<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579</id><updated>2012-01-19T03:31:17.317-08:00</updated><category term='Interview Angelie Kidjo- Angelie Kidjo and Peter Gabriel'/><category term='Peter Gabriel'/><category term='download mp3 files for learning English.'/><category term='practice listening skill online'/><category term='Languages in danger- Unesco- Lenguas en peligro'/><category term='songs'/><category term='las lenguas'/><category term='learn English'/><category term='learning English'/><category term='entrevista Néstor López'/><category term='language'/><category term='Escritura manuscrita- ejercicios'/><category term='amigos tiempo espacio James Taylor&apos;s You&apos;ve got a Friend'/><category term='Water  Materials for CLIL'/><category term='blue moon'/><category term='mp3 files free'/><category term='La escuela'/><category term='inclusión'/><category term='los adolescentes'/><category term='Moon Childhood memories Go Far Explore'/><category term='cultura'/><category term='How the brain works- Left and right hemispheres'/><category term='Teatro y educación. Drama and Education. Creactivity.'/><category term='listen'/><category term='language day'/><category term='English Grammar Exercises on-line'/><category term='Come talk to me'/><category term='Games Grammar'/><category term='B B King&apos;s 84th Birthday'/><category term='International Women&apos;s Day'/><category term='dia del idioma'/><category term='listening materials'/><category term='time for learning'/><category term='entrevista educación vocación ideas'/><title type='text'>Learning and Teaching</title><subtitle type='html'>Teacher: One who carries on his education in public.
 Theodore Roethke



This blog intends to be a space for reflexion and discussion about learning and teaching as processes that go hand in hand.
It started in English only but now I've decided to write my posts in Spanish, too.

Este blog pretende ser un espacio para la reflexión y la discusión sobre aprender y enseñar.
Hay entradas en inglés y en castellano/español.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>76</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2311432496963451279</id><published>2012-01-19T01:45:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T01:45:09.125-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Badges and Learning — LearningTimes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.learningtimes.com/what-we-do/badges/#.TxfmGrWZUDI.blogger"&gt;Badges and Learning — LearningTimes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-2311432496963451279?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/2311432496963451279/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=2311432496963451279' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2311432496963451279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2311432496963451279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2012/01/badges-and-learning-learningtimes_19.html' title='Badges and Learning — LearningTimes'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5421595481229053153</id><published>2010-08-30T02:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-30T02:24:59.790-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Listening Comprehension Exercise</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_handbag.htm"&gt;What is in the bag?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From English as a 2nd Language in About.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will hear a woman reporting a missing handbag. Write down the answers to the questions. You will hear the listening twice. After you have finished, click on the arrow to see if you have answered the questions correctly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will find the audio and interactive exercise at this address:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_handbag.htm"&gt;http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_handbag.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you and your students find it interesting and useful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5421595481229053153?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5421595481229053153/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5421595481229053153' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5421595481229053153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5421595481229053153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2010/08/listening-comprehension-exercise.html' title='Listening Comprehension Exercise'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-3058291232761953581</id><published>2010-07-31T03:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-31T03:07:03.716-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Language Learning through Interesting Content</title><content type='html'>March 22, 2010 at &lt;a href="http://thelinguist.blogs.com/how_to_learn_english_and/2010/03/ten-reasons-why-a-language-learner-needs-interesting-language-content-more-than-anything-else.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheLinguistOnLanguage-eslLearningEnglishLearningLanguages+%28The+Linguist+on+Language-Blog%29"&gt;The Linguist.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ten reasons why a language learner needs interesting language content more than anything else.&lt;br /&gt;Of course, language learning success depends mostly on the learner. But what about external factors? What does a keen language learner need most of all?&lt;br /&gt;The answer is interesting language content. What constitutes interesting content will depend on each learner, and even on the changing interests of each learner. But the best way to learn is through interesting content, listening, reading and building up vocabulary.&lt;br /&gt;There are at least ten reasons why learning languages through meaningful content is preferable to attending class, studying grammar rules, or trying to speak your way to fluency.&lt;br /&gt;1) It is easier. You just listen and read. You start with easy content and advance to more difficult content, on your own timetable.&lt;br /&gt;2) It is more effective. You can concentrate better on noticing the language, if you are not interrupted by teachers, other students, or yourself trying to speak the language. Most successful polyglots only rely on content based learning.&lt;br /&gt;3) It is cheaper. You do not need to pay for a school, or travel anywhere. You can find all the content you need on the internet, at libraries, on television and radio.&lt;br /&gt;4) It is portable. You can carry your language learning with you, wherever you are.&lt;br /&gt;5) It is less stressful. You are not forced to find words and to try to express yourself. You do not need to remember grammar rules nor do exercizes.&lt;br /&gt;6) It is more interesting. You choose what content to learn from. After the initial beginner content, you can quickly move to things that interest you, sports, pop culture, current events, hobbies, literature or whatever you fancy at any given time.&lt;br /&gt;7) You can study for life. Once you know how to learn languages from content, you can continue doing so throughout your life, whenever you want. You can achieve whatever level you desire in a language.&lt;br /&gt;8) It is easier to study more than one language, and you will probably eventually do so. You have more freedom to choose when to study, and to dabble in more than one language.&lt;br /&gt;9) Your mistakes don't matter. Once you realize that you do not need to understand perfectly at each stage, as you progress in the language, you just sit back and enjoy. What you get out of your listening and reading is your own business. No one is standing over you and correcting you.&lt;br /&gt;10) You decide when to start speaking, and when you do, you tend to do well. If you can understand well, and if you can read for enjoyment, your speaking skills will quickly catch up. Trying to speak before you understand is a far more arduous task.&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to adding to this list. 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Mebarak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Llegó el momento,&lt;br /&gt;caen las murallas&lt;br /&gt;Va a comenzar la unica justa de las batallas&lt;br /&gt;No duele el golpe, no existe el miedo&lt;br /&gt;Quitate el polvo, ponte de pie y vuelves al ruedo&lt;br /&gt;Y la pasión, se siente&lt;br /&gt;Espera en ti tu gente&lt;br /&gt;Ahora vamos por todo&lt;br /&gt;Y te acompaña la suerte&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina sangalewa&lt;br /&gt;Porqué esto es África&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina eh, eh&lt;br /&gt;Waka Waka eh, eh&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina sangalewa&lt;br /&gt;Porqué esto es África&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oye a tu dios y no estarás solo&lt;br /&gt;Llegaste aquí para brillar y lo tienes todo&lt;br /&gt;La hora se acerca, es el momento&lt;br /&gt;Vas a ganar cada batalla, ya lo presiento&lt;br /&gt;Hay que empezar de ceroPara tocar el cielo&lt;br /&gt;Ahora vamos por todo&lt;br /&gt;Y todos vamos por ellos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina sangalewa&lt;br /&gt;Porqué esto es África&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina eh, eh&lt;br /&gt;Waka waka eh, eh&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina sangalewa&lt;br /&gt;Anawa aa&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina eh, eh&lt;br /&gt;Waka waka eh, eh&lt;br /&gt;Tsamina mina sangalewa&lt;br /&gt;Porqué esto es África&lt;br /&gt;Porqué esto es África&lt;br /&gt;Porqué esto es África&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5288096369860914768?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5288096369860914768/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5288096369860914768' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5288096369860914768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5288096369860914768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2010/06/waka-waka-this-time-for-africa.html' title='Waka Waka This Time for Africa'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-3929672527994316493</id><published>2010-06-13T06:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-13T06:38:24.991-07:00</updated><title type='text'>FIFA World Cup Music</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22480%22%20height=%22385%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/8__lUfx7zdo&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowFullScreen%22%20value=%22true%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22allowscriptaccess%22%20value=%22always%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cembed%20src=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/8__lUfx7zdo&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20allowscriptaccess=%22always%22%20allowfullscreen=%22true%22%20width=%22480%22%20height=%22385%22%3E%3C/embed%3E%3C/object%3E"&gt;Waving Flag &lt;/a&gt;de K´naan y David Bisbal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Give me freedom&lt;br /&gt;Give me fire give me reason&lt;br /&gt;Take me higher&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the champion stake the field now&lt;br /&gt;You’ll be fightersmake us feel proud&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En las calles muchas manos&lt;br /&gt;levantadas, celebrando&lt;br /&gt;una fiesta sin descanzo&lt;br /&gt;los paises como hermanos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Canta y une tu voz&lt;br /&gt;grita fuerte que te escuche el sol&lt;br /&gt;el partido ya va a comenzar&lt;br /&gt;todos juntos vamos a ganar&lt;br /&gt;Unidos! Seremos grandes, seremos fuertes&lt;br /&gt;somos un pueblo&lt;br /&gt;bandera de libertad&lt;br /&gt;que viene y que va (x3)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When i get older&lt;br /&gt;I will be stronger&lt;br /&gt;they’ll call me freedom&lt;br /&gt;just like a wavin flag&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now wave your flag (x3)&lt;br /&gt;ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Danos vida&lt;br /&gt;danos fuego&lt;br /&gt;que nos lleve a lo alto&lt;br /&gt;campeones o vencidos&lt;br /&gt;pero unidos a internarlo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the streets&lt;br /&gt;are exalted people&lt;br /&gt;as we lose our inhibitions&lt;br /&gt;celebretion is around us&lt;br /&gt;every nation all around us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Singing forever young,&lt;br /&gt; singing songs underneath the sun&lt;br /&gt;let’s rejoice to the beatiful game&lt;br /&gt;and together at the end of day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seremos grandes,seremos fuertes&lt;br /&gt;somos un pueblo&lt;br /&gt;bandera de la libertad&lt;br /&gt;que viene y que va (x3)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When i get older&lt;br /&gt;I will be stronger&lt;br /&gt;they’ll call me freedom&lt;br /&gt;just like a wavin flag&lt;br /&gt;Now wave your flag (x3)&lt;br /&gt;ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unidos!Seremos grandes, seremos fuertes&lt;br /&gt;somos un pueblo&lt;br /&gt;bandera de la libertad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I get older&lt;br /&gt;I will be stronger&lt;br /&gt;they’ll call me freedom&lt;br /&gt;just like a wavin flag&lt;br /&gt;Now wave your flag (x3)&lt;br /&gt;ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh&lt;br /&gt;And everybody will be singing…&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-3929672527994316493?