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How much of a right do students have to questioning and independent thinking?
What is your opinion on how much students should be allowed to question? Do they have the right to question if they may see a logical fallacy? If so, how far are they allowed to question it? Why?
In addition: I understand teachers try to allow students to question, but sometimes are limited by the administration (and/or bureaucracy). Why is this?
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Jan 4 2013: when it comes to students independently question and thinking critically, they have an absolute right and nothing less... the right to question information presented until satisfied and in understanding. it's worthless to say they would be receiving an education if they cannot, at the very least, question its validity or call out a fallacy.
at the point in which students do not have this right, what happens in the classroom becomes something other than learning; instead, it becomes nothing more than standardisation, repetition, memorisation, and information without purpose. when there is a lack of learner autonomy in the classroom, the student takes a passive role... a role where the rational mind does not belong. you cannot create a classroom environment so toxically authoritarian and oppressive towards critical thinking, yet still expect students to walk away with real, applicable knowledge. this seethes hypocrisy and lack of respect for these students, who are already shown a dysmal amount as a result of being forced into the long-obsolete american public education system.
that was a bit of a ramble but i feel very passionately on this subject.
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The Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India wants the telecom industry be provided infras status under the proposed direct taxes code.
Asia Pacific Real Estate Association called for a level-playing field between REITs and other business entities as far as taxation is concerned.
Looking to boost corporate sentiment, FM Arun Jaitley is expected to do away with retrospective taxation in Budget 2014, reported ET Now.
In India, projects over Rs 200 crore get infrastructure status entitling them to incentives like eight to 12 per cent interest rate.
Big push is also being made to upgrade urban infrastructure, including the creation of smart cities. There are initiatives to stimulate low-cost housing, including rural housing.
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Running is not something I particularly enjoy rather it is a great way, I have found, to stay in shape. I do however love race day. I feed off of the adrenaline rush, the fight to beat the clock and I find comfort in being surrounded by so many other crazy people taking a trek many would never dare.
On March 4, 2012, I accomplished something I never thought I would even attempt, a full marathon. I have always wanted to run a marathon, but never thought I actually had it in me, but after several talks with a marathon extraordinaire, Dave Schroeder, I made up my mind to do it. I started training 16 weeks before the big day, but towards the end of the training I did not always make time to complete what I was supposed to. With that said, I only ran 18 miles before the race. Most people recommend running 20 miles once or twice before a marathon, but I just could not find the push to do it.
The weeks leading up to the marathon I was very busy between work and other commitments outside of work, I did not have much time to think about the race, therefore I did not have much time to stress about how I was going to do this. But, the morning of the race I started to get very nervous, could I really do this? I had it set in my head I was going to do it, so I knew I would, but I was just overwhelmed with how I was going to actually run 26.2 miles.
The countdown began and the horn sounded, off I went. I saw two of my best friends standing along the side line cheering me on with a poster and I was off to a great start.
Ten miles down and I still felt full of energy, my adrenaline was really pumping and it was a good thing because I was not even half way through. I kept wondering when the big separation was going to come, the time when the half marathon runners would go one way and the full marathon runners the other. In past races, my biggest fear was that I would accidentally take the full marathon route, but on this day my fear was a reality.
Mile 12.5 came and I ran to the left as many runners were nearing their end, I was only nearing my half way point. At this time I was still feeling very good, I had been running for one hour and 32 minutes.
The running crowd had thinned out quiet a bit, to give you an idea more than 22,000 runners participated, but of those only about 4,000 ran the full marathon. I wasn't alone at all but just had more room to run.
My feet kept going one in front of the other until I found myself at mile 18, as I was passing this mile my head was telling me this is the furthest you have ever run. That voice in my head alone made me tired. For me, when it comes to running I know my body can handle it, my biggest problem is my head telling me I can't. So from this point forward I knew the next 8 miles were going to be tough.
Mile 22 was one of the worst for me. I completely hit my wall. My head was tell me this is it, you are done, you cannot run anymore.
Throughout the race and particularly at this point in my run, I kept asking my grandmother and uncle in heaven to please give me the strength I needed to finish this. I stopped and walked for a minute to regroup and get some water.
I quickly learned that stopping was a painful mistake. I didn't realize just how much pain I was in while I was running, but as I stopped and walked it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was determined to continue so after a minute walk I forced myself to begin running again.
From this point on I kept counting in my head the many miles I had left. "Only four miles, I run this all the time. Three more miles, I got this," I said. But, at mile 25 I felt like I could no longer lie to myself, who cares if it was only one more mile, it felt like I had 100 more to go. I stopped for the second time and walked.
I know at this point in the race my face could tell the story of just how much pain I was in. The struggle I was battling in my head was very evident on my face. I will never forget this moment at mile 25 as I walked a second and one man in the crowd pointed at me and said, "One more mile and you are a marathoner." That simple phrase was just the motivation I needed. I looked to my right and saw a man struggling just as much as me, he was walking and I said, "Are you going to walk this last mile?" He said, "I'm not walking through that finish line." And I smiled and replied, "Me neither, let's go." We both started running again and to distract my mind I made conversation with him by asking, where he was from, what he did for a living. Before I knew it we were almost there.
As I saw the finish line that was it for me, I sprinted as fast as I could. So fast in fact someone at the finish line shouted my name and I had no idea who it was because I was going too fast to look. I crossed the finish line at 4:06. What a feeling, I couldn't think of anything except I just did it!!!! Someone placed a medal over my head I grabbed some water and fruit, congratulated the man I ran the last mile with and then found somewhere to sit down.
The feeling of accomplishment is the best feeling in the entire world. This feeling is what made the entire 16 weeks of tough training worth every second of pain.
At that moment after the race I was so happy, I could cross this off my bucket list. I swore I would never do another marathon again. That is until the next day when I woke up, still with a big smile from ear to ear, and thought to myself, "Who am I kidding? I definitely want to do this again."
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Yankees general manager Brian Cashman broke his right leg and dislocated the ankle while skydiving in Florida.
Cashman jumped with the U.S. Army Golden Knights in a plane from Homestead Air Reserve Base outside Miami, a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project. He was hurt on his second jump Monday.
The Yankees said X-rays at Homestead Hospital revealed a broken fibula and dislocated ankle. Cashman was scheduled for surgery later in the day with Dr. Dominic Carreira at Broward Health Medical Center.
