxanne Henkin Honored as Tops in Texas Subject: Top 25 Education Professors in Texas - You've Been Chosen
Hi Dr. Henkin,
We are pleased to announce that you’ve been chosen as one of our Top 25 Education Professors in Texas for being named the 2012 Education Headliner.
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http://onlineschoolstexas.com/top-college-professors-in-texas/education. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-83247612844424876522013-02-02T15:20:00.000-08:002013-02-02T15:28:02.539-08:00San Antonio Writing Project ConferenceToday we held our 7th Annual San Antonio Writing Project Conference. Only people who are involved with conferences know the great amount of work and dedication that goes into making a conference a reality. With Kathy Bass as our only dedicated writing project graduate assistant, the task could have been overwhelming. But Kathy did an amazing job handling all the little details that make a conference a success with even her Mother and her daughter pitching in. Still, without our incredible San Antonio Writing Project Teacher Consultants, none of this could have happened. Co-director Pam Piedfort was the conference chair, and took care of the program and the presenters. TC Nora Gonzalez was in charge of the food contributions and the raffle items. So many TC's contributed by bringing food and providing raffle items. Without them, the conference wouldn't have gone so well.
SAWP TC's presented at the sessions and volunteered behind the scenes. Somehow we converged and everyone just stepped in and got to work. SAWP TC Gretchen Bernabei shared a wonderful keynote that was practical and helpful for the participants. SAWP TC's Ernie Ramirez, Becky Palomo, Lorena Villarreal, Karen Mendoza, Valerie Harris, Sean Danweber, Diana Castro and Cathy Whitlow presented lively and informative sessions. Co-Directors Pam Piedfort and Dr. Lennie Irvin also shared their great topics as well as Sunkyung Chung and Linda Barron who presented how to use writing with immigrant students to build self-esteem. UTSA Literacy Professor, Dr. Misty Sailors was also with us sharing information on UTSA's Masters and Doctoral Programs. We also thank Heinemann & The Twig for providing books.
It was wonderful to see Gakyung Jeong, and her mother and so many TC's show up and help and I'm sorry that I can't name them all in this space. TC's Troy Wilson, Catherine Stier, Shannon Blady, Kalpana Iyengar, Betty Hogan, Jeanette Pierce and Co-director Dr. Aurelia de Silva all were so helpful along with volunteers Jennifer Galvan, Tanis Lemons and Michelle Benavides. TC Lori Prior's daughter Kaitlin began the conference sharing her anti-bullying work in her high school while TC Amy Stengel's students from the North East School of the Arts closed the day by sharing their incredible poetry with us.
All of this would be meaningless without an audience and what a wonderful audience we had! Filled with teachers and soon to be teachers, graduate students and undergraduate students, and SAWP TC's, it was a pleasure to be with such amazing educators. I left feeling how lucky we are in San Antonio to have such a special and caring community of learners. It's hard to describe my gratitude to everyone for such a wonderful day. Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-22123952808736517572012-09-23T23:46:00.001-07:002012-09-23T23:46:11.200-07:00Conversations: Bullying<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Education scholar Roxanne Henkin in the UTSA Department of I<span style="line-height: 20px;">nterdisciplinary Learning and Teaching has been named the 2012 Education Headliner by the San Antonio Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications (AWC). Henkin will receive her award at the AWC’s 32</span><sup style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">nd</sup><span style="line-height: 20px;"> Annual Awards Banquet and Silent Auction on Friday, June 22.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Henkin joined the UTSA College of Education and Human Development in 2003 with 18 years of teaching experience in the public school system and 13 years as a professor at National Louis University in Chicago. Her research interests include literacy and social justice, critical literacy, and writing, and she is the author of two books on literacy and social justice: </span><i style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confronting Bullying: Literacy as a Tool for Character Education (2005) </i><span style="line-height: 20px;">and </span><i style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who’s Invited to Share: Using Literacy to Teach for Equity and Social Justice </i><span style="line-height: 20px;">(1998). Her work has also appeared in a variety of scholarly journals such as</span><i style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Voices from the Middle</i><span style="line-height: 20px;">,</span><i style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Democracy & Education</span></i><span style="line-height: 20px;">,</span><i style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Language Arts, English Journal </i><span style="line-height: 20px;">and </span><i style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Literacy Matters</i><span style="line-height: 20px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Henkin established the San Antonio Writing Project in 2006 as a partnership between the National Writing Project and the UTSA Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching to improve the writing of Pre-K through college students in the greater San Antonio region, particularly English Language Learners and children from impoverished areas of south Texas. It is one of more than 200 National Writing Project sites that aim to collectively improve writing instruction in K-12 classrooms across the nation. Similarly, she established the </span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Limpopo Writing Project in South Africa, which she and the San Antonio Writing Project continue to support. The Limpopo Writing Project will hold its fourth Invitational Institute in July.</span></span><br />
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<span style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I am honored to be receiving this award and I'd like to share it with all the teachers in the San Antonio Writing Project who do such incredible work with their students every day,” said Henkin.</span></span><br />
