POLI+390+Reactions


 * HISTORY AND POLITICS OF MEXICO (POLI 390)**
 * DETAILED REACTION SCHEDULE**


 * Beginning of Requirements for our last Reaction: Reaction #28, Thursday, 4/26**

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD) (Google Images) http://bit.ly/HI6NrX

Back again, liberal Mexico candidate makes pitch to business leaders | LA Times []

Mexican leftist juggles love and rage in election run | Reuters []

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD) « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide []

A New Face for AMLO [ Andrés Manuel López Obrador] ? http://mexicoinstituteonelections.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/a-new-face-for-amlo/

Mexico Institute: The Week in Review: 23 April 2012 http://mexicoinstituteonelections.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/the-week-in-review-4232012/


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #28, Thursday, 4/26**


 * For class today:**

End of semester thoughts:

1. Grading

2. Summer Twitter and Facebook

3. Print out your wiki page

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. The Mexican army's AWOL problem | Mexico Unmasked []

2. Mexico Takes Deserved Bows (and Some Boos) at the World Economic Forum in Puerto Vallarta | Global Spin | TIME.com []

3. Bribery Tolerated Even as It Hurts Mexican Economy - NYTimes.com []

4. Mexico Reins In Oil Monopoly - NYTimes.com []

Young men in Mexico say the US no longer offers them a better future | Guardian.co.uk []


 * Grading Memo (covered in class on 4/10)**

So far this semester I have intentionally let you work on your own--sort of like an independent study.

Over our Easter break, I worked through your wiki page reactions in detail.

During the next few class sessions, I will go over with you individually what I observed about your work and the overall course grade which you have earned thus far.

Remember, our overall semester grade is a holistic one, not just a mechanical calculation.

Note: At the beginning of the semester we covered--in class--my detailed philosophy on grading. That material is on our wiki: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Grading


 * Here are the several components which contribute to your overall semester grade**:


 * Reactions ("A" level) should have the following characteristics**:

Reactions that go beyond just merely reciting what happened. I need to see that you have put yourself into each reaction.

Reactions that are thoughtful and evaluative, not shallow and obvious.

Reactions that are consistently more than the threshold minimum word count (MWF classes 250-words; TTH classes 500-words).

Reactions that make connections to other things you are learning.

Reactions that have virtually no mechanical (punctuation, grammar, and spelling) errors.

Reactions that give evidence that your work is not just a first draft.

Reactions that are carefully proofread.


 * Reactions should be timely**:

Reactions should be posted on time (generally within 24 hours for MWF class sessions and on the day of class for TTh sessions) to count.

No credit for any reactions more than a week past due.


 * Look and Feel of Your Wiki Page**:

There should be an attractive "look and feel" both to your reactions individually and to your wiki page as a whole.

a. Correctly titled reactions b. Reaction divided into paragraphs c. Ideally, you should put one space between paragraphs [not required for this semester]

Visuals: You don't necessarily need to insert visuals but they do add to the quality of your page.


 * Absences**:

Excess absences (more than 3 in MWF classes and more than 2 in TTh classes) will push your grade lower.


 * Classroom Contribution**:

This classroom contribution aspect can make the difference between an "A" and an "A-" (and so forth).

Student participates regularly through comments or questions:

a. No real participation; student does not volunteer at all b. Student answers well--when called upon c. Student answers in an average fashion--when called upon

Student makes an effort to insure that his/her facial expression and body language demonstrate enthusiasm and a positive attitude toward our class sessions.

Student does not focus continually on laptop but looks regularly toward me and makes eye contact.


 * PAST POSTINGS FOLLOW**


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #27, Tuesday, 4/24**

Map of the States of Mexico []

PRI (Google Images) http://bit.ly/HI6U73

Enrique Peña Nieto (PRI) (Google Images) http://bit.ly/HIjX8G

The Rise of Enrique Peña Nieto and the Return of the PRI []

Beauty and the Beast | The Atlantic Magazine []

PRI « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide []

Enrique Peña Nieto (PRI) « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide []

Mexican election favorite Pena Nieto extends lead over rival | Reuters []

Mexico’s do-nothing legislature: The siesta congress | The Economist <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #27, Tuesday, 4/24**


 * For class today:**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

15 Ways to Write Tight | Write to Done <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. At Wal-Mart in Mexico, a Bribe Inquiry Silenced - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Mexican Immigration to U.S. Slowed Significantly, Report Says - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Mexico City on alert as Popocatepetl volcano spews rock and ash | Telegraph <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

4. Mexico flays 'irrational' Argentine move [Expropriation] | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #26 Thursday 4/19**

PAN: Partido de Accion National (National Action Party) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Action_Party_%28Mexico%29

PAN « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Josefina Vázquez Mota (PAN) (Google Images) http://bit.ly/IT8uh8

Josefina Vázquez Mota (PAN) « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Is Mexico Ready for a Woman President? http://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/is-mexico-ready-for-a-woman-president-2/

Women in Mexican Politics http://www.economist.com/node/21547282

Mexico Institute: The Week in Review: 16 April 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico Institute: The Week in Review: 9 April 2012 http://mexicoinstituteonelections.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/the-week-in-review-492012/

Mexican Poll Points to Big Win for PRI's Pena Nieto - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #26 Thursday 4/19**


 * For class today:**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

1. Keep Your Cool When Getting Feedback - Management Tip of the Day - April 18, 2012 - Harvard Business Review <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #25 Tuesday 4/17**

1. Mexico’s Presidential Race Could Be Pivotal | New York Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. A Wary Mexico Sizes Up Contenders for the Presidency | New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/world/americas/mexicos-presidential-race-could-be-pivotal.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all

3. Mexican presidential favorite vows to restore peace | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

4. Left, right or center? Mexican political brand names explained | LA Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

5. Factbox: Mexico's presidential candidates | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

6. Race to Mexico's presidential palace begins | BBC News <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #25 Tuesday 4/17**