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/3929672527994316493/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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K-12) - TeacherVision.com'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-4563743273038045745</id><published>2010-03-01T16:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T16:53:50.460-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Beatles' songs and lyrics</title><content type='html'>You can teach many interesting classes with &lt;a href="http://www.beatlestube.net/video-links/"&gt;songs by The Beatles&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;At Beatles tube can download videos, songs and lyrics.&lt;br /&gt;Try singing along with your students. You will surely enjoy it!&lt;br /&gt;Love, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A suggestion for the first day of classes: &lt;a href="http://www.beatlestube.net/video-links/"&gt;"Goodbye, hello".&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I taught a sixth grade group this song many years ago and the class was very successful.&lt;br /&gt;Hope you try it, too.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4563743273038045745?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4563743273038045745/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4563743273038045745' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4563743273038045745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4563743273038045745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2010/03/beatles-songs-and-lyrics.html' title='The Beatles&apos; songs and lyrics'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-6011448823433360165</id><published>2010-02-14T04:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T05:04:55.508-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='songs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='practice listening skill online'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mp3 files free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blue moon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning English'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learn English'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='listening materials'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='listen'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='download mp3 files for learning English.'/><title type='text'>Songs to teach English</title><content type='html'>Nobody can deny the power of the use of songs in the EFL classroom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The words and phrases in the lyrics become unforgettable when they are learnt through singing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a wonderful song &lt;a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Songs/M018-BlueMoon.htm"&gt;Blue Moon.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can download this and many others listening materials and activities from &lt;a href="http://www.elllo.org/"&gt;Ello English Listening Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you and your students find these materials interesting and useful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big hug, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS Thanks Ana Montenegro for your suggestion.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-6011448823433360165?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/6011448823433360165/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=6011448823433360165' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6011448823433360165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6011448823433360165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2010/02/songs-to-teach-english.html' title='Songs to teach English'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-4325863018231176069</id><published>2010-02-05T06:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T06:38:15.172-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Verano</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/S2wtPi9vUdI/AAAAAAAAD_U/AwoqGZDz65k/s1600-h/DSC00064.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/S2wtPi9vUdI/AAAAAAAAD_U/AwoqGZDz65k/s400/DSC00064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434768595436392914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4325863018231176069?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4325863018231176069/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4325863018231176069' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4325863018231176069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4325863018231176069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2010/02/verano.html' title='Verano'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/S2wtPi9vUdI/AAAAAAAAD_U/AwoqGZDz65k/s72-c/DSC00064.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8574246858437550833</id><published>2010-02-05T06:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T06:27:55.850-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Games for language learning</title><content type='html'>You will find &lt;a href="http://edition.tefl.net/ideas/games/present-perfect-simple-continuous-games/"&gt;plenty of games&lt;/a&gt; here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy them with your students!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8574246858437550833?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8574246858437550833/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8574246858437550833' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8574246858437550833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8574246858437550833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2010/02/games-for-language-learning.html' title='Games for language learning'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-7009206811276110786</id><published>2009-12-18T03:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-18T03:43:10.214-08:00</updated><title type='text'>APA Style for academic writing- Estilo APA para escritura académica</title><content type='html'>Les recomiendo la lectura de este blog de donde elegí este trabajo sobre cómo usar &lt;a href="http://reflexionesgramaticales.blogspot.com/2009/04/formato-apa-para-trabajos-academicos.html"&gt;el estilo APA para hacer citas y organizar &lt;/a&gt;un trabajo académico. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saludos, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-7009206811276110786?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/7009206811276110786/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=7009206811276110786' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7009206811276110786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7009206811276110786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/12/apa-style-for-academic-writing-estilo.html' title='APA Style for academic writing- Estilo APA para escritura académica'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8338733926418017529</id><published>2009-11-19T03:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T03:09:42.627-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hamlet on line</title><content type='html'>You can read &lt;a href="http://shakespeare.about.com/b/2009/11/18/hamlet-online.htm?nl=1"&gt;Shakespeare's Hamlet&lt;/a&gt; on line now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Luv, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8338733926418017529?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8338733926418017529/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8338733926418017529' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8338733926418017529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8338733926418017529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/11/hamlet-on-line.html' title='Hamlet on line'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8834793695328823490</id><published>2009-11-03T02:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-03T02:11:57.643-08:00</updated><title type='text'>2nd Year  Health-Science Fair revisited</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SvAB4Go0SpI/AAAAAAAADtI/Hq5Z_QQvjos/s1600-h/SP_A0153.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SvAB4Go0SpI/AAAAAAAADtI/Hq5Z_QQvjos/s400/SP_A0153.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399818016583338642" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some weeks ago, students of the 2nd year of English Teacher Education College, Profesorado en Inglés, 2º año del ISARM, Posadas, Misiones, organized a Science Fair on Health guided by their Language II teacher, Lic. Mirta Mabel Herheluk. &lt;br /&gt;I had the opportunity of walking around and listening to most of their presentations.&lt;br /&gt;I even took a survey which results told me I have to exercise my body more!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;It was a very interesting event and it was full of students from all levels!&lt;br /&gt;Congrats and my hat off to you MABEL!&lt;br /&gt;Hugs, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8834793695328823490?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8834793695328823490/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8834793695328823490' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8718523785250683623</id><published>2009-10-28T07:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-28T07:26:58.602-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jornadas Salud 2nd Year Language: Prof. Mirta Mabel herheluk</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SuhUWFdEEfI/AAAAAAAADso/IPytCDHXou8/s1600-h/SP_A0149.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SuhUWFdEEfI/AAAAAAAADso/IPytCDHXou8/s320/SP_A0149.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SuhUWZiVExI/AAAAAAAADsw/04U-v3EqTPc/s1600-h/SP_A0150.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SuhUWZiVExI/AAAAAAAADsw/04U-v3EqTPc/s320/SP_A0150.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a 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title='Jornadas Salud 2nd Year Language: Prof. Mirta Mabel herheluk'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SuhUWFdEEfI/AAAAAAAADso/IPytCDHXou8/s72-c/SP_A0149.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2459471963560070705</id><published>2009-10-25T13:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T13:50:10.952-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tell me there's a heaven -Chris Rea-Lyrics and Video</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdjp2XoJN8Y"&gt;Tell me there’s a heaven&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;    &lt;em&gt;Chris Rhea (1989)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The little girl she said to me&lt;br /&gt;What are these things that I can see&lt;br /&gt;Each night when I come home from school&lt;br /&gt;And mama calls me in for tea&lt;br /&gt;Oh every night a baby dies&lt;br /&gt;And every night a mama cries&lt;br /&gt;What makes those men do what they do&lt;br /&gt;To make that person black and blue&lt;br /&gt;Grandpa says their happy now&lt;br /&gt;They sit with God in paradise&lt;br /&gt;With angels' wings and still somehow&lt;br /&gt;It makes me feel like ice&lt;br /&gt;Tell me there's a heaven&lt;br /&gt;Tell me that it's true&lt;br /&gt;Tell me there's a reason&lt;br /&gt;Why I'm seeing what I do&lt;br /&gt;Tell me there's a heaven&lt;br /&gt;Where all those people go&lt;br /&gt;Tell me they're all happy now&lt;br /&gt;Papa tell me that it's so&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So do I tell her that it's true&lt;br /&gt;That there's a place for me and you&lt;br /&gt;Where hungry children smile and say&lt;br /&gt;We wouldn't have no other way&lt;br /&gt;That every painful crack of bones&lt;br /&gt;Is a step along the way&lt;br /&gt;Every wrong done is a game plan&lt;br /&gt;To that great and joyful day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I'm looking at the father and the son&lt;br /&gt;And I'm looking at the mother and the daughter&lt;br /&gt;And I'm watching them in tears of pain&lt;br /&gt;And I'm watching them suffer&lt;br /&gt;Don't tell that little girl&lt;br /&gt;Tell me&lt;br /&gt;Tell me there's a heaven&lt;br /&gt;Tell me that it's true&lt;br /&gt;Tell me there's a reason&lt;br /&gt;Why I'm seeing what I do&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tell me there's a heaven&lt;br /&gt;Where all those people go&lt;br /&gt;Tell me they're all happy now&lt;br /&gt;Papa tell me that it's so.