''I'm in great spirits, and it was an awesome experience,'' Cashman said in a statement. ''The Golden Knights are first class. While I certainly didn't intend to raise awareness in exactly this fashion, I'm extremely happy that the Wounded Warrior Project is getting the well-deserved additional attention.''
The 45-year-old, who has been the team's GM since February 1998, also has rappelled down a 350-foot, 22-story building in Stamford, Conn., in an elf's costume the past two Decembers as part of the town's ''Heights and Lights'' celebration.
John Harper of The Daily News shared a photo of Cashman laying on the ground waiting to receive medical attention.
Cashman: i heard a pop in my ankle. twitter.com/NYDNHarper/sta…— John Harper (@NYDNHarper) March 4, 2013
Cashman's skydive benefitted the Wounded Warrior Project, so at the very least he can take comfort knowing that his pain is paying off. Here we are thinking that incredibly strange spring training injuries like this and this can only happen to players. Little did we know, GMs are just as susceptible.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
PaigeGrewneb, PLEASE take your spam crap elsewhere. It does NOT belong here, and NO ONE wants to read it here.....TROLL!!!! Now, as to the article; 100% WORTH IT! Kudos to Brian Cashman for living life!! What a rush it is, eh? Sorry 'bout that ankle, though. May you heal rapidly.
Who freaking cares? Too bad the chute opened.
Wow! Thats sweet! Hope nothing like this ever happens to you or a family member. KARMA is a BI**H!!!!!!
Nice! Now he can hang out w Aroid & Grandy and wait for a few more of the seniors on that team of fossils to join them.
I'm not surprised. He's a Yankee, after all.
Heal well and fast, Brian. There ain't no replacement while you rehab. I give you two weeks. That's it.
Time for Brian Cashman to grow up
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Nike Sig Lines: LeBron 10 v. KD 5 v. Kobe 8
The Big 3 has officially arrived from Nike Basketball to close out the year: the LeBron X, Kobe VIII and KD V.
These three lines have arguably been the forefront of the Nike Basketball signature releases, but every year, there's discussion on who has received the best looking sneaker. Both the Kobe and LeBron lines have established followings earlier in their models, while the Durant line has picked up steam beginning with the previous iteration, the KD IV. Each model now sees combinations of classic team colorways, along with exclusive themed releases. Outside of Air Jordan retro releases, these three lines have received the most coverage and response when it comes to basketball lines.
Moving away from particular colorways (since the LeBron X has seen the most), judge only on the silhouettes themselves.
Which sig shoe is your favorite, the LeBron X, Kobe VIII or KD V?
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All different but the KD's tend to be the middle-ground of design and tech that bridges the gap between the polar ends of Lebron to Kobe
What Nike has successfully done… is encourage me to at least buy one pair of each! SMH… LoL!
even though it simply looks like a hyperdunk on steroids, I think the KD comes out on top. the Lebron is too bulky and remind me of Lugz for some reason. Kobes look like they slapped a nike outsole on some water socks.
i am more on the kobe line. i like a mid or 5/8ths height. the bron line is cool and all but way too heavy for me. i am on the short and light side. the bron 1 was great. after that the line became a bit too heavy for me! i am with the kobe all the way. the kd2 and last year were pretty dope! fav kd of the line was the ii which is kinda close to where the kb line is at! not sure i love this year's version of the kd..reminds me of a jazzed up hyperfuse!
Kobe's by a longgg shot I bought a pair of Lebron 10′s and wish I could take them back they're just too bulky and heavy for me and Kobe's have always been the best shoes for me to play in
Hhmmmm… Now when it comes to bball sneakers I am always partial to high tops… I do like Kobe's newest model and see lots of potential… But I'm gonna have to go with the Lebron Xs… A lot of people say the are too similar to the 8s… Overall shape (mainly cause of the 97 air unit) I can kinda see it but then again not really…. The shape is dope.. But I come from an era and region where we rocked timbs all year so I use to bulky shoes… The new KDs do look to much like hypers and the front of the shoe is just lacking IMO… the heel is what's dope on the KD and the tongue… But that's about it…
Easy win for the Brons
nike kinda messed all of the lines up this year last year was the best for all 3, but to me this year it goes Lebrons KD's then Kobes in that order only colors i like so far are the cutting jades and the DMV KD's
It's all about comfort for me. Obviously I haven't tried on the Kobe's or the KD's, but I tried on the Lebron's, and they blew my mind with their comfort. Hopefully the other 2 will be as comfortable, but if not, Lebrons it is for me.
Lebrons the kd5 suck so does the kobes agreed last year they brought fire to the game this year uh not so much
I have all three and so far it is a tie between the KD's and Kobe's, Lebron X comes in last because they are just to heavy. The KD's are way better than the hyperdunks and hyperfuses.
I would go with the Kd v's, simply because they are light and maneuverable. They lebrons are way too heavy, and for the kobe's i despise low tops for basketball shoes. So Kd v's it is.
KD 5s all day!
KD Vs all day!
defenetly the LEBRON X's. They are just so comfortable on and off the court. Kobe's are nice and light, but just don't fit when it comes to actual basketballl. The KD's are just copy off's of the original hyperdunks, so i wouldnt buy them
Lebron x all the way!!!!!!!
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Arizona Diamondback Wade Miley comes in second behind Harper in Rookie of the Year voting
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley finished second to Washington's Bryce Harper in the National League Rookie of the Year voting, it was announced Monday.
Harper finished with 112 points, while Miley earned 105.
Miley, who led the D-backs with 16 wins and a 3.33 ERA, struck out 144 batters in 194.2 innings of work.
The 20-year-old Harper hit .270 with 22 home runs and 59 RBI for the first-place Nationals. He also stole 18 bases.
The left-hander made the team out of spring training but did not join the starting rotation until April 23, where he shutout the Phillies on two hits over six innings of work.
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Name: Christopher Smith & Merete Mueller
Location: Hartsel, Colorado
Size: 127 square feet
Years lived in: 3 months; Own
Christopher and Merete own a tiny house on some of the most beautiful land in Colorado. One hundred miles southwest of Denver, fifteen minutes down a gravel road just outside Hartsel, sits a 127 square foot home. It's cozy, efficient and costs hardly anything to power, but most importantly: it's theirs. Christopher always wanted to own a home in the mountains but never realized how near the possibility was until he started reading about the "Tiny House Movement".
