Friday, March 16

HAPPY FRIDAY! You have reached the end of Week 9... and Spring Break is here! Here is a link to the class calendar; you can see there how Week 9 is spread out. You can turn in your end-of-week assignments now, or you can do that at the end of Spring Break (March 25), based on what works best for your plans.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: RECHARGE. Enjoy the break, and recharge your personal batteries. :-)

Project Stack. Yesterday I replied to all the assignments turned in on Sunday, and today I'll finish up the Week 8 assignments, plus as many of the Week 9 assignments as I can. While you are waiting on comments back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I'm not sure how many of you will be on a beach for Spring Break, but I thought this photo from Camryn's Famous Last Words post might inspire you!

Word from Mythology. The name of the day today, FRIDAY, the day of Frigg, the Germanic goddess of married love.

India Video: This beautiful song by Maati Baani features words by the mystical poet Kabir: Banjara.

India Comic Book: Today's comic book is Karna: Brave, Generous, Ill-Fated Prince. See the Amar Chitra Katha blog for the Bizzell Reserve call number and more information.

Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is from the Hitopadesha, a collection of stories and proverbs from India: Learning is a companion on a journey to a strange country. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: Here's an item in honor of OU's Sower: SEW v. SOW. The two words sound the same, but they are spelled differently:

H.E.A.R.T.: Maybe you can use Spring Break to escape from the app trap: Meditation Apps v. Meditating.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat is ready to blossom: It takes time for potential to flower. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: Here's a video to reflect upon as time goes by: The Time You Have (In JellyBeans).

Event on Campus: There's yoga at the Sam Noble Museum on Friday mornings at 8:30AM (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

March 16: Ramanujan. Today marks the birthday in the year 1929 of R. K. Ramanujan, one of India's great scholars, famous as a folklorist and also as a poet (he died in 1993). You can read about his life and career at Wikipedia. He is the author of a brilliant essay entitled "Three Hundred Ramayanas," and he is also the author of this wonderful collection of Indian folktales: A Flowering Tree And Other Oral Tales from India, which you can read free online, thanks to the generosity of the University of California Press.

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