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5860267570290731276</id><published>2009-10-25T04:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T04:17:30.247-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Understanding the brain: videos</title><content type='html'>Como se desarrolla el cerebro en &lt;a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/understanding-the-brain-development.html"&gt;Discovery Channel videos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5860267570290731276?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2637689305103841549</id><published>2009-10-06T14:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-06T14:59:41.834-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I will survive Gloria Gaynor</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Faf1ch7Q9XE&amp;hl=es&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Faf1ch7Q9XE&amp;hl=es&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last Year, a student of mine, Silvana Torrents gave an excellent class based on this song and GG's life.&lt;br /&gt;A big hug for Silvana and here goes the lyrics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First I was afraid&lt;br /&gt;I was petrified&lt;br /&gt;Kept thinking I could never live&lt;br /&gt;without you by my side&lt;br /&gt;But I spent so many nights&lt;br /&gt;thinking how you did me wrong&lt;br /&gt;I grew strong&lt;br /&gt;I learned how to carry on&lt;br /&gt;and so you're back&lt;br /&gt;from outer space&lt;br /&gt;I just walked in to find you here&lt;br /&gt;with that sad look upon your face&lt;br /&gt;I should have changed my stupid lock&lt;br /&gt;I should have made you leave your key&lt;br /&gt;If I had known for just one second&lt;br /&gt;you'd be back to bother me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go on now go walk out the door&lt;br /&gt;just turn around now&lt;br /&gt;'cause you're not welcome anymore&lt;br /&gt;weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye&lt;br /&gt;you think I'd crumble&lt;br /&gt;you think I'd lay down and die&lt;br /&gt;Oh no, not I&lt;br /&gt;I will survive&lt;br /&gt;as long as i know how to love&lt;br /&gt;I know I will stay alive&lt;br /&gt;I've got all my life to live&lt;br /&gt;I've got all my love to give&lt;br /&gt;and I'll survive&lt;br /&gt;I will survive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It took all the strength I had&lt;br /&gt;not to fall apart&lt;br /&gt;kept trying hard to mend&lt;br /&gt;the pieces of my broken heart&lt;br /&gt;and I spent oh so many nights&lt;br /&gt;just feeling sorry for myself&lt;br /&gt;I used to cry&lt;br /&gt;Now I hold my head up high&lt;br /&gt;and you see me&lt;br /&gt;somebody new&lt;br /&gt;I'm not that chained up little person&lt;br /&gt;still in love with you&lt;br /&gt;and so you felt like dropping in&lt;br /&gt;and just expect me to be free&lt;br /&gt;now I'm saving all my loving&lt;br /&gt;for someone who's loving me &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy it, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8487920895790499218</id><published>2009-09-16T03:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-16T03:50:56.401-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='B B King&apos;s 84th Birthday'/><title type='text'>Enjoy BB King on his 84th birthday!</title><content type='html'>Celebrate BB King's 84th Birthday today watching him:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/atqi2NFMsw4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/atqi2NFMsw4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LONG LIVE THE KING!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8487920895790499218?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8487920895790499218/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8487920895790499218' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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KIng!</title><content type='html'>I have just heard on the radio that BB King, one of my favourite blues singer is 84 today.&lt;br /&gt;HAPPY BIRTHDAY! LONG LIVE THE KING!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jCNXASjzMY"&gt;"The Thrill is gone"&lt;/a&gt; live in Italy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6jCNXASjzMY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6jCNXASjzMY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-7523643551559557342?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/7523643551559557342/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=7523643551559557342' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7523643551559557342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7523643551559557342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-birthday-bb-king.html' title='Happy Birthday, BB KIng!'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-6265547659893240873</id><published>2009-09-15T08:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-15T08:32:22.631-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives  By Kenneth Beare, About.com</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/possessive.htm"&gt;Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Kenneth Beare, About.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The formation of possessive nouns and possessive adjectives is sometimes confusing to students. The reason for this is that many languages commonly use 'of' for this construction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Examples&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The color of his shirt NOT shirt's color&lt;br /&gt;The ball of his dog NOT his dog's ball&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In everyday English, however, we generally use possessive nouns and possessive adjectives rather than this 'of' form. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possessive Adjectives&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Possessive adjectives are used instead of possessive nouns when the reference is understood. For example:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tom is a dog lover. He takes his dog Spike everywhere!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this case, it is clear that 'his' refers to Tom because of the context. Possessive adjectives are always placed in front of the noun they modify. Here is a list of possessive adjectives:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I - my dog&lt;br /&gt;You - your cat&lt;br /&gt;He - his book&lt;br /&gt;She - her car&lt;br /&gt;It - its color (NOT it's!)&lt;br /&gt;We - our dog&lt;br /&gt;You - your house&lt;br /&gt;They - their farm&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-6265547659893240873?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/6265547659893240873/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=6265547659893240873' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6265547659893240873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6265547659893240873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/09/possessive-nouns-and-possessive.html' title='Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives  By Kenneth Beare, About.com'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-4440809252878748079</id><published>2009-09-07T17:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-07T17:13:18.206-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Primavera en Misiones</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SqWhnDN5s3I/AAAAAAAADrU/5QiVd92A_yw/s1600-h/SP_A0137.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SqWhnDN5s3I/AAAAAAAADrU/5QiVd92A_yw/s320/SP_A0137.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hace unos días estalló la primavera en nuestra zona. Recorriendo Posadas, se pueden ver distintos tonos de rosas en lapachos y azaleas; amarillos y blancos. Todo es color y verde.&lt;br /&gt;Si bien todavía no es la "fecha del inicio de la primavera", ella está en el aire, sin dudas. &lt;br /&gt;Ára Poty: tiempo de las flores, así se dice Primavera en guaraní.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spring is in the air. Though the calendar still does not tell, it is here, no doubt.&lt;br /&gt;Posadas, my hometown, has been adorned by different shades of pink, yellow and green. &lt;br /&gt;There are big trees and small flower pots everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the Mbya Guaraní people, this is a special time of renewal of life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's celebrate it with them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big hug from Posadas, ma.ma.&lt;div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'&gt;&lt;a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'&gt;&lt;img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4440809252878748079?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4440809252878748079/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4440809252878748079' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4440809252878748079'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4440809252878748079'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/09/primavera-en-misiones.html' title='Primavera en Misiones'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SqWhnDN5s3I/AAAAAAAADrU/5QiVd92A_yw/s72-c/SP_A0137.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8894078576453495361</id><published>2009-08-27T13:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T14:02:58.691-07:00</updated><title type='text'>de las Fábulas de Esopo</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Las fábulas de Esopo nos ofrecen gotitas de sabiduría que a los niños gustan mucho porque en ellas, los personajes son animales.&lt;br /&gt;Una de mis preferidas es:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://edyd.com/Fabulas/Esopo/E25ZorraCuervo.htm"&gt;LA ZORRA Y EL CUERVO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un cuervo robó a unos pastores un pedazo de carne y se retiró a un  árbol. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"  &gt;Lo vio una zorra, y deseando apoderarse  de aquella carne empezó a halagar al cuervo, elogiando sus elegantes  proporciones y su gran belleza, agregando además que no había encontrado a nadie  mejor dotado que él para ser el rey de las aves, pero que lo afectaba el hecho  de que no tuviera voz.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"  &gt;El cuervo, para demostrarle a la zorra  que no le faltaba la voz, soltó la carne para lanzar con orgullo fuertes  gritos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"  &gt;La zorra, sin perder tiempo,  rápidamente cogió la carne y le dijo:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"  &gt;-- Amigo cuervo, si además de vanidad  tuvieras entendimiento, nada más te faltaría realmente para ser el rey de las  aves.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"  &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"  &gt;Cuando te adulen, es cuando  con más razón debes cuidar de tus bienes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"  &gt; En este sitio encontrarán &lt;a href="http://edyd.com/"&gt;350 fábulas parecidas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Que las difruten, saludos, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8894078576453495361?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8894078576453495361/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8894078576453495361' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8894078576453495361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8894078576453495361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/08/de-las-fabulas-de-esopo.html' title='de las Fábulas de Esopo'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5246116082473781622</id><published>2009-08-18T13:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-18T13:46:06.382-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peter Gabriel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Come talk to me'/><title type='text'>Come talk to me - Peter Gabriel</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="meta"&gt;One of the best ways to practise language is by singing songs aloud.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;I hope you try with this one!