 * For class today:**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

1. Critically Analyzing Information Sources | Cornell University <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">2. Mom, this is how twitter works. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. Mexico's President Calderon pays first official visit to Cuba - LA Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Liberals and conservatives don’t just vote differently. They think differently. | The Washington Post <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. The Best Websites for Learning About the World's Cultures (Larry Ferlazzo blog) http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/08/11/the-best-sites-for-learning-about-the-worlds-different-cultures/

D. 2012 Presidential Election Timeline:

March 30, 2012: Campaigning began May 6, 2012: First scheduled debate between presidential candidates Early June, 2012: Second scheduled debate between presidential candidates June 27, 2012: Campaign ends July 1, 2012: Presidential election


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #24 Thursday 4/12**


 * Religion in Mexico**

Protestants on the rise as pope visits Mexico | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Religion in Mexico: Where angels fear to tread | The Economist <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico church divided over drug wars | BBC News <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico’s Papal Visit: Will the Ruling Party Get a Benedict Blessing or Backlash? | TIME.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * Maquiladoras**

The Border | 1964 Maquiladoras <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**NAFTA**

U.S. and Mexico Sign Cross-Border Trucking Deal - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

In Texas, First Mexican Truck Enters U.S. Under Nafta - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

North American Free Trade Agreement -//New York Times// Topics <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #24 Thursday 4/12**


 * For class today:**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

Vertical Gardens in Mexico a Symbol of Progress - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Zoot Suit material


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #23 Tuesday 4/10**


 * Zoot Suit Riots**

Zoot Suits (Google Images) http://bit.ly/xtYCNu

Finding Dulcinea: On This Day: Zoot Suit Riots Begin in Los Angeles http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/May-June-08/On-this-Day--Zoot-Suit-Riots-Begin-in-Los-Angeles.html

1. Zoot Suit Riots Summary http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/eng_peopleevents/e_riots.html

2. Zoot Suit culture http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/eng_sfeature/pop_zoot.html

Zoot Suit Culture is divided into two main section: (a) Fashion and (b) Music & Dance. Work through **all** of the subparts of both sections:


 * Fashion Section**:

Subparts of the Fashion Section:

The Zoot Suit Extreme Zoot Suits Girls' Styles Cuffs, Shoes, and Hats A Parent's View Wearing the Zoot Suit The Fashion Looking Good The Semi-Drape Objections


 * Music and Dance Section**:

Subparts of the Dance Section:

The Big Band Scene The Pachuco Hop Theaters Dance Halls Downtown LA Pachuco Attitude Servicemen


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #23 Tuesday 4/10**


 * Thursday 3/29**


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #22 Thursday 3/29**


 * Virgin of Guadalupe**

Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City Google Images: http://bit.ly/H0q6Jn

Feast Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2011/12/feast-day-of-the-virgin-of-gua.html

Mexican National Symbol Virgin of Guadalupe <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://campus.udayton.edu/mary//meditations/samaha6.html]

Our Lady of Guadalupe <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Who is Our Lady of Guadalupe? - Guest Voices - The Washington Post <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Evangelical activity in Mexico <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/cities-of-god/?hpw


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #22 Thursday 3/29**


 * For class today:**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. Pope's recent visit to Mexico Check out the cool sombrero the Pope is wearing! http://bit.ly/H0qwPX

2. GIs in alleged plot to kill for the Zetas | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Real Estate in Mexico City - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * In-Class Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Tuesday 3/27**


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #21 Tuesday 3/27**


 * Murals**


 * My thanks to Heather Murphy for teaching us today!**

Google Image search under Mexican Murals http://bit.ly/GLRQEK

Where Angelina got her inspiration | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Art of the Mural <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #21 Tuesday 3/27**


 * For class today:**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

1. Santorum’s Catholicism Draws Evangelicals | NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Ten Ways to Talk to Students About Sensitive Issues in the News | NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Get More Out Of Google | HackCollege <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

4. Try the TinEye Browser Extension for Quick Image Searches | Free Technology for Teachers <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/03/try-tineye-browser-extension-for-quick.html]

5. Seven Good Resources for Art Teachers and Students | Free Technology for Teachers <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/03/7-good-resources-for-art-teachers-and.html]

C. Items of interest since we were last together

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * In-Class Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Thursday 3/22**


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #20 Thursday 3/22**

The Seven Dimensions of Culture <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]
 * 1. Be sure to read this one first. We will spend class time on it.:**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">2. Then read this one: **

The Problem of Proxemics ( How Close to Stand) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * 3. Then read these**:

Facts are not always Facts <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Gift Giving in Other Cultures <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

"A Rose is a Rose" (Giving Flowers) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Translation Blunders <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Odors: Varying Attitudes Towards Odors and Hygiene <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Colors <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://getcustoms.com/2http://delpracticewiki.wikispaces.com/Merged+Schedule004GTC/Articles/iw0298.html]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">International Colors and Symbols [note comment on Mexican flag] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #20 Thursday 3/22**


 * For class today: Thursday, March 22**

I am disappointed in myself that I have not developed clearly this important topic of cross-cultural communication.

For today, "The Seven Dimensions of Culture" article will help us begin to dig more deeply into the topic.

Then--during this class period--I want us to work with this Google Images page [I am not certain how to pull this off!] to explore the various links and develop (on a wiki page) a more complete listing of cross-cultural communication resources. http://bit.ly/GEI5p9


 * Tuesday, March 20**


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #19 Tuesday 3/20**

Mexico - Cultural Etiquette - e Diplomat <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Gestures or Subtle Cues <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

First Impressions <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Establishing a Social Relationship <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mimic Local Customs to Make a Good First Impression <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #19 Tuesday 3/20**


 * For class today: Tuesday, March 20**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. Special U.S. military unit hunts Mexico border drug flights | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Mexico's Drug War: "Head of Northern Command says it is too early to tell if drug war in Mexico is being won." Check out this blog! <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * In-Class Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * For class today: Thursday 3/15**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

1. The Right Way to Expand a Too-Short Piece of Writing (Aliventures blog) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.aliventures.com/too-short-writing/]

2. Leading Blog: Hiring for Attitude <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. BBC News - Guide: Syria Crisis <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Photos: Crisis in Syria (The //Denver Post// Photo Blog) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Left, right or center? Mexican political brand names explained - latimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