A filmmaker and graphic designer (who had never before built anything), Christopher welcomed the challenge of designing and fabricating his very own home from scratch. They gathered inspiration from blogs such as Tiny House Blog, Tumbleweed Houses and Tiny Tack House, among others. Utilizing local salvage yards, thrift stores, a handful of hardware stores and IKEA, the couple was able to build the home for much, much less than a new build or renovation project.
Christopher and Merete spend as much time as they can in their tiny home and hope to someday soon make it their permanent residence. For more information, check out Christopher and Merete's film "TINY", which chronicles the couple's adventures from research to completion, out this summer.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Mountain rustic with industrial accents.
Inspiration: The Colorado landscape and the mountains that surround the land. We wanted a space that would constantly invite us outside and remind us of the natural beauty that surrounds it. Being up in the mountains can feel cozy and expansive at the same time, and I think that influenced out design choices.
Favorite Element:
Christopher: I like the trim around the windows and the finish woodworking. I felt like that aspect of building the house that was most creative and cathartic.
Merete: The windows. During the building process, installing the windows instantly transformed the structure from a wooden box to something that actually felt like a house. Since there's a high window-to-wall ratio in the house, the windows are a major design element, each framing a different angle of the landscape that surrounds us, and inviting a bit of the outside world inside. The curtains add color and pattern to the house.
Biggest Challenge:
Christopher: Every step of building the house was a challenge — mostly because I didn't know what the heck I was doing. But I think if I had to choose one part, I think the electrical system was most intimidating.
Merete: Driving the house from the building site in Boulder up to the land here in Hartsel, which is about 125 miles away, was a bit challenging. We didn't move the house until that morning, so we had no idea if it would fall off! Luckily, everything went smoothly. The drive from Boulder to Hartsel usually takes about 2.5 hours, but took us about 8 hours that day, since we were stopping constantly to film shots of driving the house down the highway for our documentary.
What Friends Say: So far our friends have been excited about the tiny house and interested in it. Sometimes they still laugh when we mention the "tiny house" because it's such a strange concept, but we think it really inspired a lot of them to take on their own DIY projects. Summer is a great time to have people over, because everyone can pitch tents.
Biggest Embarrassment:
Christopher: There are dozens of small mistakes that I notice daily. I'm not sure anyone else would ever notice them, but I'm embarrassed nonetheless.
Merete: We really tried to use reclaimed materials as much as possible in the construction of the house. One of the first things that we bought, long before we knew anything about building, were 5 of our downstairs windows. The guy at the recycled supply lot told us that the windows we were buying were vertical windows, but it turned out that they were horizontal. We thought that it didn't matter, that we could fit horizontal windows in vertical spaces, but it turns out that it doesn't work that way! Windows leak if you don't install them the way they are intended. So, at the last minute, we had to buy two new windows from Lowes, and patched up one of the window holes with that oddly-shaped triangle window near the kitchen.
Proudest DIY: Um, building a friggin' house!
Biggest Indulgence: The soy-based spray foam insulation was one of the most expensive aspects of the house, but is well worth it. It has a high R-value, which is important up here in the mountains, and the product is also a fire retardant and keeps moisture to a minimum.
Best Advice: If there's any project that you'd like to tackle — anything from building a house to smaller DIY weekend project — just do it! Starting is at least 60% of the battle. Commit and you will finish. Any big project is do-able if you break it down into a series of smaller projects.
Dream Sources: We got a lot of inspiration from looking at photos of other tiny houses, cabins, and house boats. Some of our favorite inspiration sources are:
Tiny House Blog
Tumbleweed Houses
Shelter Pub
Tiny Tack House
Improvised Life
And of course youtube came in handy for all those last-minute building tutorials. The folks at Tiny Revolution have some great ones.
Resources of Note:
• EXT: Sherwin Williams exterior stain,"Blue Shadow"
• EXT Trim: Behr exterior stain,"Natural Redwood"
• INT: Blue Stain Pine (a.k.a."Beetle Kill Pine") tongue and groove paneling. Covered in only a thin clear varnish for protection.
• INT Bathroom: Behr interior paint,"Polar Bear"
• Reclaimed Door: Local ReSource Yard
• Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring: Local ReSource Yard
• Karlstad Loveseat in Korndal dark gray: IKEA
• Propane Sailboat Heater: Dickinson Marine
• Desk/Table: Made by Merete using leftover reclaimed hardwood flooring
• Storage Stools: Target
• Far Wall and bookshelf: Reclaimed barnwood, Craigslist
• Main Walls: Blue Stain/ "Beetle Kill"Pine
• All artwork made by family and friends
• Storage cabinets: Made by Christopher using leftover panels of Beetle Kill pine
• The throw blanket on the loveseat was woven by Merete's aunt
• Wall Storage, IKEA
• Magnetic knife rack, IKEA
• Kitchenware: A combo of IKEA and local thrift stores. We like to mix and match.
• Alcohol-burning Sailboat Cooking Stove: Cookmate
• Farkost Track Lighting: IKEA
• Refrigerator: Avanti AC/DC Superconductor Refridgerator
• Numerar Countertop, IKEA
• Curtain: Handmade by Merete. Fabric from Fabricate! Boulder, CO
Sleeping Loft
• Sultan memory foam mattress IKEA
• Quilt: Merete's grandmother sewed it by hand. It used to be on the bunkbed that Merete slept in when she visited her grandparents in Maine as a kid.
• Light, Home Depot
• Curtain: Handmade by Merete
• Composting Toilet: Homemade
• Shower Basin - Mop Basin
• Copper Piping Shower Curtain Rod: Materials purchased as local hardware store
• Light: Home Depot
• Hardware: IKEA
• Frack mirror, IKEA
• Shelf: Reclaimed barnwood
• Door & Window curtain: Curtain: Handmade by Merete. Fabric from Fabricate! Boulder, CO
• SolMan Portable Solar Generator: Sol Solutions
• Home was built on an 8'x20' flat-bed trailer
Thanks, Christopher & Merete!
(Images: Ashley Poskin Portrait: Kevin Hoth)
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Re-edited from a post originally published on 7.16.2012 - AB
102 Comments
Yay! A tiny house that is really a home, even if it is just a get-away. Rather than just a studio in the backyard of a giant house.
Good job! Congratulations on a well-done project!