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRLjpXLEp1A&amp;amp;feature=related"&gt;Come Talk To Me- Peter Gabriel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;The wretched desert  takes it’s form, the jackal proud and tight&lt;br /&gt;In search of you, I feel my way,  though the slowest heaving night&lt;br /&gt;Whatever fear invents, I swear it make no  sense&lt;br /&gt;I reach through the border fence&lt;br /&gt;Come down, come talk to me &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the swirling, curling storm of desire unuttered words hold fast &lt;br /&gt;With reptile tongue, the lightning lashes towers built to last&lt;br /&gt;Darkness  creeps in like a thief and offers no relief&lt;br /&gt;Why are you shaking like a leaf &lt;br /&gt;Come on, come talk to me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ah please talk to me&lt;br /&gt;Won’t you please  talk to me&lt;br /&gt;We can unlock this misery&lt;br /&gt;Come on, come talk to me &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{chorus 1:}&lt;br /&gt;I did not come to steal&lt;br /&gt;This all is so unreal &lt;br /&gt;Can’t you show me how you feel now&lt;br /&gt;Come on, come talk to me&lt;br /&gt;Come  talk to me [x2]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The earthly power sucks shadowed milk from sleepy tears  undone&lt;br /&gt;From nippled skin as smooth as silk the bugles blown as one&lt;br /&gt;You  lie there with your eyes half closed like there’s no-one there at all &lt;br /&gt;There’s a tension pulling on your face&lt;br /&gt;Come on, come talk to me &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Won’t you please talk to me&lt;br /&gt;If you’d just talk to me&lt;br /&gt;Unblock  this misery&lt;br /&gt;If you’d only talk to me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{chorus 2:}&lt;br /&gt;Don’t you ever  change your mind&lt;br /&gt;Now your future’s so defined&lt;br /&gt;And you act so deaf and  blind&lt;br /&gt;[and you act so deaf so blind]&lt;br /&gt;Come on, come talk to me&lt;br /&gt;Come  talk to me [x2]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can imagine the moment&lt;br /&gt;Breaking out through the  silence&lt;br /&gt;All the things that we both might say&lt;br /&gt;And the heart it will not  be denied&lt;br /&gt;’til we’re both on the same damn side&lt;br /&gt;All the barriers blown  away&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I said please talk to me&lt;br /&gt;Won’t you please come talk to me &lt;br /&gt;Just like it used to be&lt;br /&gt;Come on, come talk to me&lt;br /&gt;I did not come to  steal&lt;br /&gt;This all is so unreal&lt;br /&gt;Can you show me how you feel now&lt;br /&gt;Come  on, come talk to me&lt;br /&gt;Come talk to me [x2]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I said please talk to me &lt;br /&gt;If you’d just talk to me&lt;br /&gt;Unblock this misery&lt;br /&gt;If you’d only talk to  me&lt;br /&gt;[chorus 2]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JRLjpXLEp1A&amp;amp;hl=es&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JRLjpXLEp1A&amp;amp;hl=es&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="meta"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="Peter Gabriel" href="http://www.letrascanciones.com.mx/letras-canciones-peter-gabriel_11624.html"&gt;Letras  canciones de Peter Gabriel &lt;/a&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="Peter Gabriel - Come Talk To Me" href="http://www.letrascanciones.com.mx/letras-de-canciones-peter-gabriel-come-talk-to-me_65488.html"&gt;Letra  cancion de Peter Gabriel - Come Talk To Me &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5246116082473781622?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5246116082473781622/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5246116082473781622' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5246116082473781622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5246116082473781622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/08/come-talk-to-me-peter-gabriel.html' title='Come talk to me - Peter Gabriel'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-4449689248182008328</id><published>2009-08-17T13:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T14:02:19.018-07:00</updated><title type='text'>La Maza Mercedes Sosa . Shakira</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Esta canción siempre me conmovió hasta el tuétano.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It makes me shiver to the marrow.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pienso que la vida sin pasión no tiene sentido. Los maestros ponemos esa pasión en los estudiantes que formamos, los poetas en la máxima expresión de la palabra, los pintores en el equilibrio del color y las formas, en fin, "que cosa fuera la maza sin cantera". Necesitamos al otro para sentirnos completos, nuestro partícipe necesario: los amigos, los afectos, el color, la palabra, las miradas, los gestos, "la razón del equilibrio": LA ESPERANZA.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our life makes sense in the others around us, in our passion for what we do. Teachers put that passion in the learners we help to grow;  poets, in the uttermost expression of the word; artists, in the balance of form and colour. We need the others in our lives: friends, family, loved ones.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We need HOPE.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; A big hug, enjoy this!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Que lo disfruten, ma.ma.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 20px; "&gt;&lt;div id="cabecalho" class="cor_2" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 160px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 140px; "&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 20px; "&gt;&lt;h1 id="identificador_musica" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 17.5pt; font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; line-height: 26px; "&gt;La Maza&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2 style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(183, 183, 0); text-decoration: none; "&gt;&lt;a id="identificador_artista" href="http://letras.terra.com.br/mercedes-sosa/" style="color: rgb(183, 183, 0); font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; "&gt;Mercedes Sosa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;small style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); display: block; line-height: 15px; "&gt;Composição: Silvio Rodríguez&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id="main_cnt" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: 140px; position: relative; width: 683px; "&gt;&lt;div id="div_letra" style="padding-right: 200px; "&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;Si no creyera en la locura&lt;br /&gt;de la garganta del sinzontle,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera que en el monte&lt;br /&gt;se esconde el trigo y la pavura...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;Si no creyera en la balanza,&lt;br /&gt;en la razón del equilibrio,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en el delirio,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en la esperanza...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;Si no creyera en lo que agencio,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en mi camino,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en mi sonido,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en mi silencio...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;¿Qué cosa fuera, qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?&lt;br /&gt;un amasijo hecho de cuerdas y tendones,&lt;br /&gt;un revoltijo de carne con madera,&lt;br /&gt;un instrumento sin mejores pretenciones&lt;br /&gt;de lucecitas montadas para escena...&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?&lt;br /&gt;un testaferro del traidor de los aplausos,&lt;br /&gt;un servidor de pasado en copa nueva,&lt;br /&gt;un eternizador de dioses del ocaso,&lt;br /&gt;júbilo hervido con trapo y lentejuela . . .&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;Si no creyera en lo más duro,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en el deseo,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en lo que creo,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en algo puro...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;Si no creyera en cada herida,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en lo que ronde,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en lo que esconde&lt;br /&gt;hacerse hermano de la vida...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;Si no creyera en quien me escucha,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en lo que duele,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en lo que quede,&lt;br /&gt;si no creyera en lo que lucha...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 13px; "&gt;¿Qué cosa fuera, qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?&lt;br /&gt;un amasijo hecho de cuerdas y tendones,&lt;br /&gt;un revoltijo de carne con madera,&lt;br /&gt;un instrumento sin mejores pretenciones de lucecitas montadas para escena...&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?&lt;br /&gt;¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K9WFfezdQUE&amp;amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K9WFfezdQUE&amp;amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WFfezdQUE&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded"&gt;La Maza&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4449689248182008328?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4449689248182008328/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4449689248182008328' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4449689248182008328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4449689248182008328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/08/la-maza-mercedes-sosa-shakira.html' title='La Maza Mercedes Sosa . Shakira'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2343891857699138424</id><published>2009-08-17T01:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T01:58:23.029-07:00</updated><title type='text'>17 de agosto- Día del Fallecimiento del General San Martín</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51);  line-height: 14px; font-family:Arial;font-size:11px;"&gt;&lt;div class="nota floatFix"    style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;font-size:11px;color:initial;"&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;El General San Martín es uno de mis próceres más admirados. A medida que fui conociendo más sobre su vida y obras, sobre su carácter y los valores que lo animaban, más comprendí la grandeza de este héroe.Tuve oportunidad de recorrer los lugares por donde anduvo, por donde cruzó con su ejercito, y las condiciones tan difíciles del relieve de la región me hizo imaginar cuán grande debió ser para liderer a miles de hombres mal alimentados y con pocos elementos para resistir el frío y la crudeza del clima de la región. Compartió con sus hombres la crudeza de las condiciones de vida del campamento, era austero y no gustaba de lujos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;Sólo un gran líder podía convencer a tantos a seguirlo por esos caminos montañosos, angostos, faltos de oxígeno y llenos de dificultades.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;Sus grandes ideales y sus valores morales y éticos hiceron el resto.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;Levanto mi mirada al cielo y pienso que desde alguna estrella nos sigue guiando e iluminando el camino de los que aún creemos en una patria grande, fraterna y libre: ¡AL GRAN CAPITAN, SALUD! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;-------------------------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;Don Jose de San Martin is my favourite hero. The more I read and study about his life the more I admire his greatness and patriotism. I had the opportunity of visiting the areas where he prepared his army in Mendoza and the paths through the mountains where he crossed the Andes. The hard climatic and relief conditions made his venture even more heroic. Only a man full of ideals and a strong faith in the future of his country could have led thousand of poorly fed and badly dressed soldiers along. He shared these conditions with them leaving behind all luxuries. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;I look up to the sky and think that somewhere among the stars he is still guiding those of us who believe in a great fraternal free nation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;I salute him with honor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;ma.ma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="volanta"   style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;   vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 11px/14px Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(129, 129, 129); display: block; line-height: 16px; font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;"&gt;Las fiestas patrias&lt;/span&gt;&lt;h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, serif; vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 20px/24px Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 26px; "&gt;¿Por qué es feriado hoy? Tres de cada diez personas no lo saben&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2 style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 20px; color: rgb(86, 86, 86); font: normal normal normal 14px/20px Arial, sans-serif; "&gt;Sin embargo, San Martín es el prócer preferido&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class="notaFecha floatFix" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 128, 128) !important; text-decoration: none; "&gt;Cultura&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www.lanacion.com.ar/cultura/nota.asp?nota_id=1163413" onclick="javascript:this.href='nota.asp?nota_id=1163413'" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; 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padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Hoy es feriado. ¿Por qué? No todos lo saben. Si bien el general José de San Martín es el prócer preferido de los argentinos, el 28% de la población y la mitad de los jóvenes de 18 a 24 años no conocen las razones de este feriado, en el que se conmemora el fallecimiento del Libertador.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Con las demás fechas patrias pasa lo mismo. O peor. Un estudio de 1010 entrevistas a mayores de 18 años, realizado en junio pasado por la consultora TNS-Gallup, revela que franjas importantes de la población desconocen qué se recuerda en los días feriados.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;No basta con ver a diario en los billetes de los pesos argentinos los rostros de próceres como Domingo F. Sarmiento, Manuel Belgrano o Bartolomé Mitre, o leer sus nombres en los carteles de calles y plazas públicas. "Los próceres están presentes en la vida cotidiana, pero no se los vincula con los hechos históricos", afirmó a La Nacion la directora de investigación de TNS-Gallup, Constanza Cilley. Para ella, "no se trata de un desconocimiento acerca del prócer, sino de la contribución que ellos dieron a la historia del país".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Entre las tres fechas con mayor cantidad de respuestas correctas dos son internacionales. La primera, el 1° de mayo (Día del Trabajo), con el 93% de aciertos, y la tercera, el 12 de octubre (Día de la Raza), con el 85%. La fecha patria mejor identificada es el 20 de junio (Día de la Bandera), con el 92% de respuestas positivas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;"De todos los próceres y personajes patrios que tiene nuestro país, ¿cuál es su preferido?", fue otra de las preguntas del estudio, que, como las demás, el entrevistado podía responder espontáneamente, sin contar con opciones entre las que elegir.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Aun cuando la fecha de su muerte sea una de las menos recordadas, el prócer más mencionado (por el 41% de los encuestados) fue San Martín. Le siguen Belgrano (16%) y Sarmiento (11%). El 15% dijo no tener "ninguno" como preferido.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Entre otros nombres mencionados, en el cuarto puesto figura el general Juan Domingo Perón, con el 3% de las adhesiones, seguido por Eva Perón, con el 2%. Los demás son Martín Miguel de Güemes, Mariano Moreno, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Bartolomé Mitre e Hipólito Yrigoyen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;El informe indica que esta predilección se da en todos los segmentos sociodemográficos y se agudiza entre los varones de mayor edad y nivel socioeconómico, y que los jóvenes fueron los más reacios a elegir un personaje.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;La situación descripta es la misma desde hace tres años. En 2006, TNS-Gallup hizo la misma encuesta y los resultados de ahora no registraron modificaciones significativas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Se muestra también que cuanto más nivel socioeconómico y educativo tiene una persona más conoce acerca de las fechas históricas. Y, entre ellos, saben más las mujeres que los varones. También es mayor el conocimiento entre los porteños y los habitantes de provincias del interior que los del Gran Buenos Aires.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Los que menos recuerdan los sucesos históricos que motivan los días festivos son la franja más joven de los incluidos en la encuesta: los que tienen entre 18 y 24 años.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;El 49% de ellos no supo asociar un hecho significativo con la fecha de hoy, 17 de agosto, y el 52% tampoco pudo hacerlo para el 11 de septiembre (Día del Maestro). Cuatro de cada diez no supieron responder qué se recuerda el 2 de abril (Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de Malvinas) y tres de cada diez ignoraron también qué se conmemora el 9 de julio (Declaración de la Independencia).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;"Conocer la historia, nuestros símbolos y fechas patrias, nos integra como nación y hace a nuestra identidad", dijo Cilley. Y agregó: "La revalorización de estas fechas patrias como momentos de reflexión acerca de quiénes somos como país ?y no como una excusa de minivacaciones o de fin de semana largo? debería estar en la agenda política y educativa del Gobierno y las instituciones".&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;Consideró, además, que el corrimiento de los feriados para favorecer los fines de semana largos "afecta, pero no es el centro de la cuestión". Como pasa con los acontecimientos importantes de la vida personal, aun cuando se celebren fuera de fecha, no dejan de ser conocidos y recordados.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SmrKKRRy0YI/AAAAAAAADjA/4iTzcRZh2kY/s400/Kalas+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362320584123535746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Acá me ven, en el medio del acto de crear. El proceso comenzó unos días antes; en el mercado compré unas calas y me pasé todo el fin de semana dibujando y pintando en pastel. Me costó mucho lograr las formas y adentrarme en los colores. Luego, fui al taller de mi maestra Yiyú Finke, y, en su jardín estaba esta planta de calas florecidas justo a tiempo, como si hubiese sido para mí.&lt;br /&gt;Así que, ahi nomás, comencé con este cuadro que es uno de mis preferidos, por todo el proceso creativo que involucró.&lt;br /&gt;Se llama:  "Kala"&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both; text-align:LEFT"&gt;&lt;a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SmrIfV5vXhI/AAAAAAAADi4/XNXby8jdgbY/s320/Reunion+de+Superv+dic+08+014.jpg" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5056866233234677847?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5056866233234677847/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5056866233234677847' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5056866233234677847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5056866233234677847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-creating-process-en-el-acto-creativo.html' title='In the creating Process - En el acto creativo'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SmrKK1yO-WI/AAAAAAAADjQ/dWAsZvKjXkY/s72-c/Kala+parcial.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2808052089629023100</id><published>2009-07-24T01:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T01:56:48.046-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inclusión'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='entrevista Néstor López'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La escuela'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='los adolescentes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cultura'/><title type='text'>La escuela secundaria y los adolescentes Entrevista a Néstor López Por Silvia Bacher</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; (Esta entrevista fue realizada en marzo de 2009 en Radio Nacional- Accedida el día 24/07/09 en &lt;a href="http://www.alfabetizacion.fundacionsantillana.org/archivos/observatorio/Entrev.%20Néstor%20López.pdf"&gt;http://www.alfabetización.fundacionsantillana.org&lt;/a&gt;)-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vamos a hablar sobre la escuela media y los adolescentes, en un día muy especial,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;en el que los chicos empiezan la escuela secundaria, esa escuela a la que aman y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;odian; a la que muchas veces le recriminamos que está quebrada y agotada, pero que&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;no nos ofrece alternativa. Para poder pensarla, tenemos un invitado en el piso: Néstor&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;López, sociólogo, coordinador de Estudios y Políticas de Equidad del Instituto&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Internacional de Planeamiento de la Educación (UNESCO).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Un gusto tenerte aquí para poder pensar a partir de letra escrita, como el&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;documento que ustedes elaboraron junto con la Organización de Estados&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Iberoamericanos y el SITEAL, titulado “La escuela y los adolescentes. Un informe&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sobre tendencias educativas en América Latina”, un material que aún tiene olor a tinta&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;fresca...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Así es, salió en diciembre y estamos en pleno proceso de presentación y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;distribución de este documento. Gracias por la invitación para poder contarlo y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;compartirlo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hace mucho tiempo que trabajás en este tema. Cuando hacés este&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;documento, ¿cuál de las conclusiones es la más significativa?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;En realidad, lo que intenta mostrar el Informe es que, en el caso particular de&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;la adolescencia, aparece una dimensión más cultural, que tiene que ver con las&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;preferencias, con los modos de vida y de ser; y tal vez es ése el aspecto en el&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;que la escuela tiene menos experiencia para abordarlo. Uno podría decir que&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;las escuelas nacieron haciendo frente al problema de las desigualdades&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sociales, pero ser adolescente hoy incluye una complejidad frente a la que aún&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;las escuelas están bastante inermes. Creo que ésa es la idea con la que más&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;énfasis quisimos trabajar en el Informe, porque nos parecía que es el punto&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;más a destacar para poder sumar en el análisis y el diagnóstico que se hace&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;habitualmente.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A la diferencia de cultura (cultura adolescente, cultura escolar) que existe&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;desde hace mucho tiempo, se suma ya en la década del noventa que muchos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;chicos que no fueron a la escuela, acceden afortunadamente más tarde y esto&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;les trae nuevos protagonistas a los que les cuesta mucho más mirar.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ése es un punto clave, teniendo en cuenta que hasta hace pocas décadas la&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;escuela tomaba examen de ingreso. Esto quiere decir que se daba el lujo de&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;seleccionar a los alumnos que quería adentro y estaba legitimado que hubiera&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescentes que no entraban porque no habían podido pasar ese examen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Además, tenían el recurso de la expulsión, por lo que, si por casualidad se les&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;había “colado” el día del examen de ingreso alguno que no era el tipo de&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;alumno esperado por la escuela, al poco tiempo ese alumno se hacía evidente&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;y era expulsado. De esa manera, la escuela se garantizaba un grupo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;relativamente homogéneo de alumnos con los cuales sabía tratar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;perfectamente y con quienes lograba esa excelencia académica que tanto se&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;añora.