4. Will Ferrell and his 'Mexican' movie | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**Plus a whole bunch of other goodies!**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mexican Panaderias **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Google Image Search http://bit.ly/yvYwKL

Pan Dulce <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Panaderia Las Tarascas <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Panaderias: Mexican Bakeries <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Arandas Bakery <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico's irresistible bakeries and breads: las panaderias <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * La Quinceañera**

Google Image Search http://bit.ly/whqcCz

Overview article <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

La Quinceañera: a celebration of budding womanhood : Mexico Living <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Coming of Age in Ciudad Juárez - Photo Essays - TIME magazine <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Quinceanera History, Traditions <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Quinceañeras Magazine - Find Dresses, Expos, Planners, Photos, Videos and more! <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * In-Class Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mexican Corrido: **

ARTSEDGE: Form and Theme in the Traditional Mexican Corrido <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

ARTSEDGE: Corridos About the Mexican Revolution <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Linda Ronstadt - Yo soy el corrido <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Linda Ronstadt - La Rielera <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

“Corrido del general Zapata” <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] Antonio Aguilar - Corrido del General Zapata <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

“El centauro de oro” (“The Gold Centaur,” a nickname given to Francisco Villa), a corrido that celebrates Francisco Villa and his immortality in the history of Mexico <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] Antonio Aguilar - El Centauro de Oro <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #18 Thursday 3/15**

1. “Avoid the Use of the Word Intervention”: Wilson and Lansing on the U.S. Invasion of Mexico http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4947

Bio sketch of Henry Lane Wilson http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/the-revolution/faces-revolution/henry-lane-wilson/

2. The United States Armed Forces and the Mexican Punitive Expedition http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/fall/mexican-punitive-expedition-1.html http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/winter/mexican-punitive-expedition-2.html

Bio sketch of General John Pershing http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/the-revolution/faces-revolution/john-pershing/


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #18 Thursday 3/15**


 * Tuesday 3/13**


 * Beginning of Requirements for Reaction #17 Tuesday 3/13**

The Storm That Swept Mexico (PBS) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**Watch this video trailer**: http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/watch/trailer/

I. The Centennial of the Mexican Revolution, 1910-2010 (EDSITEment) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Read through the material on the screen, concentrating particularly on the "Background" section.

II. Just try to get the general trends and names under your belt by working through this overview article on the Mexican Revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_revolution

III. Key people in the Mexican Revolution.
 * Click on the Google Images link below each of the following names
 * Read the bio sketch for each individual

a. **Porfirio Diaz** (President of Mexico from 1876-1911) http://bit.ly/yV51TH

Bio sketch of Diaz http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/the-revolution/faces-revolution/porfirio-diaz/

Watch this video clip about the importance of Mexican railroads http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/watch/railway-revolution/

b. **Francisco Madero** http://bit.ly/zjnVsb

Bio sketch of Madero http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/the-revolution/faces-revolution/francisco-madero/

3. **Pancho Villa** http://bit.ly/w9ID9A

Bio sketch of Villa http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/the-revolution/faces-revolution/francisco-villa/

4. **Emiliano Zapata** ["It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees"] http://bit.ly/zAsFeP

Bio sketch of Zapata http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/the-revolution/faces-revolution/emiliano-zapata/

Watch this video clip about Morelos: Land of Zapata http://www.pbs.org/itvs/storm-that-swept-mexico/watch/morelos-land-of-zapata/


 * End of Requirements for Reaction #17 Tuesday 3/13**


 * For class today: Tuesday 3/13**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

Mexico Institute: The Week in Review

19 March 2012 http://mexicoinstituteonelections.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/the-week-in-review-3192012/

20 February 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://mexicoinstituteonelections.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/the-week-in-review-2202012/#more-1343]

27 February 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

5 March 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * In-Class Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Thursday, March 8**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. National History Day, this Saturday, 10 March

2. Have a good laugh over this one! <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Daniela sent this one about the appearance tomorrow (Friday) in LA Josefina Vazquez Mota. http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/upcoming.php?event_id=522

4. Check out this Google Images search on Santa Anna's leg (thanks, Maddie, for the tip about this issue) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.google.com/search?q=santa+anna's+leg&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">5. Corruption Remains Intractable in Afghanistan Under Karzai Government - NYTimes.com Notice that one comment that those who haven't been corrupt just have not yet gotten the opportunity to do so. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

6. Veronica's comments about the forced repatriation made me want to look up more about it. Here are some links:

Los Repatriados (Bibliography) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects07/repatriados/bibliography.html]

U.S. urged to apologize for 1930s deportations - USATODAY.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Remembering California's 'Repatriation Program': NPR <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

US Mexicans haunted by repatriation (BBC News) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Repatriation Drives | Apology Sought for Latino 'Repatriation' Drive in '30s - Los Angeles Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * In-Class Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Expansion
 * Context material for today**:


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #16**

U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848)
 * Reaction #16 Thursday 3/8**

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">1. Great interactive website: Mapping History http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US16-00.html http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US16-01.html http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US16-02.html

2. Public Opinion: Prewar Sentiment in Mexico http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/dm_public_opinion.html

3. Divisions in Mexico During the War http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/dm_divisions.html

4. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (read both of these pages) http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/sa_antonio.html http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/sa_antonio_p2.html


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #16**


 * Tuesday, March 6**

A. Prayer/Attendance

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

1. "Writing Tips: Show, Don’t Tell" (Writing Forward blog) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.writingforward.com/writing-tips/writing-tips-show-dont-tell?]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">2. "15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly" (Copyblogger blog) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">3. "In Brooklyn, Hard-Working Teachers, Sabotaged When Student Test Scores Slip" - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. National History Day, this Saturday, 10 March

2. "Rick Santorum isn't crazy" (Stanley Fish editorial in //New York Times//) Good points about the separation of church and state <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Expansion
 * Context material for today**:


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #15**


 * Reaction #15 Tuesday 3/6**


 * Mexican Independence from Spain**

1. This overview from Wikipedia is as good (and of workable length) as anything I can find. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_War_of_Independence