Bravo to Christopher and Merete! Their house is one the sanest, most charming projects to appear on AT. Maybe my reaction stems from my current sense that my partner and I need to downsize and liberate ourselves from the demands of larger spaces and the attendant roster of possessions. My guess is that the conversations, the dinners, and the good night's sleeps are just as splendid in their house. Probably better. Christopher and Merete should also be congratulated for (in their comments about the house) encouraging others to tackle and complete a DIY project, if not an entire tiny house. I have to admit I'm jealous, but perhaps it's just the embryonic twinges of being inspired by their house. Many thanks. May their documentary film win converts!
Love It.
So is it permanently out there, or kinda like a motor home? im just wondering about the distance for groceries (because kitchen is too small to really stock up) or doing laundry.
it is beautiful, however!
This is the best one of these Tiny Houses I've seen yet!
So, I see how they get power, but how do they get water?
I would love to do something like this (a smidge larger though), but darned if it seems feasible in a Canadian city (minimum building codes). I wish ideas like this would catch on, but my city is run by the developers who want to cram us into tiny high-rise condos with exorbitant condo fees!
I love this beautiful tiny house! It's so much cleaner (in terms of the design style) and cozier than many tiny house projects.
Also, it looks like right now they carry their water in in those refillable 5 gallon jugs, and set it by the sink. I do the same thing for my art studio.
Maybe there is a nearby river they can bathe in or something.
I also like that they insulated it. Great job, guys.
It's so adorable. Really amazing work, guys -- I will bookmark this so that I remember to look for the documentary when it comes out.
The place is awesome!
RE: "Christopher and Merete spend as much time as they can in their tiny home and hope to someday soon make it their permanent residence."
I would think the permanent residence thing would lead to a single life though....
I have to agree with Honestday. Good to see a no-nonsense place like this, very simple and basic -and small- yet full of charm and so comfortable looking. I live in a small house but still dream of building a small house.. so maybe after the kiddo is all grown up I will live in one:)
How do you like the SolMan so far? I've slotted it for use in my theoretical tiny home.
Also, amazing job. You may hate the imperfections but I think that's what makes a home a home. It's also proof that you built it yourself. A professional builder would have fixed those tiny things first.
Desperately needs a door to the bath room and a porch.
What an inspiration! I'm curious about the water situation too? Do you bring it all in or is their an accessible spring near by?
It looks really cool and well designed but why not just get a camper?
Re. groceries: As I recall from several years ago, there are a few little mercantiles at the junctions of highways and the state parks out there, but it's 30-40 minutes to Buena Vista (pop 2,000) to a real grocery, or over an hour to Colorado Springs. (Things may have changed now that so many of the big ranches have been subdivided into smaller lots.) Re. water: I don't know their situation, but in the high country (essentially a desert) lots of people haul water or have a truck deliver it to fill a cistern. It's often too high for a well, and springs and surface water are seasonal. Some folks get lucky with artesian wells, but land with water is pretty expensive. In some areas where there once was just one ranch family's house, the wells have gone dry after the land was divided and many houses tapped into the same source.
Love this story and this house. As Community Director for Tumbleweed, I can tell you that we are so proud of & grateful for folks like Christopher and Merete.
It's sweet, but I guess I don't really understand the extremeness of this any more than I understand the need for 3,000 sq ft. Would 400 sq ft really be that extravagant ecologically?
Yes, wonderful.
So cute. I can't imagine living in a place that small, but I would love to spend a week or two out there.
Beautiful. But I guess they won't have kids.
For the 19th century and almost half of the 20th, this isn't far off from how many rural Americans lived. The house might have been bigger, but it had fewer amenities (e.g. the heater). Now this is how some not-poor people choose to live, at least on the weekends. Nostalgie de la boue?
This is incredible. Thank you for sharing !
It's true that going from say, a 1200 sq. ft. house, or even a 750 sq. ft. apartment, to a 400 sq. ft. house would still represent a huge and significant trimming of the "environmental footprint". And a 400 sq. ft. house would be a little less scary and crazy-making for most people.
However, it's my understanding that a lot of what the Tiny House movement is about is being able to afford to build the whole thing without taking on any kind of mortgage or debt. For many people, expanding the concept even to a 300 or 400 sq. ft. house would negate that advantage.
Just a note - the link to Tiny Tack House is actually: http://chrisandmalissa.com/Tiny_Tack_House/Home.html the one in the article results in an error.
I love the idea of tiny houses (though I'm not sure I could condense my life down to one), and the style of Christopher and Merete's place is very appealing. Nice job!
Nice house...It is interesting to read the comments.. We have been well-trained to think that a home has to be at least 500 sq. ft. or more....anything less is "impossible" or "ridiculous"....There are several articles on Youtube featuring entire families living quite comfortably in 500 sq. ft or less....The Japanese (and several European nations) have proved, for several years now, that it is possible to live quite small and still have a good, useful, even happy life...When it comes right down to it, how much house does one really need? Is paying to heat/cool a bunch of possessions that you sporadically use (if at all)...INTELLIGENT? I think that this is the wave of the future and must be considered, especially in our ever-burgeoning cities....
more power to your life-style!
one question: um...WHY???
a house the size of my living room in the middle of nowhere. Boy, you gotta be some kinda special to live like that. Kudos.
Kelliblue, the answers to your "Why?" can be found in the 3rd and 4th lines into the introductory text of this tour. And, yeah, people who can build their own house with no such prior experience, get a result like we see here and work and live according to principle are some kind of special.
Because it's theirs. Nice job.
The wood is just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations Christopher and Merete! I love this vacation home and the entire premise of actual home ownership is truly divine. I can understand having a small home to visit when you want to get out of the city and this house completely fits the bill.
I'm sure as you continue to use the house you will find that maybe a more permanent residence will require 100 more sq ft and you will have the experience and knowledge of the first build to get it done. I'm in true awe and thank you for your words of advice,'If there's any project that you'd like to tackle — anything from building a house to smaller DIY weekend project — just do it!' Now where did I leave my hammer?
looks wonderful and cozy but i guess you would have to get rid of all your stuff and clothes to live there permanently. I would love renting something like it for a vacation.
Definitely scoring top marks in my book!
SLEEPYEMMA and RSRr: Is no one allowed to NOT love each and every post? Is no one to question anything? It's not like they were hateful or anything like that. They're entitled to their comments just as you're entitled to yours, as long as everyone stays civilized.
Fair play to them. It's a charming little house, but I'm not sure I could live there on my own, never mind with another person!!!!
Tres cute! The only thing I didn't like was the placement of the bathroom basically in the kitchen (made worse by the fact there is no door).
