Tuesday, April 3

Today is Tuesday of Week 11, and I've re-arranged the Modules area in Canvas so the new week is on top. If you have not done any reading yet, today is the day to do that, and here is a link to the Week 11 assignments.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: Let get of perfect.Try to set aside your fear of failure and find better goals to pursue. Letting go of perfectionism is one of the best ways to stop procrastinating too! As the saying goes: done is better than perfect. Find out more in this article about college life today: Perfectionism Is Increasing, and That’s Not Good News.

Project Stack. If you turned something in before 3PM on Saturday, you should have comments back from me now. While you are waiting on comments back from me about your Project assignment, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Maybe this lovely story-poem from Lauren will inspire you to try writing some poetry this week! Visit her blog for more: Sussistinnako the Solipsist.

Word from India. The word BUDDHA is from Sanskrit, meaning the one who is "awakened" ... stay woke!

Myth Video: Here's another Crash Course Mythology video: Mythical Mountains.

Myth Book Online: Today's free book is The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents. And yes, this is indeed the story of Mowgli and his jungle family!

And here's the version of The Jungle Book that I grew up with, the 1967 film featuring the great Louis Prima as the "swinging" King Louis:

Proverb of the Day: And speaking of monkeys, today's proverb is: Not my monkeys, not my circus. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: Here's some advice about writing from Susan Sontag: Pay Attention.

H.E.A.R.T.: And here is some great advice both for writing and for life: Do It Anyway.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat has a goal: you won't always reach it, but it's something to aim at. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: And here's a video with ideas for getting your day started: Morning Habits of Successful People .

Event on Campus: It's the Native American Youth Language Fair at the Sam Noble Museum today (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

April 3: Sandra Boynton. Today is the birthday of the delightful cartoonist Sandra Boynton, famous for her cows and cats and other creatures. You can find out more about her life and career at Wikipedia, and here is a video showing her distinctive style, with some help from Samuel Jackson: Tyrannosaurus Funk.

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