2. Cry of Dolores Today in History (LOC) 16 September (scroll halfway down the page) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep16.html

3. Grito de Dolores <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">See these wonderful photo blogs:

Mexico's Bicentennial - The Big Picture - Boston.com <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

The Frame: Mexico's 200th birthday bash <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]


 * Texas**

4. Countdown to War <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

5. Republic of Texas <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

6. Alamo (Finding Dulcinea) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/Feb/On-this-Day--The-Alamo-Came-Under-Attack.html


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #15**


 * Thursday, March 1**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox:

1. Maintain Your Mentoring Relationship - Management Tip of the Day - March 01, 2012 - Harvard Business Review <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Leading Blog: Tweets Compilation, February 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. On Criticism, Cynicism & Sharpening Your Gut Instinct <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://the99percent.com/tips/7128/On-Criticism-Cynicism-Sharpening-Your-Gut-Instinct?]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. Texas 'navy' to patrol the Rio Grande <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Material for today's class session:**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #14**


 * Legacy of the Conquest**

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm
 * Cortes' Legacy** [**6 pages** in this section]

Click on "more" at the bottom of each page. Click on the icons to get more information

1. Introduction

2. A Legacy of death Icons: [Expand on each of these]

Conversion of the Aztecs Spanish colonial policies Disease (smallpox)

3. The Columbian Exchange [expand on this] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_Exchange

Icons: Columbian exchange and quest for gold

4. Spanish colonialism

Expand on the Treaty of Tordesillas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tordesillas

Expand on the Requerimiento In Spanish, not Latin [as I mistakenly said last time] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requerimiento

Requerimiento <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Viceroyalty of New Spain

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Encomienda

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #14**


 * Tuesday, February 28**

A. Prayer

B. Items of interest since we were last together:

Map of Mexican Civilizations <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

1. Alex was right in suggesting that even the Bible writers knew the earth was not flat: Did Bible writers believe the earth was flat? • ChristianAnswers.Net <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Here are a few other articles about who wrote about the earth being round: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

The Round Earth and Christopher Columbus <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. That heresy trial was the one of Galileo; here are two links: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

4. Romney's rugged Mormon ancestors sowed riches in Mexico | Reuter <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">5. Our classmate, Heather Murphy, will be presenting at Common Day of Learning: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Celebrating Excellence in Undergraduate Research: Winning Entries in the Fourth Annual Honors Paper Competition

6. Check out this Common Day of Learning presentation entitled "Learning to Navigate Cultural Differences"

7. Some interesting news about Mexico's new Presidency candidates (Thanks to Daniela) http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/23/world/americas/mexico-josefina-vazquez-mota/index.html?iref=allsearch

8. Border Trips by Mexico Institute staffers http://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/al-dia-two-weeks-two-countries-and-800-miles-of-the-texas-mexico-border-5/ http://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/al-diatraveling-the-texas-mexico-border-2/

9. Nogales, Mexico - A Few Steps, and a Whole World Away - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

10. Crossing Into Nogales, Mexico - Slide Show - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

11. In New York Teacher Ratings, Good Test Scores Aren’t Always Good Enough - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Material for today's class session:**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #13 Tuesday 2/28**


 * Reaction #13 Tuesday 2/28**

Click on the following to access this portion of the material we will study: []

It is organized into 9 sections, as represented by the nine icons on the left sidebar. Each section has three subheads within it.

So, within each of the nine categories outlined below, click on each of the three subheads listed at the top of the screen.

Also, notice what you can learn from the Aztec Scroll at the top right of the screen.

I have listed my thoughts as I worked through each of the screens; use them as a springboard for your own reaction.

We may save some of this for Thursday's class.


 * GOOGLE EARTH: USE IT**


 * 1. Aztec Empire**: [1517-1519: First Contact]

Spanish settlement in Hispaniola and Cuba

a. A Fragile State What was the condition of Montezuma's empire? How did that condition help or hinder the plans of Cortes?

b. Hernan Cortes What does it mean by "Indies" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indies

Why was gold so important to Cortes. Read the "History" section in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold#History

c. Yucatan Expedition Yucatan peninsula Veracruz Maya civilization Importance of prior Spanish expeditions.

See, if necessary for context: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_de_Velasquez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Grijalva


 * 2. Cortes Expedition**: [February 1519, Cortes defies the Governor]

Read carefully this overview. Get the story fixed in your mind.

Reminder to myself: use Google Earth: Cuba to Yucatan only 120 miles

Check out this Google Images page for Mayan Pyramids http://bit.ly/y22BI9

How fortunate for Cortes to come across several persons who will be able to help him speak to the Aztec chief.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Geronimo de Aguilar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ger%C3%B3nimo_de_Aguilar

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

Aztec language: Nahuatl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl

a. Expedition force This is a terrific summary of the "army" he had to begin his expedition. Let's talk about the components of this force.

War dogs http://bit.ly/zx1gnX

b. Malinche What is her legacy: in Spain, in Mexico

c. Cortes route He really wanted to reach China. Why?


 * 3. Montezuma's Messengers** [April 20, 1519: A Display of Force]

What are some of the interesting cross-cultural implications in this passage?

a. Royal greeting Teudile already knew a good bit about what the Spanish had already done.

b. Montezuma II Read this article about Montezuma II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moctezuma_II

c. Human sacrifice How would you react to something like this today?


 * 4. From Explore to Conquer**: [Cortes burns his boats]

The plot thickens. What are the facts we should keep in mind.

Get some of the names fixed in your head: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quetzalcoatl <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tenochtitlán (what is now called Mexico City) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tlaxcalans (one of many major tribes within what is now Mexico) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cholula

a. Stunned Aztecs Does some of this material remind you of any parts of the Bible where they talk of soothsayers, etc. helping a king interpret events.

b. Lust for gold What about the phrase "talking gibberish among themselves." Is that what most people would say about a language they don't understand?

c. Queztalcalatl Get this story clear in your head. Cortes was in luck, wasn't he?