In fact I don't think I'd want a bathroom in such a small space. I'd just as soon have an outhouse and outdoor shower (but of course that's my thinking here in FL where it rarely gets below 50)
After college, I spent a year and a half traveling and working abroad, and basically living out of a backpack. I accumulated more stuff when I stayed somewhere for a while, but I gave it away or left it behind when I moved on. It became a form of mental discipline - "do I need to carry this on my back for the next year?" It was weird, and liberating. I traded stuff for mobility, comfort for experience.
Living in a "tiny house" would require a similar sort of discipline (though I understand these folks don't live here full-time). A form of meditative practice, really - living within a very intentional frame. Do I really need this? It's a really important reflection to have, in our consumerist society - even if you only do it for a moment, while reading a blog (in my own cluttered, oversized old house... ah, youth!).
Awwwww. This is AMAZING!
Love it. Thanks for sharing!
Love it.
I love that they built it themselves, without prior training or experience.
I love the coziness of it and the streamlined efficiency. All the windows make it so bright.
I can't imagine how they'd live in it full time - where do you store your work clothes, or if you work at home, your computer etc. OTOH, they could always build another one that could be used for work/storage/guests/children whatever. That would still be under 300 square feet.
Pretty amazing DIY, looks like a very cozy & romantic space, & the view is amazing. I would love this as a weekend getaway, but for me anything longer than that would require a place to put my clothes (even if I only kept a few key pieces) and a bathroom door (or a much thicker curtain at the very least.
Thank you Valeriee. I don't understand why some people believe that every comment has to be the equivalent of a standing ovation. I think we are all entitled to our opinions.
I like the fact they created spaces for stuff but still didn't guck it up with stuff; like the walls, bookshelfs & food prep area (hard to call that a 'kitchen'). I'm guessing they really like each other's company. Must be nice to sit out there at night and look at the stars.
What a charming little space. Must have been tricky to photograph as well! Thanks for sharing.
I lived in a cabin this size for 8 months and loved it, though I could not imagine two people in it, especially in the winter months.
I've been an unregistered lurker here on AT for a while now - but felt compelled to register just so I could comment on this tiny perfect house! Hey, it may not be for everyone, not even sure if I could call such a small space home myself (although I would wholeheartedly love to give it a try.) Overall though, I LOVE everything about it - the underlying philosophy from an environmental and anti-consumer POV, the creative use of space, the cozy interior, and of course, location, location, location! Good job Merete and Christopher - enjoy!
The idea of having to climb down a ladder to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, eew. Other than that, I love the minimalism, would make a great getaway.
emmelemm: Thanks for pointing that out--I hadn't thought of it.
It's so funny how many people think this is crazy! I think it's crazy to live in a big mcmansion, but i'm sure there are some readers who do and love it. Mostly, though, I think a lot of Americans still have a sense of manifest destiny still encoded in their DNA. Bigger is not necessarily better, just bigger.
I love the house and think that tiny houses are very do-able for 2 people. However, it really bothers me that some many tiny house folks are only living in theirs part time. To me it totally defeats the purpose. If your goal is REALLY to reduce your footprint adding another space to the one you live in regularly regardless of it's size is NOT doing that. It is ADDING footprint.
My husband and I have lived for months at a time in small places - our rooftop tent, hotel rooms, an Airstream etc. We don't get bothered by the close quarters. It is all about how your personalities mesh.
They definitely have an eye for the beautiful. Congratulations! I drive through the area they live a couple of times per month. It is quite dry. A friend built a home on similar land though his was about a quarter mile from a hot springs. He spent thousands on a well and the water has a high mineral content so it's not that safe to drink - they have to bring water in from outside anyway. The mineral content also corrodes the metal fixtures and tile. It's kind of a difficult place to live. Extremely intense winters with blizzards that are killers. I personally figure that if you are going through the trouble of building a home - would it hurt to add another 100 feet of flooring? It's good for the soul to have a place to pace :)
I toured a tumbleweed in April, and had trouble figuring out where I'd work. My plan was a live/work space for my massage and alternative health business. I do have hopes for a 250-300 sf plan, but those are not "RVs" under Colorado land use. A yurt is.
This has me looking again, especially as I am aiming for a mountain town not all that far away, and have many questions about insulating and keeping warm enough for clients.
Great use of a wood that makes my heart ache. If only we didn't have beetle kill to work with. It is eerily beautiful, like Anais Nin's descriptions of tubercular women. Beauty at such a price.
Thanks for this post, AT.
Yikes, I think I'd go crazy living in the middle of nowhere.
how much do you estimate this project cost ...excluding furnishings ?
That's what I call dedication!
Where are the mountains? Was this taken before being moved? Very cute place and kuddo's for building it yourselves with no prior experience.
It reminds me of when I was a teenager and would imagine my 10x10 bedroom being an whole apartment just for me. I would imgaine one corner being the bathroom, one the kitchen and so forth. This tiny house is much in the same vein.
I know I'd have a hard time making it my primary residence, just because I like to entertain some and of my hobbies make it hard to not need space to work on them in. Storage might be an issue, even if I paired down the wardrobe even more than I have, and the collection of books. (I don't see that ever happening. I love books just too much).
I choose to save on heating and cooling by just not using it. Wear layers in the colder weather, and less in the summer. Problem solved.
I'm so inspired. Wow!
Wow! Amazing what they did with that tiny space. You really can make any space a home. We don't need that much 'stuff' at all to be happy.
I really admire the courage and conviction it must have taken to try something this radicle - and without any prior experience!
Great job! I just love it!
I live in New Mexico, but grw up in South America. For a long time here in New Mexico I lived on a Native American reservation & we had to bring all our water in. The drive each way was almost 2 hours. Made very good use of the trip- as there was no running up to the "convenience store" later for a candy bar & coke! Made me veeerrrryyyy careful with water. Growing up we always had to be conservative with water, gas, etc. Living on a reservation made me even more so. Every drop gets used. No fresh water ever goes down the sewer drain without being used for something else first. And 90% gray water goes to garden, rinsing food scraps from dishes, toilet, etc. (one does NOT have to do their business in pristine water- think about it! What a true waste of water!) I am sure that Christopher & Merete respect their limited supply of water in a similar way. I give these folks so much respect for doing it themselves, admitting their mistakes, & not giving up. No, living like this is not for everyone. So even if it's not for you, we still have to give them credit for not begging a bank to help them be in debt for the rest of their lives!!!
