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Sri Anandamayi Ma “Hari, Hari”: Her Words (1896-1982)

Sunday, September 5th, 2010


She is ever with us, may you feel Her Darshan… “Sri Anandamoyi Ma (1896 – 1982), also called Anandamayi Ma, was a spiritual teacher (Guru), saint and a mystic from Bengal, and hailed as one of prominent mystics of the 20th century. “Anandamayi Ma was born Nirmala Sundari on 30 April 1896 to Bipinbihari Bhattacharya and Mokshada Sundari Devie in Kheora, Brahmanbaria District, British India, in what is now Bangladesh. [She] experienced the presence of divine power in herself since childhood and went into a trance (Bhava) on hearing kirtans. “At the age of thirteen, in 1908, she was married to Ramani Mohan Chakrabarti of Vikramapura, who she called Bholanath and pitaji. She spent 5 years after her marriage at her brother-in-law’s home, where she was in a trance-like state much of the time. It was a celibate marriage because whenever thoughts of sexuality occurred to him, Anandamoyi’s body would take on the qualities of death and she would grow faint. “In 1918, they went on to live in Bajitpur, where she became famous for her beauty. Here they stayed till 1924, while Nirmala went deeper into her trances. On the full moon night of August 1922, at midnight, 26-year old Nirmala went through the actions of spiritual initiation – all by herself. Members of Bholanath’s family did not respond to his wife’s strange behavior as calmly as he did. While his relatives suggested he remarry, he became her first disciple in 1922. “Nirmala moved to Shahbag with her husband in 1924, where

IRAJ, ایرج “Golhaye Rangarang” No. 549 گلهای رنگارنگ + LYRICS

Sunday, September 5th, 2010


This is one of the finest Classical Persian Music perfomed by Farhang Sharif فرهنگ شریف (The distinguished Tar player) together with an excellent song of IRAJ ایرج, the Mejesty. Farhang-e Sharif: the Unique virtuoso Master Farhang Sharif فرهنگ شریف , born in 1931 in the town of Amol آمل in Iran, learned music when he was only 4 years old under the influence of his fathers teaching music and his association with the great figures of music, especially Abdol-Hossein Khan Shahnazi عبدالحسین خان شهنازی (brother of Ali-Akbar Khan Shahnazi علی اکبر خان شهنازی ). When he was only twelve, he started his first successful solo performance in a live radio program and following that program, he accompanied the singers as a solo player in the radio program, named Golhâ گلها . He has had performances with Roohangiz روح انگیز , Taj تاج , Gholam Hossein Banan غلامحسین بنان , Iraj اﯾﺮج , Shjarian سیاوش شجریان , Mahmoudi Khansari محمودی خوانساری and others. He has introduced the instrument of TAR تار (PERSIAN INSTRUMENT) to the world by attending in a few international festivals of music including Berlin Music Festival فستیوال موزیک برلین . His first solo accompaniment was with Mahmoudi Khansari محمودی خوانساری , Shajarian سیاوش شجریان and Golpayegani گلپایگانی ; Golpayeganis first song was composed by him too. Maestro Fahang Sharif held also teaching classes in The University of Chicago دانشگاه شیکاگو and The University of Maryland دانشگا مریلند in USA. استاد فرهنگ شریف میگوید: چهارساله

How long would it take to earn a teaching certificate?

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

I’m planning on majoring in meteorology and earning a flight minor. After all this, I might go back to get my teaching certificate if I don’t get hired as a meteorologist. I’m thinking of being a meteorology professor or a high school Earth/Space science teacher. How long would it take to earn a teaching certificate? Are they offered at community colleges? Sources?

Different Kinds of Teaching Jobs

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

The teaching industry is a very broad field. There are many kinds of teaching jobs around, and each kind offers endless job opportunities. Indeed, the teaching field is a very productive and highly beneficial field to join nowadays.

The different levels in education provide a lot of job opportunities for teachers. Teachers can choose from jobs in primary education, secondary, or special education. Each job post is different from the next, and requires a different set of skills and knowledge.

Primary teachers are teachers who teach students in the preschool, kindergarten, and elementary levels. The job of primary teachers is more challenging than that of secondary teachers. This is primarily because of the broader scope of their job. Primary school teachers teach almost all the major subjects and handle all the aspects of primary education. This is what makes a primary teacher jobs distinct from secondary teacher jobs. A secondary teacher job is more specialized, focused, and specific. Secondary teachers are those who teach secondary school, or high school students. This means that a secondary teacher should have an area of focus, choosing from any of the subjects taught to high school students. These subjects are math, English, biology, chemistry, physics, and many others. The challenge of being a secondary teacher lies in the fact that they deal with secondary school students, who are more independent and have varied interests than primary school students.

Aside from the two basic types of teachers, there are also teachers who handle special types of education. There are Montessori teachers who teach in Montessori schools. Their job is very distinct from that of an ordinary school teacher. A Montessori teacher is mostly a guide for the students, unlike in ordinary school teaching jobs where the teacher’s job is the focal point of education. Aside from that, teaching jobs also include the teachers who teach special cases, such as handicapped children or children with mental challenges. Such teachers should be flexible and adaptable to be able to cope with the special needs of the special students.

The expanse of teaching jobs also involves the administrative teacher posts such as head teacher jobs, principal jobs, and department heads. Head teacher posts require leadership and managerial skills. They should also have excellent teaching skills. Some head teachers still have teaching responsibilities, while some don’t. However, for them to be able to evaluate the curriculum and the performance of the teachers in their team, they should also have teaching background and experiences. Principals need strong operational skills to head the teachers and the school staff, and department heads should have extensive subject knowledge and leadership skills as well. The other side of the hierarchy is also still considered a teaching job. There are assistant teaching posts available, wherein the assistant teacher is expected to assist and help out the primary teacher in handling the students.

With all of these options when it comes to teaching jobs, the opportunities are quite endless, and teaching jobs are offering brighter prospects than ever.

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Teach English: EFL/ESL Part 5/6

Friday, September 3rd, 2010


www.GenkiEnglish.com Introducing new material 2. Part 5 of 6 of my beginners Genki English EFL ESL workshop. * Be as genki as you can when teaching the song, then get the kids doing the game as quickly as possible so you can get on with preparing the next stuff. * Include the previous lessons’ English in the current game. No lesson is in isolation. * Use a stopwatch to add excitement. * Ask the kids if they can make the time limits or not. If they think they can, they can! * Finish off with a happy ending. The “How are you?” lesson plan is here genkienglish.net Part 6 is here: uk.youtube.com