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #13**


 * Thursday, February 23**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox

1. Editorial by Bill Gates For Teachers, Shame Is No Solution - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. Mother Pushing Stroller in Texas Hit With Bullet From Mexico - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">2. BBC News - Fast Track - Can Mexico re-brand itself? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Road trip along the U.S.-Mexico border--Mexico Institute http://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/al-dia-two-weeks-two-countries-and-800-miles-of-the-texas-mexico-border-3/

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Material for today's class session:**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #12 Thursday 2/23**

Here is something to whet the appetite of all you athletic persons! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame

Now begin the required reading for today's reaction:


 * Cortes and the Spanish**

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm
 * The Promise of the New World** [3 pages in this section]

Click on "more" at the bottom of each page. Click on the icons to get more information

1. Introduction

2. How did they get there? Icons: Conquistador's mission and Spanish technology

Context Digression: Let's go over some of the material about this period that I use in HIST 151: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Exploration

3. Voyage to the unknown

4. The following is part of the reaction requirement: Read these three screens from this European Voyages of Exploration website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/Imperial.html http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/aztec.html http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/ship.html


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #12**


 * Tuesday, February 21**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox

1. States Address Problems With Teacher Evaluations - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. 'No More Weapons' billboard placed on US-Mexican border | World news | guardian.co.uk <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Mexico's woman presidential hopeful gains favor in poll | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Zetas plotted with Mexican prison guards in escape | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects
 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?


 * Research segment**: Wikipedia, Google, and Sweet Search


 * Google Images segment**: http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

Material for today's class session:

We will use the same website for each of the next four class sessions.

Let's go over its layout:

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm

[]


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #11**


 * Reaction #11 Tuesday 2/21**

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm
 * Montezuma and the Aztecs**


 * A. Aztec Life and Times** [7 pages in this section]

Click on "more" at the bottom of each page.

Click on the icons to get additional information

1. Introduction

2. Religion and Human Sacrifice Icons: Symbol of Mexico and Land Reclamation

3. Life in the Aztec World Icons: Human sacrifice and Patolli

4. Family life Icons: Clothing and society; Aztec diet

5. Aztec children and education Icons: Raising children and warrior training

6. Aztec calendar: road map of destiny Icon: Aztec calendar

7. Aztec writing Icon: Aztec books (Codex)

http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm
 * B. The Aztec Empire** [4 pages in this section]

Click on "more" at the bottom of each page. Click on the icons to get more information

1. Introduction

2. Expansion of the Empire Icons: Policy of Conquest and Tenochtitlan

3. Montezuma II Icons: Montezuma II and Aztec rulers

4. Omens of doom Icon: Omens of doom


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #11**


 * Thursday, February 16**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox

1. Mooresville School District, a Laptop Success Story - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. A Classroom Software Boom, but Mixed Results Despite the Hype - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. A Policy Debate, Not an Attack - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com [material about educational reform in the United States of Amerca] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today:


 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects


 * Research segment**:

a. Sweet Search: http://www.sweetsearch.com/

b. Google:

c. Wikipedia


 * Google Images segment**:

Remember to use Google Images for persons, events, newspaper headlines http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Material for today's class session:**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #10 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16**

Mexicans confront racism with white, black doll video - latimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Video of man beating Mexican parking attendant triggers calls for authorities to tackle prejudice | World news | The Guardian <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">**NEW**: Man was convicted and got a prison sentence http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/mexico/2012/02/a-gentleman-heads-to-prison.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[These next few articles are in chronological order; the same theme reoccurs]:

Racism? Mexico's in Denial. (1995) New York Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Racism Rears Its Ugly Head in Mexico (2005) San Francisco Chronicle <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Racism in Mexico rears its ugly head (2010) Los Angeles Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

In Mexico, Times report on network's use of blackface renews racism debate (2010) Los Angeles Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #10 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16**


 * Tuesday, February 14**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox

1. In Tough Situations, Unplug and Wait - Management Tip of the Day - February 14, 2012 - Harvard Business Review <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Nine Reasons Managers Struggle (Leading blog) http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/2012/02/nine_reasons_managers_struggle.html

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. Our classmate, Stephanie Savedra, is a member of an incredible group: Ballet Folklorico de Sally Savedra <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Tuba Thefts Plague California Schools - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Votive paintings of Mexico [Retablos, ex-votos] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">4. My thanks to Bret Thompson for forwarding the following article:

U.S. soccer players in Mexico <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

5. Today in History: February 14 Valentine's Day (Library of Congress) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

6. St. Valentine beheaded — History.com This Day in History — 2/14/278 <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

7. Marriage Suits Educated Women - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

8. The Knicks’ Jeremy Lin — Faith, Pride and Points - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today: Brittany and Chanel


 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How (specific students responsible for each question through the course of the semester) Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects


 * Research segment**:

a. Sweet Search: http://www.sweetsearch.com/

b. Google:

c. Wikipedia:


 * Google Images segment**:

Remember to use Google Images for persons, events, newspaper headlines http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi


 * Mexico Tourism segment**:

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Huastecas and their Outstanding Beauty http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/las_bellezas_huastecas


 * Material for today's class session:**

1. Facts about Mexico's education system | //Reuters// http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/us-mexico-education-factbox-idUSTRE73C4UY20110413

2. The "teacher" holds back the pupils | //The Economist// Elba Esther Gordillo, an old-fashioned union boss, has a stranglehold over her country's failing schools http://www.economist.com/node/9516526

3. Few pupils learn with Mexico's "Teacher" | //Reuters// http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/us-mexico-education-idUSTRE73C4U920110413

4. Education in Mexico: Schooling the whole family | //The Economist// http://www.economist.com/node/18682699

Mexicanos Primero http://mexicanosprimero.org/

5. The Handbook for Educators Who Work with Children of Mexican Origin http://people.uncw.edu/martinezm/Handbook/html/transfer.htm


 * Grayson article excerpts**

'Jimmy Hoffa in a Dress': Union Boss's Stranglehold on Mexican Education Creates Immigration Fallout | Center for Immigration Studies This article written by College of William and Mary professor George Grayson <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

"The elementary school day provides for only four hours of instruction in an outmoded curriculum that has been handed down from generation to generation and is zealously guarded by the change-averse SNTE [National Union of Educational Workers].