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hoy la escuela tiene la obligación de integrar. Nuestras leyes de educación&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(no sólo en la Argentina, sino en toda América Latina) establecen la educación&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;secundaria como obligatoria, existe la expectativa de que todos la terminen y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;todos aprendan, entonces las aulas se llenan de alumnos históricamente&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ausentes en las escuelas. Ése es tal vez el principal problema, porque están&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;los chicos en las escuelas, están dadas las condiciones para que estos chicos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;puedan presenciar una clase, pero no tienen al frente una institución preparada&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;para interactuar con ellos. Ahí es donde aparece esa dimensión más subjetiva,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;esa dimensión cultural y cualitativa, que es el gran desafío que tiene la escuela&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ahora.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Parece que los chicos están en la escuela y en realidad no están, y al final&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;muchos terminan dejando.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Así es: muchos terminan dejando, muchos terminan el ciclo sin haber&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;aprendido (hay una especie de estafa en ese sentido, porque el chico fue,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;rindió, aprobó, pero lo que aprendió en realidad fue muy poco). Aparece&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;también el tema del desaliento en estos chicos que sienten que están en una&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;institución que no les habla a ellos, que no los comprende, que los violenta en&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;muchos casos por el modo en que les habla... Son todos factores que hacen&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;que chicos que están queriendo ir a la escuela a la larga terminan dejando.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;¿Cuáles son los ejes sobre los que trabajaron y que organizan este Informe,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;que vamos a ir conociendo a lo largo del programa?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;El Informe tiene dos momentos, que están explicitados en la Introducción y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;que tienen que ver con la idea de que hay una dimensión económica y otra no&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;económica. Así, vemos que en la educación secundaria el factor económico&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pesa más fuerte, a diferencia de la primaria. Esto significa que si vos decís&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;“tengo ante mí a un niño pobre, ¿irá o no a la escuela?”, uno contestaría que lo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;más probable es que vaya, por lo que el nivel socioeconómico no te permite&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;anticipar si ese chico va a la escuela o no; en cambio, si me decís “tengo un&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescente pobre ante mí”, yo te diría que hay muchas chances de que ese&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;chico ya no vaya a la escuela; por el contrario, si me decís “tengo un&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescente rico”, yo te diría que lo más probable es que ese chico esté yendo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a la escuela. Vemos entonces que el factor económico en la secundaria tiene&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;una capacidad de predicción mucho más fuerte.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero un dato que pareciera contradecir al anterior es que hay cada vez más&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescentes de clases medias y clases medias altas que no van a las&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;escuelas. Empiezan a aparecer entonces otros factores, que van más allá de lo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;económico, que hacen que los chicos vayan a la escuela.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;De esta manera, el Informe queda estructurado en una primera parte que&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mira la dimensión económica, para luego concentrarse en aquellos factores no&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;económicos que están invitando a que los chicos dejen la escuela. Ahí aparece&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;una dimensión subjetiva, vivencial, cultural, de identidad, de expectativas,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;frente a la cual la escuela no está teniendo una respuesta que los ayude y los&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;acompañe o los sume a la escuela. Son dimensiones más difíciles de analizar,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;con menos informaciones cuantitativas que te permitan avanzar en las&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;conclusiones, más orientadas a plantear hipótesis en una posición más&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;reflexiva, de pregunta.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Una vez analizado el tema económico –no resuelto, pero sí ya más pensado&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;y para el cual ya se encontraron ciertas soluciones, como las becas –, ¿cuáles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;son esos temas más innovadores que plantea el Informe y que, en la búsqueda&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;de respuestas, puede beneficiar a todos los chicos y a los profesores? Porque&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;también debemos tener en cuenta otro fenómeno: el de los profesores que&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sufren cuando tienen que ir a clases.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Así es, a veces tenemos profesores desprovistos de recursos para poder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;enfrentar esa situación. Nosotros intentamos hacer una distinción entre&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;situaciones que cada adolescente está vivenciando en sí, personalmente, y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;situaciones que van más allá de ellos pero que definen el contexto en que&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;estos niños nacen y se desarrollan. Por ejemplo, el tema de los consumos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;culturales, de cuáles son sus preferencias, a cuál de las tribus urbanas se&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sienten más ligados, etc., atañen a chicos particulares a los que mirás y te&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;preguntás qué será de la vida de este chico, o lo ves caminando por la calle y a&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;partir de su modo de vestir, de con quién va y otras cosas, uno se imagina un&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescente, se pregunta sobre él y trata de ver cómo sería desarrollar una&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;propuesta educativa que lo convoque, que le sirva y que sienta que está&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;orientada a él. Ahí aparecen básicamente los temas de participación,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;identidades, consumos culturales. Pero hay otro conjunto de factores que no&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;necesariamente les afectan a ellos, pero que sí definen el escenario en el que&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;crecen. Poníamos el ejemplo, tal vez no tan presente en Argentina pero sí en&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;otros países de América Latina, de las migraciones: en el caso mexicano, hay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;grupos enteros de población que se están trasladando por la geografía, dentro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;de México y hacia Estados Unidos. Lo mismo ocurre en los países de&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Centroamérica y los países andinos. Así, aunque un adolescente en sí no sea&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;migrante, vive en un contexto donde la migración es un elemento permanente&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;del escenario, donde sus amigos lo son, su familia lo es, donde convive con&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;personas que están pensando un proyecto en otro lugar. A ese adolescente,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sin dudas, eso lo marca en su proyecto de vida y en sus expectativas. De esa&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;manera, empiezan a aparecer elementos de contexto que ofrecen una visión&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;del mundo distinta. Entonces, también la escuela tendría que estar atenta a&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;dichos elementos y conocer qué le está pasando a este adolescente.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Estaba pensando en declaraciones de algunos famosos en estos días, que&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;dicen que hay que bajar la edad de imputabilidad a la hora de juzgarlos. Son&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;fenómenos que la escuela no pensó, pero la sociedad tampoco, y de alguna&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;manera los van marcando y parecen ser reacciones violentas, reacciones a una&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;falta de cuidado de la sociedad. Así, podemos tomar una foto más amplia y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;verlos no sólo en una escuela que no los entiende, sino también en una&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sociedad que no los entiende. ¿Ustedes atravesaron esta mirada en el&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Informe?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sí, está presente, porque efectivamente es un tema no sólo de dificultad de&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;relación entre la adolescencia y la escuela, sino también una dificultad de&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;relación entre adolescentes y otras generaciones, de las que provienen&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;además los docentes. Hay por tanto un doble desencuentro: en tanto docente&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;con el alumno y en tanto adulto con el docente. El proveer a un docente de&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;recursos para poder estar exitosamente al frente de un aula contempla esta&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;doble dimensión: la tradicional, del vínculo docente-alumno, más una dificultad&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;que apela a factores más personales, que tienen que ver con sus prejuicios,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;con su mirada, que suelen ser un obstáculo entre el adulto y el adolescente. En&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ese sentido, hay una doble tensión en la condición del docente frente a un&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescente que le es tan ajeno: no sólo hay una dificultad pedagógica, sino&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;incluso una dificultad visceral de interactuar con él, porque en realidad, a ése&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;que tiene como adolescente en el aula, tal vez cuando lo cruza en la calle lo ve&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;como enemigo, como el que le quiere robar o está en contra de él. Así, es muy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;difícil manejar esa tensión.