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  • Rural Japan Life (RJL) – Vlog #3 – Taking the Taisha tour

    Posted by admin on February 27th, 2010 and filed under rural | 20 Comments »

    Explore a few parts of my adopted hometown – Taisha – with me and 3 of the new JETs from Izumo.

    We go to Hinomisaki todai (lighthouse) and also to the famous IzumoTaisha shrine.

    more about IzumoTaisha:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumo_Taisha

    Thanks to Lauren for being my cameraman during some clips and thanks to all three of the new ALTs – Eric, Ashley and Lauren – for hanging out with me on a hot, hot Monday.

    Enjoy the tour!

    -Jason

    PS – Jacob the dragon is named after Ken Tanaka’s Jacob the Happy Rabbit
    Check out Ken’s channel here:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/helpmefindparentsRabbit.

    Duration : 0:9:21

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    Corridor of Shame: Neglect of South Carolina’s Rural Schools

    Posted by admin on October 15th, 2009 and filed under rural | 13 Comments »

    www.corridorofshame.com Trailer for a 58 minute documentary that chronicles the story of the challenges faced in funding an adequate education in South Carolina’s rural school districts, located along I-95.

    The documentary, supported by many of South Carolina’s leading foundations and community leaders, tracks the evidence presented on behalf of eight school districts in Abbeville County School District v. The State of South Carolina.

    Duration : 0:9:31

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    Corridor of Shame: Neglect of South Carolina’s Rural Schools

    Posted by admin on October 15th, 2009 and filed under rural | 13 Comments »

    www.corridorofshame.com Trailer for a 58 minute documentary that chronicles the story of the challenges faced in funding an adequate education in South Carolina’s rural school districts, located along I-95.

    The documentary, supported by many of South Carolina’s leading foundations and community leaders, tracks the evidence presented on behalf of eight school districts in Abbeville County School District v. The State of South Carolina.

    Duration : 0:9:31

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    The Young Hardworking Poor of Rural Bangladesh

    Posted by admin on October 10th, 2009 and filed under rural | 25 Comments »

    The poor aren’t lazy.

    In this video I meet 30 kids who were forced to choose between either putting food on the table or getting an education. They are able to study part-time (for two hours each day) because local community members in this rural village pooled their money to form an informal school. The school teacher teaches these children English, Bengali, and Math all for a salary of $15 a month.

    Part Two is Available Here:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=83edvBwXJKI

    For more information about what I’m doing in Bangladesh, check out my blog at:

    http://uncultured.com

    In the video, one of the kids said he sells “paan”. Here is some info on what that is:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paan

    By request, I am including a link for more information on Bangladesh:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh

    Bangladesh is a small country with over 150 million people (half the population of the USA) in South Asia. It is not Mexico (!?).

    About My Reaction to the Various Names: This video isn’t scripted – those were my genuine reactions at the time. I still have problems pronouncing the various Muslim names in this country. The regional accent made it even harder to understand the names. One of the reasons I asked “You’re Muslim and your name is Johnny?” is because Western/European names are usually common with the Christian community that lives in an adjacent town.

    The music in this video (in order used) are:

    “How Far” – Jamison Young

    “Love” – The Umbrellas

    “Goodbye to Spring” – Josh Woodward

    “Thinking of You” – The Umbrellas

    Music by Jamison Young and Josh Woodward are used under a Creative Commons license. You can download their music for free at:

    Jamison Young:
    http://jamyoung.net/music.html

    Josh Woodward:
    http://www.joshwoodward.com/music/

    Music by The Umbrellas is copyright of The Militia Group. Used with written permission.

    This video is free for you to use and share under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-SA).

    Duration : 0:3:58

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    The Young Hardworking Poor of Rural Bangladesh

    Posted by admin on October 10th, 2009 and filed under rural | 25 Comments »

    The poor aren’t lazy.

    In this video I meet 30 kids who were forced to choose between either putting food on the table or getting an education. They are able to study part-time (for two hours each day) because local community members in this rural village pooled their money to form an informal school. The school teacher teaches these children English, Bengali, and Math all for a salary of $15 a month.

    Part Two is Available Here:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=83edvBwXJKI

    For more information about what I’m doing in Bangladesh, check out my blog at:

    http://uncultured.com

    In the video, one of the kids said he sells “paan”. Here is some info on what that is:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paan

    By request, I am including a link for more information on Bangladesh:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh

    Bangladesh is a small country with over 150 million people (half the population of the USA) in South Asia. It is not Mexico (!?).

    About My Reaction to the Various Names: This video isn’t scripted – those were my genuine reactions at the time. I still have problems pronouncing the various Muslim names in this country. The regional accent made it even harder to understand the names. One of the reasons I asked “You’re Muslim and your name is Johnny?” is because Western/European names are usually common with the Christian community that lives in an adjacent town.

    The music in this video (in order used) are:

    “How Far” – Jamison Young

    “Love” – The Umbrellas

    “Goodbye to Spring” – Josh Woodward

    “Thinking of You” – The Umbrellas

    Music by Jamison Young and Josh Woodward are used under a Creative Commons license. You can download their music for free at:

    Jamison Young:
    http://jamyoung.net/music.html

    Josh Woodward:
    http://www.joshwoodward.com/music/

    Music by The Umbrellas is copyright of The Militia Group. Used with written permission.

    This video is free for you to use and share under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-SA).

    Duration : 0:3:58

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Abbott and Costello Whos On First

    Posted by admin on October 7th, 2009 and filed under first | 25 Comments »

    WEBSITE: http://www.teachertube.com Classic performance of Whos on First by Abbott and Costello

    Duration : 0:6:17

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    Abbott and Costello Whos On First

    Posted by admin on October 7th, 2009 and filed under first | 25 Comments »

    WEBSITE: http://www.teachertube.com Classic performance of Whos on First by Abbott and Costello

    Duration : 0:6:17

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