In lieu of creative approaches to stimulate students, teachers stress rote learning and harsh discipline as evinced in their mantra: "Be Quiet, Pay Attention, and Work in your own seat!"

In indigenous areas, instructors sometimes use students to perform menial chores for them.

This same ethos of submissiveness to strong, hierarchical control characterizes the teachers’ relationship to their union."

II. SNTE and its Leader (key section of article)

"Gordillo herself was widowed at age 18 after donating a kidney to her dying spouse. She followed in her mother’s footsteps, teaching in the countryside and, later, in one of Mexico City’s poorest areas.

As a teenager, she joined the SNTE and, as a stalwart in the Revolutionary Vanguard, a dissident current within the union, began excoriating Jonguitud for his corrupt and ineffective leadership.

Rather than lash out at this fiery, young upstart, Jonguitud invited her into his leadership circle and, reportedly, into his bed. This ensured Gordillo’s meteoric ascent through the ranks of her profession.

Critics claim that with her intimate friend Jonguitud’s blessing, she won a disputed contest to head the SNTE in México State, the most populous of the country’s 31 states."


 * Thursday, February 9**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. When politicians' daughters tweet '$#*!' | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. My thanks to Angelica Saenz for pointing out this article: The Death of the Short-Handled Hoe (El Cortito) http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/book1.html

3. Note: Mexicans usually have three names.

On a business card, these are presented in the following order: first name, paternal family name and maternal family name.

In addressing someone, you should use the paternal family name. For instance, Sr. Pablo Gomez Ortega would be addressed as Sr. Gomez.

Increasingly, Mexicans are abbreviating their maternal family name. In such cases, the name would appear as Sr. Pablo Gomez O. In other cases, the maternal name is dropped altogether.

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today: Emily and Jennifer


 * Discussion segmen**t: What are the broad issues we should pull from the material today?

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects


 * Research segment**: Bracero program, short-handled hoe

a. Sweet Search: http://www.sweetsearch.com/ b. Google:


 * Google Images segment**:

Remember to use Google Images for persons, events, newspaper headlines http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

Bracero Program http://bit.ly/ySMUCX

Short-handled Hoe http://bit.ly/ArCPvm


 * Material for today's class session:**

BRACERO/GUEST WORKER PROGRAMS

Opportunity or Exploitation: The Bracero Program (Smithsonian National Museum of American History) http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_51_5.html

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program (Smithsonian National Museum of American History) http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=770 Work through each of the 14 different screens.

Former bracero recalls program's legacy http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/15/local/la-me-tobar-20101015

Guest-worker Programs for the 21st Century (Center for Immigration Studies) http://www.cis.org/GuestWorkerProgramReform


 * TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox

1. Wordle Revisited (Prof Hacker blog - The Chronicle of Higher Education) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

2. Research Explains Why Some People Don't Speak Up in Small Groups (Wall Street Journal) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. Get to Know Your Boss’s Boss - Management Tip of the Day - February 07, 2012 - Harvard Business Review <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">4. (Leading Blog) 5 Leadership Lessons: Great Leaders Grow <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. (Hat tip to Jordan Biasotti for reminding me to mention this)

Wikispaces saves your material, but be sure to keep a Microsoft Word copy as well. Here is how to revert to a prior version: Go to Revisions at the top of your page.

2. BBC News - When did the middle finger become offensive? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. 50 Synonyms for “Idea” (Daily Writing Tips) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">4. Items about U.S. military commands <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Combatant_Command#Current_Commands] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

5. Preparan la visita de Peña Nieto a Mexicali http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/3/estatal/2012/02/05/544071/preparan-la-visita-de-pena-nieto-a-mexicali.aspx

6. Woman selected as candidate for Mexican presidency a. Ruling Party in Mexico Picks Woman as Candidate - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] b. Josefina Vázquez Mota to run for Mexican presidency | The Guardian <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

7. One of the other three candidates for Mexican presidency says the following: 'I don't speak English,' and so what? | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

8.Mexico Institute weekly summary of the presidential race <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|bit.ly/yHG0Vw]

9. The tunnels of Gaza and Tijuana | Mexico Unmasked <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for today: Devin and Danica

E. Grading

I can't guarantee a "B" as somewhat of a default grade.

F. Note: I have to take time to call on you to see if you are staying up with your reactions and to build on your comments in them. So that has to be the way we will start our discussions.


 * Discussion segmen**t: Put Headings on White Board

Background/Facts: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects


 * Research segment** (Thanks to Jordan Biasotti's suggestion)

a. Sweet Search: http://www.sweetsearch.com/ The first two screens are the most useful. On those screens, how to choose which links to check out: Decide using URL.

b. Google: what does it give us that Sweet Search does not?

Remember to use Google Images for persons, events, newspaper headlines http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
 * Google Images segment**:


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #7 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7**

IMMIGRATION

Discover Mexico through its Routes The magic of Traditions and Nature http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/la_magia_de_las_tradiciones_y_la_naturaleza

Note: Useful New York Times Topic Immigration - Times Topics - The New York Times <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

After Workers Are Fired, an Immigration Debate Roils California Campus [Pomona College] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Smugglers Guide Illegal Immigrants with Cellphones http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/us/09coyotes.html?_r=1

Romney Immigration Position at Odds With Mormon Church - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Immigration Upended/Changes at Home http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/06/world/americas/immigration.html

Kansas prepares for clash of wills over future of its unauthorized immigrants <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #7 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #8 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9**

BRACERO/GUEST WORKER PROGRAMS

Opportunity or Exploitation: The Bracero Program (Smithsonian National Museum of American History) http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_51_5.html

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program Smithsonian National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=770 Work through each of the 14 different screens.