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hay un viejo proverbio jesuita que dice “para enseñarle latín a Pedro, hay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;que saber latín, pero también hay que saber Pedro”.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exactamente, de eso se trata.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Otro tema interesante es el de las tecnologías, en el caso de los&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescentes que dejaron la escuela. ¿Ese saber instrumental les suma o les&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;resta a la hora de volver a la escuela?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Creo que les facilita un espacio de integración con la escuela y un espacio&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;de integración con el mundo. En ese sentido, me parece que las nuevas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;generaciones tienen una gran ventaja, ya que así como decimos que la escuela&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;es un espacio poco amigable o que contempla muy poco las especificidades&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adolescentes, uno podría pensar también que esas tecnologías están hechas&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;casi a la medida de ellos: todo lo relacionado con las tecnologías apela a un&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sentido común que los adolescentes son plenamente portadores, y que no es el&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sentido común que tal vez tienen otras generaciones. Es un mundo que les es&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mucho más accesible; pero aparece también la discusión por la brecha digital,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ya que hay sectores que ni siquiera tienen acceso a estas tecnologías. Aunque&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ha disminuido –porque el abaratamiento y la difusión de las tecnologías es&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;cada vez mayor– esta brecha implica que el pasar a estar excluido del mundo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;digital perjudica tremendamente el acceso al espacio de integración.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;En &lt;a href="http://www.alfabetizacion.fundacionsantillana.org/paginas/observatorio.asp"&gt;Fundación Santillana &lt;/a&gt;encontrarán una sección de &lt;a href="http://www.alfabetizacion.fundacionsantillana.org/paginas/biblioteca.asp"&gt;biblioteca&lt;/a&gt; que contiene artículos muy interesantes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-aa79815a3c741732" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"&gt;&lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Daa79815a3c741732%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330015916%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5AFF1A4E56403D0E1796B69E5F36ECA1340D5CB2.63FD774D4F7E3FAAC50241E3316F0E9EB61873DB%26key%3Dck1&amp;amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Daa79815a3c741732%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DtGQ3lHFa3-S4FJHShVzriTSQxrM&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;ps=blogger"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Daa79815a3c741732%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330015916%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5AFF1A4E56403D0E1796B69E5F36ECA1340D5CB2.63FD774D4F7E3FAAC50241E3316F0E9EB61873DB%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Daa79815a3c741732%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DtGQ3lHFa3-S4FJHShVzriTSQxrM&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-2808052089629023100?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=aa79815a3c741732&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/2808052089629023100/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=2808052089629023100' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2808052089629023100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2808052089629023100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/la-escuela-secundaria-y-los.html' title='La escuela secundaria y los adolescentes Entrevista a Néstor López Por Silvia Bacher'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8846171590627434149</id><published>2009-07-22T03:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-22T05:57:36.305-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My sis Tany</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SmbpRIlVbyI/AAAAAAAADiM/TDDj5qRzuVc/s1600-h/PA180085.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SmbpRIlVbyI/AAAAAAAADiM/TDDj5qRzuVc/s320/PA180085.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  This is my dear sis Tany. She is a wonderful storyteller. Now she reads  stories for children and teens on the local radio of Capioví,  her place.&lt;br /&gt;You can access to it on internet at: &lt;a href="http://www.guadalupe.somosturadio.com.ar"&gt;http://www.guadalupe.somosturadio.com.ar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at 12.30 a.m. Argentina time.&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy it!&lt;br /&gt;Love, ma.ma.&lt;div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8846171590627434149?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8846171590627434149/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8846171590627434149' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8846171590627434149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8846171590627434149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-sis-tany.html' title='My sis Tany'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SmbpRIlVbyI/AAAAAAAADiM/TDDj5qRzuVc/s72-c/PA180085.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2518508238859260070</id><published>2009-07-22T02:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-22T02:50:19.687-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='entrevista educación vocación ideas'/><title type='text'>Entrevista</title><content type='html'>Hola amig@s!&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ayer completé una entrevista sobre mis ideas en educación. Incluyo aqui el link para acceso directo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whohub.com/mamaes"&gt;Entrevista Maria Martha Espindola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Abrazo, ma.ma.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-2518508238859260070?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/2518508238859260070/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=2518508238859260070' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2518508238859260070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2518508238859260070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/entrevista.html' title='Entrevista'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2810871503058630498</id><published>2009-07-20T23:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T23:38:34.406-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I shine the light of love and understanding</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today's Daily Word - Tuesday, July 21, 2009&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Shine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I shine the light of love and understanding.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Looking up at the night sky, I cannot count the multitude of stars, but the longer I look, the more I see. Each one is a beacon of light.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I, too, am a beacon of light, a light of love and understanding in the world. I may never know when my light is inspiring someone else along his or her way. I do know that as divine light shines through me, I radiate love and acceptance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I feel joy as I consider that I am brought to each situation in my life for a purpose. It is up to me to let my light shine brightly, and I do, for I am expressing the divine light that illumines my soul.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."--Isaiah 49:6&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Inspired by this message? 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Luego en el año 1969, cuando el hombre llegó a la Luna, Argentina, Uruguay y Brasil entre otros países decidieron que este hecho nos había unido a todos como amigos. Desde entonces lo celebramos el 20 de junio.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;En Chile, sin embargo, se festeja el primer viernes de octubre y en EEUU, el primer domingo de agosto es el Día Internacional de la Amistad. (International Friendship Day).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Feliz Día a tod@s!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8095163047886809887?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8095163047886809887/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8095163047886809887' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8095163047886809887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8095163047886809887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/dia-del-amigo.html' title='Día del amigo'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-6144643939593888293</id><published>2009-07-20T15:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T15:15:13.759-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='amigos tiempo espacio James Taylor&apos;s You&apos;ve got a Friend'/><title type='text'>Friend's Day - Día del amigo</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333FF;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;Querid@s amig@s&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Ustedes saben que pienso que el amor, en todas sus formas, es la única fuerza que nos da vida. Es el motor que nos pone andando en este mundo, es la manifestación divina en nosotros. Nacemos por un acto de amor y sobrevivimos en este mundo porque ese amor nos nutre y nos sostiene.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333FF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#CC66CC;"&gt;Ustedes, amig@s mí@s, también saben que &lt;b&gt;s&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;on, para mí, muy importantes&lt;/b&gt;, no importa lo lejos o cerca que estén de mí, físicamente. El tiempo y el espacio son medidas relativas en lo que respecta a la amistad o, como dije antes, el AMOR.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#CC66CC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33CC00;"&gt;¿Acaso no les ha pasado que cuando estamos junto a los que amamos, pareja, amigos, familiares, el tiempo  ya no importa, parece que los segundos son horas y el espacio es uno solo, el nuestro?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33CC00;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#FF9900;"&gt;Bueno, tampoco importa cuanto tiempo haya pasado desde la última vez que compartimos un tiempo juntos, este tiempo, el de ahora, es único y parece que fue solo ayer nuestro anterior encuentro.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#FF9900;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600CC;"&gt;Esa magia la produce ese sentimiento que nos une.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600CC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#FF99FF;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Por eso, en este día especial quiero enviarles un gran abrazo, muy grande, con todo mi amor, &lt;a href="http://ma.ma/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(36, 70, 107); "&gt;ma.ma&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'arial black', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00CCCC;"&gt;"When you want to be with someone you love, aren´t you already there?" (Richard Bach-There is no such place as far away)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'arial black';color:#00CCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'arial black', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00CCCC;"&gt;(¿Si deseas estar con alguien que amas, no estás ya, allá?