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<span style="border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The AWC will honor six other notable professionals alongside Henkin at this year’s awards ceremony. They include:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Lucy Greer Burton, <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">University Presbyterian Church’s Source of Light Center, <i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harriet Ross Individual Achievement Headliner</i></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">David T. Young, Ph.D., Southwest Research Institute, <i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Professional Achievement Headliner</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Mary Stanchak, Discovery School, <i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Public Endeavor Headliner</span></i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Patt Cantú, San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo,<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Volunteer Service Headliner</i></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Susie P. Gonzalez, Trinity University,<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">AWC Maggie Cousins Award</i></span> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Teachers: Protect your students from school bullies (Oct 10, 2011)</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="https://ruby1604.utsa.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://utsa.edu/today/2011/10/Bully.html" target="_blank">https://ruby1604.utsa.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://utsa.edu/today/2011/10/Bully.html</a><br /><br />UTSA Nov. 5 seminar helps teachers boost student writing skills with reflection (Nov 3, 2011)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Teachers: Help students become confident writers at Feb. 4 conference (Jan 8, 2012)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://utsa.edu/today/2012/01/writingconference.html">http://utsa.edu/today/2012/01/writingconference.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">KLRN interview about Confronting Bullying by David Martin Davis (Feb 16, 2012)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://youtu.be/KqZoak70Nzg">http://youtu.be/KqZoak70Nzg</a> (Conversations promo)</span><br />
<br /> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-68578133332509120202012-02-16T14:35:00.000-08:002012-02-16T14:35:39.683-08:00<a href="http://www.niot.org/nios/videos" target="_blank">Not In Our Town</a><br />
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<li>Excellent site including Not In Our Town, Not In Our School.</li>
<li>These videos show ways to confronting bullying and discrimination. </li>
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Stand Up, Stand Out: No Checking, No Capping, No Bullying</div>
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Students Map Bully Zone to Create a Safer School<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZgikbSKmnc" width="400"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-28496096774109950052011-10-13T13:44:00.000-07:002011-10-13T14:06:58.026-07:00Confronting BullyingThis Saturday, October 15th I'll be talking about how we can Confront Bullying. This talk is part of the San Antonio Writing Project's Super Saturdays. It will be held at the University of Texas at San Antonio's downtown campus in the Frio Street Auditorium, FS 1.406 from 9-noon. You don't have to register. Just show up and participate. <br /><br />I feel like there is change in the air. People around the world are getting tired of the bullying our children are living through either as targets of the bullies or as bystanders. Cyberbullying has brought bullying into students' homes and leaves no place to escape the harassment. Too many children have committed suicide in part because of bullying. People are starting to pay attention to bullying in a way that I haven't seen over the last 15 years that I've been researching, writing and presenting about it. States are passing laws that are meant to protect the targets of bullies. CNN, national and local television and radio stations are presenting programing about it. There was even a Summit on Bullying at the White House last year. <br /><br />Bullying is a complicated issue and attempts to come up with one size fits all solutions don't work very well. But there is a lot of good will toward this issue. Parents, teachers, students, administrators and other allies are coming together and working earnestly to confront bullying and to make schools safe places for all our children. October is bullying prevention month. May no more children end their lives because of bullying. The time to act is now. Change is in the air.Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-1624091117269717892011-07-21T17:33:00.000-07:002011-07-21T17:35:45.579-07:00LWP-The Flight HomeI’m back home and I’ve been thinking about all the teachers at the Limpopo Writing Project. We had such an amazing time. I’ve been excited to hear from Esther, Mosima, Seipati, Ntevheleni Justice and also Florinah and Akani. Facebook and my blog have been wonderful vehicles for keeping in touch. The Rural Teachers Conference went beautifully, especially the demonstrations that our LWP teachers shared. When the conference was over, we had a difficult time saying goodbye. We kept running back and forth from our cars for one more hug.<br /><br />That night at dinner with our visitors from Pretoria , we ate at a restaurant that was having a private event for a TV station. There were TV stars dancing and we were invited to join the party. It was exciting to see Ngokoana and Nakedi and Leketi taking pictures with the celebrities and dancing with them. It was a fitting ending to our last night in Polokowane.<br /><br />While I was in Pretoria I had time with Cheryl Logan and Cathy Ikeda who are working to create a National Writing Project in South Africa. We debriefed at the US Embassy and worked on future plans for our South African sites. I also got to visit with my cousins, Ruth and Mark Dreyer and it was wonderful to spend time with them. <br />The flight home was long but it helped that Cathy was on the same flight with me to Atlanta. Our flight was delayed 8 hours before our 17 hour flight, so there was a lot of waiting around. Right before the flight was finally ready to take off, we had to go through a second round of security and then at the Atlanta airport we had to go through security again. I don’t think I ever felt so inspected. I came home tired but happy, and look forward to the next chapter of the Limpopo Writing Project.Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732857318230276413.post-70975826172113673382011-07-08T14:04:00.000-07:002011-07-08T14:07:51.755-07:00The LWP 2011 Team<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxfuAfApl_wjz-j9smcaRA9snEMZ_fj9WixfDUv2OtFowxucZQcqpGn2VRjmUsUhLaiCEsm-Y-KCR5M3i-ziIhr2hbCo0Ygvdysyw0QdSh1hTt4RSo4LCHaa-5bTdQ-bn_ilael7UY2ck/s1600/LWP+2011+Picture+File+034.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxfuAfApl_wjz-j9smcaRA9snEMZ_fj9WixfDUv2OtFowxucZQcqpGn2VRjmUsUhLaiCEsm-Y-KCR5M3i-ziIhr2hbCo0Ygvdysyw0QdSh1hTt4RSo4LCHaa-5bTdQ-bn_ilael7UY2ck/s320/LWP+2011+Picture+File+034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627090904252950274" /></a>Dr. Roxanne Henkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783349702407357334noreply@blogger.com1