Former bracero recalls program's legacy http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/15/local/la-me-tobar-20101015

Guestworker Programs for the 21st Century (Center for Immigration Studies) http://www.cis.org/GuestWorkerProgramReform


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR REACTION #8 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9**


 * Thursday, February 2**

A. Prayer

B. Items for our Professional Toolbox

C. Items of interest since we were last together:

1. 'Putting Two Intoxicants Back Into the Same Sentence' - NYTimes.com []

2. Heckled during speech, Mexico's president defends drug war - latimes.com []

3. Who the heck is 'Vicente Calderon'? | Mexico Unmasked []

D. Google Jockeys/Sweet Searchers/Class Scribes for Thursday, February 2

See Class Scribe page (AA Class Scribe) on our class wiki

Michael Hopson, Eric Mansour

E. Discussions:

I have thought deeply (and gone back to my file entitled "Discussion") about how to reorient class time toward you doing more of the talking and how to organize that effort.

Case Method

Put Headings on White Board

Ways to organize our information:

A. Background/Facts Main Problem Suggested Measures Possible Effects

B. Journalist questions: Who What Where When Why How

C. Broader implications of the material

D. Additional questions to ask of the material

I (we) have to figure out how to match up my requiring of you sufficient reading assignments, how deeply you do them, what then you choose to write your reactions about using only 500 words, how (or if) we build in class on your reaction, and what parts of all of that was assigned we can reasonably discuss during our face time, whether I have you work together prior to discussion, how I call on you (and put up your reaction on the projector) to make sure you are each held accountable.

Let's talk a bit about each part of that long sentence.

We can analyze the material assigned for today by those criteria.

Our discussion today will inform how I specify the upcoming assignments.

I need to be able to have you operate without continuous prompts from me. I simply can't stay always enough ahead of the game to give detailed assignments.


 * F. Class today**

It is not easy to find a nice online map of Mexico that show precisely these ten cities on the same map. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/north-america/mexico/

Discover Mexico's Ten World Heritage Cities http://www.visitmexico.com/en-us/world-heritage-cities-of-mexico

Campeche Mexico City Guanajuato Morelia Oaxaca Puebla Queretaro San Miguel de Allende Tlacotalpan Zacatecas

MEXICAN MILITARY

What are the issues in each one of these articles?

U.S. military works with Mexico to fight drug traffickers - USATODAY.com []

Special Report: Federal forces sully Mexico's war on drugs | Reuters []

Assailed Mexican State Fires City's Police - WSJ.com []

Mexican Military Flies Over South Texas | Military.com []

Mexico military faces political risks over drug war - Los Angeles Times []


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 REACTION**


 * Reaction for Tuesday, January 31**

Section entitled "The Impact of the Conflict and Proposed Solutions" http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Reference/The-Mexican-Drug-War.xa_1.html

Mexico's Drug War http://www.cfr.org/publication/13689/
 * A. Council on Foreign Relations**

Read this completely.

Go to the bottom: More on This Story

Several of the links are worth pursuing.

1. The Drug War in Mexico - Council on Foreign Relations []

2. How Mexico Can Win the Drug War, Colombia's Way - Council on Foreign Relations []

Former Latin American Presidents Call for Drug War Reform http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/feb/Former-Latin-American-Presidents-Call-for-Drug-War-Reform.html
 * B. Finding Dulcinea**

Read this completely.

What items to follow up on?

The Violent Drug Market in Mexico and Lessons from Colombia http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/03_mexico_drug_market_felbabbrown.aspx
 * C. Brookings Institute**

Read this completely.

How do we access the complete report?

See "Related Content" section at bottom.

Clinton Touts Anti-Drug Cooperation In Mexico http://www.npr.org/tablet/#story/?storyId=102353836
 * D. NPR (National Public Radio)**

Read this completely.


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 REACTION**


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, REACTION**


 * MEXICAN MILITARY**

Discover Mexico's World Heritage Cities http://www.visitmexico.com/en-us/world-heritage-cities-of-mexico

U.S. military works with Mexico to fight drug traffickers - USATODAY.com []

Special Report: Federal forces sully Mexico's war on drugs | Reuters []

Assailed Mexican State Fires City's Police - WSJ.com []

Mexican Military Flies Over South Texas | Military.com []

Mexico military faces political risks over drug war - Los Angeles Times []


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2**


 * Thursday, January 26**
 * New items since we were last together**:

1. Would Mitt Romney be the first Mexican American president? - latimes.com []

2. Mexican Last Names: Hispanic Last Names: Why Two of Them? | Dr. Manuel A. Perez-Quinones []

What is in a Mexican name? - in Mexico, at least two last names are required []

The Handbook for Educators Who Work with Children of Mexican Origin []

3. Drug War

BBC News - 100 years of the war on drugs []

BBC News - Zetas are Mexico's 'largest drug gang', study says []


 * BEGINNING OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 REACTION**


 * Reaction for Thursday, January 26**

Section entitled "The Drug Conflict Today" http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Reference/The-Mexican-Drug-War.xa_1.html

Los Angeles Times special project http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/its-a-war
 * A. Mexico Under Siege**

Dig around in here.

What items in particular would you want us to read for class?

See also:

//New York Times// TOPIC: Mexican Drug Trafficking http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/mexico/drug_trafficking/index.html

Dig around in here as well.

What would you like to pursue from this website?

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/April/Mexican-Drug-War-Spills-Over-U-S--Border-Amid-Government-Inaction-.html#1
 * B. Finding Dulcinea**

Read this completely.

How can we use this article to expand our search for useful sources?

Q&A: Mexico's drug-related violence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10681249
 * C. BBC**

Read this completely.

Go to the bottom of the page ("More on This Story") to follow up on other sources.

1. BBC News - Cartoons enlisted to tackle Mexico's drug war 'myths' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14322001

2. BBC News - Mexico's drugs war: Lessons and challenges http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16337488

Juarez Police Face Both Criminals and Suspicions http://www.npr.org/tablet/#story/?storyId=91955586
 * D. NPR**

Read this completely.

Go to bottom of the page: "Related NPR Stories" All these are from 2008. How to get more recent NPR stories.

Overall: I might need to be more alert to good material from NPR. I virtually never listen to radio though, so how should I use their website homepage?