Love all the wood and how it was moves the inside. The wood behind the bookcase that leads to the loft is offset at a pleasing angle. The whole thing is fun to look at and admire. Tip of the hat to you two!!! Love it to death!
Truth is, there are larger homes on wheels for those who need a wee bit more space. There are also houses on foundations that go up to 800+ square feet. It's definitely not for everyone. Even Jay Shafer, who now has 2 little ones, live in a 500 sq. ft. home. The small house movement isn't about sq. ft. It's about perspective and lifestyle. You can live in a larger space and need every inch.
I, too, am one who would consider 300 sq ft "tiny enough!" Partly, though, that's because my getting-elderly body doesn't like to twist and turn a lot - like, when I saw the loft bedroom I thought "So cute! Fantastic!" but then realized that making the bed in that tight, low space would be truly challenging and uncomfortable for me.
Instead of making blanket decisions on how big/small houses "should" be, maybe it's wise to take into account that we all have a natural sense of how much space makes us feel comfortable. For sure, this natural sense has become buried under mcMansion-style living, but can potentially be re-discovered.
This house is definitely wonderful and impressive. When we're first becoming builders, it's on-the-job training, and "mistakes" are bound to be made. In my experience though, professional builders make just as many unless they're VERY high-priced and detail-oriented. With "normal" construction guys, if faced with some way they haven't done things before, you can expect they won't take the time to figure out all the minute details. (Unless you're very lucky to have found a gem of a guy. Or gal.). As long as your place is structurally sound and well-insulated, you as a "beginner" have done a superb job here!
good for u!! really cute, inspirational and homey!! i grew up in WYO/CO and yes, the outside world there dictates. the earth thanks you for not being excessive and wasteful! best wishes!
Impressive and accomplished!
Congratulations on a job well done...especially with no experience!
The only thing I'd have a problem with is the bathroom location...I couldn't deal with the curtained entrance being in the kitchen, but that's just me! Not sure if there's any other spot for it though.
Again, wonderful place!
Absolutely darling. I wish you great happiness in your creation. So satisfying to learn and apply real skills! Www.peacefulones.blogspot.com
Tiny and tidy a must combination. Luv it!
Love it! Congratulations on such a beautiful, hand-made home. I dream of a place like this!
My husband and I lived in 126 square feet (a Toyota Dolphin motorhome), along with a 55 lb dog. The close quarters, and lack of material things, brought us only closer together, forming a bond I'm not sure we could have found any other way. As Leonardo da Vinci (apparently) once said: "Small rooms or dwellings set the mind in the right path, large ones cause it to go astray."
One note about the bathroom situation. Our motorhome had a full bathroom – shower, toilet, sink, and a closet – and it was never a problem considering the small space. A place that small… always have matches on hand. ;)
Hi everyone,
Merete here, 1/2 of the team behind this tiny house and the documentary film. Thanks to everyone for your enthusiastic comments about the house and design. Building this house was A LOT of work, so it's very rewarding go get such wonderful comments and questions.
In response to a few of the questions that have been posted so far:
Bathroom door: There is actually a heavy, double-sided curtain between the bathroom and the kitchen (I think Ashley had it swept to the side while she was photographing to get better images of each room). Having privacy in the bathroom was important to us, and so far the curtain has kept out any bathroom smells or sounds just as well as a door would have.
Water: There is no running water on the land, so right now we are hauling water in, in large jugs. We now have a full camping shower set-up, where we heat up water on the stove and then pump it into the shower in the bathroom. Because water issues are so heated in this part of the country, we actually kind of like knowing exactly how much water we consume, in a way that we're not aware of when it's free-flowing from the tap. In the future, we might decide to drill a well on the land and outfit the house with a more traditional plumbing system.
Groceries: We're about 35 minutes from Fairplay, Colorado and 40 minutes from Buena Vista, Colorado, which both have large grocery stores. Because our fridge is so small, we end up buying a lot of fresh veggies and bulk grains that don't need to be refrigerated and head to the store every few days.
We LOVE the SolMan portable solar generator. The fact that we could simply plug the house into it with no assembly required was really refreshing after building a whole house from scratch, and it is super high quality and durable and can withstand the crazy mountain weather.
Thanks again everyone! If you'd like to stay updated on the film, you can 'like' us on facebook (a link to our facebook page is on our website), where we post frequent updates. We'll also be sending out an email as soon as the film comes out, and you can sign up to be on that list on our website too.
Great space.
I love the detail of your loft ladder.
how did you determine relative angles?
Nice & cozy :)
IMHO this is great for the under 45 yr old crowd. Once the knees start to go, going up and down that ladder to crawl into bed aint gonna be pretty!
Re the person above that said american families used to live in places this small...they had outbuildings,such as a barn, and most would also have a cellar and an outdoor cooking space. As it stands, the house isnt practical for anyone with parents that might want to visit, or serious food prep/preservation. Living there fulltime is a nice idea, but winterclothes would be stored in the cars if they keep it that small.
Oh my god, that makes me claustrophobic just looking at it. I'd feel like I was smothering in that loft bed.
This is the epitome of simplicity. It's a great realization of how much space we really need : )
just totally great!
thank you for showing an alternative to the "mcmansion". i personally believe that our society teaches us that bigger and more means better. this leads people to feel that they have to clutter up their lives with huge houses that they then need to fill. their stuff ends up owning them and then they end up on "hoarders". thanks for showing that life can be stripped-down, simple AND fun.
Very cool, but thats nothing like how I used to livefrom 97-99. Outside of Hartsel, towards Lake George, left off the highway, you'll see a tiny little camper, the kind that fit over the bed of a pickup. My mother, father, brother, and I lived in that tiny little thing for 2 years. No running water, no electricity. No phone. We would drive to Buena Vista on the weekends and rent a hotel for 2 days, that's when we would take our showers. If we had to use the bathroom, it was squatting out in the fields. In the winter, it would get so cold, that we would be stuck inside because the door was frozen shut. We were able to cook by going into the gas station and filing up milk jugs water and buying propane and kerosene for the stove and heater. No TV for 2 years. But there were some cool aspects about it. Almost every morning in the spring, a thick fog would settle on the ground, and the wild horses would be out in it.... Sometimes it takes living like a caveman to appreciate the simple things :)
Like the concept of "tiny homes," however, the reality is tiny homes only seem to be allowable if they are built on trailers. I want a permanent home with regular plumbing (even if that means well and septic). Building codes in my state do not allow homes less than 1000 sq ft. My only hope would be to buy a home built in the 30-50's and then spend a fortune to bring it up to current code. Seems self-defeating and it still isn't a true tiny home. Maybe I'm just jealous because I can't build my tiny house as a permanent structure.