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 REACTION**


 * BEGIN HERE FOR THE REACTION FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 24**

Read completely the following articles to whet your appetite for this exciting topic:

Inside the Homes of Mexico’s Alleged Drug Lords - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/garden/inside-the-homes-of-mexicos-alleged-drug-lords.html?ref=americas&pagewanted=all

Mexico Drug War Bloodies Areas Thought Safe - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-bloodies-areas-thought-safe.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all

Mexico’s changing drug war: Shifting sands | The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21540289

Mexican Soldiers Are Outgunned by Drug Traffickers - The Daily Beast http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/05/18/outmatched.html

U.S. Widens Its Role in Battle Against Mexico’s Drug Cartels - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/world/07drugs.html?pagewanted=all

Mexico’s drug war: Not so fast | The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543183

Continuing the requirements for the Tuesday, January 24 reaction.

Let's begin with a portion of the website we will use for the next three class sessions.

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Reference/The-Mexican-Drug-War.xa_1.html
 * Origins of the Mexican Drug Conflict (Finding Dulcinea)**

Read this entire screen


 * SECTION ONE: Origins of the Mexican Drug Conflict**

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/cron/
 * A. PBS FRONTLINE**

Just scan this one.

CRS Report for Congress: Mexico's Drug Cartels (October 2007) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34215.pdf
 * B. Congressional Research Service (CRS)**

Read this completely.

In Mexico's Drug War, Bad Cops Are a Mounting Problem http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1861296,00.html
 * C. TIME magazine**

Read this completely.

Add to your knowledge by clicking on the Photo collection icons on the left side of the article.


 * END OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 REACTION**


 * Thursday, January 19**

Work through the material assigned as reaction topic.

A. Those think tanks sites were not as helpful as I had hoped.

1. Skip this one. Institute for Mexico and the United States University of California (Riverside) http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/

2. Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies University of California (San Diego) http://usmex.ucsd.edu/

Serendipity: http://usmex.ucsd.edu/research/21st-century-us-mexico-project/

3. Katz Center for Mexican Studies University of Chicago http://mexicanstudies.uchicago.edu/

Serendipity: Mexico Resources: Library catalogs http://mexicanstudies.uchicago.edu/page/mexico-links

Digression: **Value Added**: HLAS Library of Congress: Handbook of Latin American Studies online http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/

Hispanic Reading Room Home Page (Library of Congress) []

B. Spend most of our **class time** on these two articles:

1. Remittances to Mexico are rebounding - latimes.com []

2. Young U.S. Citizens in Mexico Up Early to Learn in the U.S. - NYTimes.com []

Students will comment first, using their reactions.


 * What to look for in our assignments**:

What major themes can we pull out of the articles we read? What is your feeling on how much more we should study those themes? What links can we follow up on or what people should we learn more about?

Then we will sort back through the articles, noting whatever else might be of use.


 * Our upcoming schedule**:

I took the advice you gave me on Tuesday concerning your main interests.

Using Sweet Search, I came up with numerous exciting **resources** but have not yet had a chance to sort through them all and decide in what order to go at them.

We will spend the next few sessions working on the drug war, immigration, education, oil, and tourism. Later in the semester we will dig into the history piece of our course.

Side note: Let's have at least two Sweet Search/Google Jockey students for each of our future class sessions


 * Reaction required for Thursday, January 19**

Base your 500-word reaction on the following:

1. Work through each of these three think tank sites:

Institute for Mexico and the United States University of California (Riverside) http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/

Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies University of California (San Diego) http://usmex.ucsd.edu/

Katz Center for Mexican Studies University of Chicago http://mexicanstudies.uchicago.edu/

2. Read these two articles:

Young U.S. Citizens in Mexico Up Early to Learn in the U.S. - NYTimes.com []

Remittances to Mexico are rebounding - latimes.com []


 * Tuesday, January 17**

Work through the Mexico Institute website Mexico Institute http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/mexico-institute


 * Thursday, January 12**

A. My wife, Carole, will drop by this morning. http://www.apu.edu/clas/faculty/clambert/

Go to the following section on my ABOUT page: "A Summer Job at Jamestown leads to the Blessing of a Wonderful Wife" http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/About+Me

B. Friday Songs (on Thursday) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs

C. Info card http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Info+Card

On info card, add this question as #10: Mention if you can handle material in Spanish, and if you have been to Mexico/Mexicali.

D. Our class wiki http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Wiki+help

http://mexicospring2012.wikispaces.com/

I have to figure out how best to invite those who are not on the roster whom I emailed this morning. Can you just go to the link and ask to be a member. Or should I get your email address and invite you?

E. How to lay out your reactions on the wiki page

500-words (minimum) per reaction

1. Check the format of your page.

2. Please put the most recent reaction on top.

3. Separate each reaction with a horizontal line.

4. If you didn't do an entry, put the title in anyway and leave the rest blank.

5. Please title each entry (like the examples below) with the reaction number, the day of the week, the date, and the topic:

Reaction #1 Tuesday 1/17 Mexico Institute

Reaction #2 Thursday 1/19

Reaction #3 Tuesday 1/24

F. Reaction required for Tuesday, January 17

Mexico Institute http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/mexico-institute

Review the website by working your way through each part of it.

Which items interest you the most as subjects you want us to cover this semester.

G. Grading Memo http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Grading

H. Mexicali Go to Google News Select Spanish language version for Mexico Search on "Mexical" Set up an "Alertas Google" that comes to your email

See specific links below under Mexicali section entitled as follows: Items from Mexican Newspapers (using Alertas Google)


 * January 10**

I. Why me? Why am I teaching a course about Mexico?

II. Mexico candidate Enrique Pena Nieto is not off to a good start - latimes.com Let's go through this article in detail []

III. Supporting items arising out of that article and my stream of consciousness therefrom:

Elección 2012 México: Candidatos a la Presidencia, Elecciones y Encuestas: AMLO, Enrique Peña Nieto, Josefina Vázquez Mota []

Google Images []

Him and his wife (Angélica Rivera) [] []

Telenovelas []

Betty La Fea (Ugly Betty) []

Her Google Images page []

Her website []