I think this is great, but I would like to know more about the composting toilet. Do you have any problems with smell with it being so close to the kitchen? Any lessons learned about it?
I love this! Agree that it is small but it's their secondary residence - I feel like I could share a space like this if it were for relaxing, but when I'm stressed about work, I need a door to shut or I will snap at whoever comes my way.
Also, I really like the design and work that went into the space. Irrespective of whether I'd live in a home like this, it is a true encouragement to tackle DIY projects and think about downsizing in our own individual ways.
Have to disagree with ArtsyGirl somewhat. I know quite a few 60+ year olds who could handle crawling up and down that ladder without a problem. But when the knees do go ...
I am surprised by the amount of people who are saying that it is "practical for a weekend home but IMPOSSIBLE as a real home". Plenty of people are living in these so-called Tiny Houses full time and doing quite well! I am not saying I could do it, but plenty of people do and they could teach me a thing or two about minimalism!
Looking at this, I feel so wasteful....I have a 3br house, and Im not even home 90% of the time.
It would be nice if AT would lable these re posting of quite old House Tours as "A Revisit to X & Y's Home" or something. It'd be nice if there was some follow up on how the ownersrenters are still doing. Part of me says dump the very old comments or at least archive the old comments when re posting a House Tour.
At 60+, that loft would be no problem for me. But, through a winter or long rainy spell, cabin fever would set in. I can see the need for a well maintained car with an always full tank of gas. I commend this young couple; just maybe would prever a tiny place in a more scenic location and nearer to a good small town with a variety of shops/services.
I was so inspired by the film, "Tiny." As I near retirement, I am considering the options for small space living. While the folks I saw the film with were saying, "Oh, I could never....," or simply, "No!," I was transfixed, envisioning all that could be. Thanks!
I applaud Christopher and Merete for being able to live in such tight quarters (and of course, for building the house).
I suspect I would not be able to live with myself there LOL.
I find the bedroom a bit impractical in the sense that the roof is sloping at such a sharp angle; it would give them a bit more elbow room if the vertical walls extended another 2 ft higher before the point where the roof is attached. This would still allow the house the same small footprint.
That may not be legal where you place the home. The problem with the little house movement is people think you can dump human waste in a hole and there are no problems. Many states will not allow full time living In a home that is not hooked up to some sort of septic or sewer system to protect ground water. Oregan currently doesn't care about human waste but many states will give out massive fines. Just because you own land doesn't mean you can do anything with it.
Incredibly amazing and beautiful and wonderful home! One of my favorite tours ever!
I love that they have the "Into the Wild" book!
Amazing house! :)
Nothing but admiration. What would hold me back is a proper bathroom. Otherwise, it's doable.
well done!!! the only issue for me would be the doorless bathroom, maybe if I lived alone.
it's a lovely cabin, but I would use it for weekends or holidays.
I would echo your comments vesper. We have a property that has a legally grandfathered outhouse. We never use it because we want to protect the ground water and adjacent lake.
Just curious, do you own the land that you have your home placed on? If so, how is your property assessed if your home is not a permanent structure? Could you give an estimate to the costs of building/moving the home?
My family has participated with two community service organizations that build permanent homes in approximately one week. Building and owning a home is powerful and rewarding!
I'd like to know why it had to be so small. There seems to be plenty space around. The philosophy behind this has passed me by.
What you said, teakfreak. Same deal here in Winnipeg.
It truly is a shame that they crowd funded this project,never have really lived in the tiny house,didn't like life far off the beaten path, he is onto some other film project living the cush life in L.A. and she is in NYC and the house sits waiting empty,never having been lived in full time.
Don't make a documentary about the tiny life if you don't really know what the tiny life really entails. Don't profess knowing the life just because you took hammer and nail and built something.
From someone that has designed and built and lived in a 136sqft Tiny Bungalow since 2010
I'd like to downsize someday. I would need everything on one floor due to my back issues. 50% of my nerves are dead from my waist down so no climbing up steps to get into bed for me.


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Not only is Lhasa awash with enough sights to keep even the most energetic visitor busy for days, but also the major monasteries of Sera, Drepung, Nechung and Ganden are easily accessible from the city as half-day or day-trips. Indeed, Sera and Drepung have virtually been gobbled up in the urban sprawl that now characterizes Lhasa, while the trip to Ganden is a good chance to get out into the countryside. Morning visits to any of them are likely to be in the company of parties of devout pilgrims who'll scurry around the temples making their offerings before heading on to the next target. Follow on behind them and you'll visit all the main buildings; don't worry too much if you aren't sure what you are looking at – most of the pilgrims haven't a clue either. The monasteries are generally peaceful and atmospheric places where nobody minds you ambling at will, and sooner or later you're bound to come across some monks who want to practise their English. Nearby, the walled, combined village and monastery of Samye is the most ancient in Tibet, and a lively and interesting place to spend a day or two.
Further afield, one of the most rewarding and popular trips in Tibet is to Namtso Lake, around 230km northwest of Lhasa, taking in Tsurphu Monastery on the way. This can be done on a two-night/three-day jaunt from Lhasa by jeep.Read More
Namtso Lake
Namtso Lake
Set at 4700m and frozen over from November to May, Namtso (纳木错, nàmùcuò; Sky Lake) is 70km long and 30km wide, the second largest saltwater lake in China (only Qinghai Hu is bigger). The scenery comes straight from a dream image of Tibet, with snowcapped mountains towering behind the massive lake and yaks grazing on the plains around nomadic herders' tents.
A visit to SAMYE, on the north bank of the Tsangpo River, is a highlight of Tibet. A unique monastery and walled village rolled into one, it's situated in wonderful scenery and, however you arrive, the journey is splendid. You can climb the sacred Hepo Ri to the east of the complex for excellent views (1hr); it was here that Padmasambhava is said to have subdued the local spirits and won them over to Buddhism.
Tibet's first monastery, Samye (桑木耶寺, sāngmùyēsì) was founded in the eighth century during King Trisong Detsen's reign, with the help of the Indian masters Padmasambhava and Shantarakshita, whom he had invited to Tibet to help spread the Buddhist faith. The first Tibetan Buddhist monks were ordained here after examination and are referred to as the "Seven Examined Men". Over the years, Samye has been associated with several of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism – Padmasambhava's involvement in the founding of the monastery makes it important in the Nyingma school, and later it was taken over by the Sakya and Gelugpa traditions. Nowadays, followers of all traditions worship here, and Samye is a popular destination for Tibetan pilgrims, some of whom travel for weeks to reach it.
The design of the extensive monastery complex, several hundred metres in diameter, is of a giant mandala, a representation of the Buddhist universe, styled after the Indian temple of Odantapuri in Bihar. The main temple, the utse, represents Buddha's palace on the summit of Mount Meru, the mythical mountain at the centre of the Buddhist universe. The four continents in the vast ocean around Mount Meru are represented by the lingshi temples, a couple of hundred metres away at the cardinal points, each flanked by two smaller temples, lingtren, representing islands in the ocean. The utse is surrounded by four giant chortens, each several storeys high, at the corners, and there are nyima (sun) and dawa (moon) temples to the north and south, respectively. A renovated enclosing wall, topped by 1008 tiny chortens with gates at the cardinal points, flanks the whole complex. This sounds hugely ordered, but the reality is far more confusing and fun. Samye has suffered much damage and restoration over the years; today, you'll find the temples dotted among houses, barns and animal pens, with only a few of the original 108 buildings on the site remaining in their entirety.
Life in the great monasteries
Life in the great monasteries
Fifty years ago, there were still six great, functioning Gelugpa monasteries: Sera, Drepung and Ganden near Lhasa, plus Tashilunpo in Shigatse, Labrang and Kumbum. They each operated on a similar system to cope with the huge numbers of monks that were drawn to these major institutions from all over Tibet. In their heyday, Sera and Ganden had five thousand residents each and Drepung (possibly the largest monastery the world has ever known) had between eight and ten thousand.
Each monastery was divided into colleges, dratsang, which differed from each other in the type of studies undertaken. Each college was under the management of an abbot (khenpo), and a monk responsible for discipline (ge-kor). Attached to each college were a number of houses or khangsten, where the monks lived during their time at the monastery. Usually, these houses catered for students from different geographical regions, and admission to the monastery was controlled by the heads of the houses to whom aspirant monks would apply. Each college had its own assembly hall and chapels, but there was also a main assembly hall where the entire community could gather.
Not every member of the community spent their time in scholarly pursuits. Communities the size of these took huge amounts of organization, and the largest monasteries also maintained large estates worked by serfs. About half the monks might be engaged in academic study while the other half worked at administration, the supervision of the estate work and the day-to-day running of what was essentially a small town.
The most obvious feature of these monasteries today is their emptiness; hundreds of monks now rattle around in massive compounds built for thousands. Such has been the fate of religious establishments under the Chinese and the flow of lamas into exile that there are now questions about the quality of the Buddhist education available at the monasteries inside Tibet. Monks and nuns need to be vetted and receive Chinese-government approval before they can join a monastery or convent, and although there are persistent rumours of tourists being informed on by monks, it's also apparent that both monks and nuns have been, and continue to be, at the forefront of open political opposition to the Chinese inside Tibet.


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Judy Chicago was born Judith Sylvia Cohen in Chicago, Illinois, on July 20, 1939, the oldest child in a family of secular Jewish liberals. Her father, Arthur, a Marxist labor organizer and post office worker, conveyed to his daughter a lifelong passion for social justice and a belief that the purpose of life was to make a difference. Her mother, May, a medical secretary and former dancer, recognized her daughter's abilities and enrolled her at an early age in classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. Their household was alive with blues and jazz music, talk of contemporary fiction, and political awareness of the rights of workers, African Americans, and women.
While studying at the University of California, Los Angeles (BFA 1962, MA 1964), Cohen adopted her married name, Judy Gerowitz, and began to show her work locally. She soon found that, in order to be taken seriously as an artist, she was obliged to accommodate her aesthetic impulses to the prevailing modernist style. Struggling to find her place in the male-dominated art scene of Los Angeles, she discovered the literature of the women's movement emerging in the late 1960s with "something akin to existential relief." In 1970 she announced her name change to Judy Chicago, an act identifying herself as an independent woman. Having embraced her feminist identity, Chicago set out to educate the world through her art. Her teaching and use of women's history and the artistry of "women's crafts" revolved around her belief that "female experience could be construed to be every bit as central to the larger human condition as is the male."


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What happens when different people come together to play the same game with different rules without knowing about the differences?
I have found that many people play life's game with different rules and meet with people with different rules of engagement. I don't get why this is so but some how I think the out may not be pleasant. What do you think is the reason behind this and the outcome?
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Thanks for your honesty. We are often irritated by actions that originates from a different mindset that is different from ours. And that is what happens when people with different cultural backgrounds come to work together. This difference in rules of engagement and success affects are our success in engaging with them.
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"...education doesn't go on in ... rooms of our legislative buildings. It happens in classrooms..." Is classroom the only place?
It seems that our creativity as a society would have to also evolve beyond the context in which we see education. The possibilities of what education is or could be, I believe is more than just a classroom. Education associated with a one physical location, as a school, would continue to fall under conformity and standardization. Let's see education as it is, that is, Education Happens in Society - home, media, role models, communities, offices, social gatherings, war and so on. Our world is education as seen by each unique being. Classroom is just a piece of it.
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LANSING, MI (WTVB) - An effort by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights to do away with Indian Mascots in high school, such as the Tekonsha and Athens Indians, has been rejected the U.S. Department of Education's office of Civil Rights. 35 Michigan School Districts have Indian mascots, whether it's the Braves, the Chief or the Redskins, it was alleged that it had a negative academic impact on Native American students. But the Federal Office say the State had not provided any specific examples that proved their point. To the contrary, schools choose their Mascots to celebrate or respect a community's heritage.
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The MAGICAL MARIJUANA loop is a ride developed by Nirakar, front man of Nepal's top rock band, 1974 AD. This afternoon ride on the southern end of the valley showcases riding in Nepal – suburban lanes, single tracks, some uphill, some downhill, great culture – customisable to all levels of riding – novice to expert. Ends with a pizza and a drink, and one your lucky day, led by the rockstar himself and a his concert in the evening!
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