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'arial black';color:#00CCCC;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'arial black';color:#00CCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; "&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'arial black';color:#00CCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#3333FF;"&gt;Here's my present for you on this day&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'arial black';color:#3333FF;"&gt;James Taylor singing You've got a friend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'arial black';color:#3333FF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'arial black';color:#3333FF;"&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wftbahypdAA&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wftbahypdAA&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:'arial black';color:#00CCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; "&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'arial black', sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00CCCC;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#3333FF;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-6144643939593888293?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/6144643939593888293/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=6144643939593888293' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6144643939593888293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6144643939593888293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/friends-day-dia-del-amigo.html' title='Friend&apos;s Day - Día del amigo'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8673527552012122256</id><published>2009-07-20T15:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T15:08:57.442-07:00</updated><title type='text'>40 Years since Moon Landing- A 40 años de la llegada a la Luna</title><content type='html'>Here are &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0ib-U4dZRM"&gt;Neil Armstrong's &lt;/a&gt;memories.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The countdown can be used to teach numbers to children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acá encontrarán un video de las &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0ib-U4dZRM"&gt;memorias de Neil Armstrong&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8673527552012122256?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8673527552012122256/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8673527552012122256' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8673527552012122256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8673527552012122256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/40-years-since-moon-landing-40-anos-de.html' title='40 Years since Moon Landing- A 40 años de la llegada a la Luna'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-4194120911088206376</id><published>2009-07-20T13:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T13:36:31.869-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Moon Childhood memories Go Far Explore'/><title type='text'>Forty Years Ago - Hace 40 años</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;I was an eight-year-old girl forty years ago and one of my precious memories is that of today. The moment when Neil Armstrong,  Buzz Aldrin and Michael Colins landed on the Moon will always be and unforgetable one. We did not have TV in my town then so all I remember is the sight of my Grandfather Rodolfo, then 93, listening to the radio and saying he would not believe it until he saw it. Unfortunately, he did not make it to be  able to witness it on TV or videos as we can now.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I always compare that moment to the time when Columbus came to America for the first time. I think the world changed after that. Humanity changed, our vision of the "known universe" broadened.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I just wanted to remember that today and pay tribute to those who dared dream and believe in themselves hard enough to persue a goal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;President Kennedy said: "We chose the goal of the Moon [. . . ] not because it is easy but because it is hard." &lt;/div&gt;&lt;object width="560" height="340"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B882w2gC22s&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B882w2gC22s&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hace 40 años yo tenía solo 8 y hay pocas cosas que recuerdo tan vívidamente como ese día en que el hombre llegó a la luna. Cuando Neil Armstrong puso su pie por primera vez en la luna en mi ciudad no habia TV por lo que escuchamos la transmisión por radio.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Recuerdo muy claramente a mi abuelo Rodolfo con 93 años, parado junto a la heladera con su cabeza apoyada en brazos a la altura de la radio que estaba sobre ella y diciendo: "Si no lo veo, no lo creo". Lamentablemente el no vivió para verlo en la tele o en videos como nosotros (y hoy por internet).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Este humilde recuerdo es para esos hombres que se atrevieron a soñar y creyeron en sí mismos al punto de aventurarse a lo desconocido y tener éxito. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La llegada del hombre a la luna puede ser comparada con la llegada de Colón a América. Ese hecho cambió el mundo y nuestra conciencia como seres en el universo conocido.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;El Presidente Kennedy había dicho al iniciar las misiones Apolo: "Elegimos la meta de la Luna no porque sea fácil sino porque es difícil."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Por los sueños, los soñadores un poco locos y por los aventureros de hoy y de siempre.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2BvbD-1qZtc&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2BvbD-1qZtc&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Un abrazo, ma.ma.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4194120911088206376?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4194120911088206376/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4194120911088206376' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4194120911088206376'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4194120911088206376'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/07/forty-years-ago-hace-40-anos.html' title='Forty Years Ago - Hace 40 años'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2710636378345260579</id><published>2009-06-29T15:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-29T15:50:44.947-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Escritura manuscrita- ejercicios'/><title type='text'>Escritura manuscrita-ejercicios</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a name="ESCRITURA MANUSCRITA"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+1;"&gt;ESCRITURA MANUSCRITA &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr align="left" width="56%" noshade=""  style="font-size:10;"&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+3;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;a escritura  manuscrita constituye una modalidad de lenguaje que debe ser laboriosamente  aprendida en sus etapas iniciales y que, una vez automatizada, pasa a constituir  un medio de expresión y desarrollo personal  También constituye un eficiente  mediador del aprendizaje que facilita al alumno la organización, retención y  recuperación de la información. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;La escritura manuscrita, por el hecho de  constituir una forma de comunicación debe ser legible y por ende fácilmente  comprendida por el destinatario.  Es decir, las letras deben ser claras,  diferenciadas y regulares en cuanto a su tamaño, proporción e inclinación; las  palabras deben estar separadas unas de otras, bien ligadas y alineadas.  Asimismo, la diagramación debe facilitar la lectura del texto, la captación de  su estructura, su uso funcional y su presentación estética. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;El aprendizaje de la escritura es un proceso  evolutivo que se desarrolla gradualmente.  Los niños no están preparados para la  escritura en forma homogénea cuando entran a primer año, tampoco progresan todos  a un mismo ritmo en su aprendizaje; por lo tanto es necesario adaptar su  enseñanza a las diferencias individuales de los alumnos. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;El aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura no  siempre va a la par.  Muchos niños saben leer y sin embargo tienen dificultades  para escribir.  Por el contrario, algunos niños copian palabras con buena  caligrafía y sus habilidades lectoras son escasas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Por lo tanto, es importante que se respete el  nivel de desarrollo del niño en las dos asignaturas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+1;"&gt;SUGERENCIAS &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr align="left" width="30%" noshade=""  style="font-size:10;"&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Las consideraciones y sugerencias metodológicas  que se describen a continuación se refieren a la preparación para la escritura  manuscrita y la escritura inicial: &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Preparación para la escritura &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;La escritura manuscrita requiere que el niño haya  disociado los movimientos de la muñeca y de los dedos de su mano dominante y que  al mismo tiempo, sus dedos tengan la precisión, coordinación y fuerza necesaria  para tomar el lápiz y realizar los movimientos propios de la escritura, sin  tensión ni excesiva presión.  El niño llega a esa etapa a través de un  desarrollo progresivo de las funciones básicas directamente relacionadas con la  escritura. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Estas funciones incluyen actividades de  psicomotricidad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;referidas al desarrollo del esquema corporal,  coordinación dinámica global y equilibrio, relajación, estructuración del  espacio y del tiempo, motricidad fina y actividades gráficas.  Para su  realización se sugiere lo siguiente:&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. &lt;/b&gt; Estimule a los niños a "jugar a  escribiré valore los intentos comunicativos que trasmiten sus simulacros de  letras, sílabas o palabras. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2.&lt;/b&gt;  Realice actividades relacionadas con el  esquema corporal como las siguientes: &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Reconocer y nombrar las diferentes partes del  cuerpo y sus funciones, especialmente las partes directamente &lt;img height="250" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto57.gif" width="141" align="right" nosave="" /&gt;relacionadas con la  escritura: brazo, ante- brazo, muñeca, mano y dedos. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Tomar conciencia de la izquierda y derecha  trazando en el cuerpo del niño una línea imaginaria vertical con una cuerda o un  hilo a plomo, que lo divida en dos partes iguales. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Trazar el eje corporal o línea media del  cuerpo&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;sobre el cuerpo de un amigo, dibujos,  fotografías o esquemas de cuerpos humanos. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3.&lt;/b&gt;  Realice algunas de las siguientes  actividades relacionadas con la coordinación dinámica global y el  equilibrio: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Caminar, correr, saltar, arrastrarse, rodar,  trepar, etc., con el objeto de desarrollar la conciencia global del cuerpo y de  sus acciones. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Caminar siguiendo determinados ritmos: lento,  normal o rápido, utilizando golpes de manos o una pandereta. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Jugar a "la estatua", al "mono mayor", al  "pillarse" y a otros juegos que impliquen una participación del cuerpo como un  todo. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4.&lt;/b&gt;  Estimule a sus alumnos a realizar  actividades relacionadas con la relajación como las siguientes: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Tomar conciencia de los estados de tensión,  relajación y estado tónico a nivel global y a nivel de los distinto segmentos  corporales cada vez que realizan distintas acciones. Por ejemplo caminar en  forma relajada, tensa o normal. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Utilizar con los niños expresiones tales como  "pon el brazo duro como un tronco", "suelta el cuerpo&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;como si fueras una muñeca de trapo", para  referirse a la tensión o relajación. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Enfatizar la conciencia de los estados de  tensión, relajación y estado tónico normal, a nivel de los segmentos corporales  más relacionados con la escritura manuscrita: antebrazo, brazo, muñeca, mano y  dedos. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Apretar y soltar distintos objetos tales como  esponjas, pelotas, plasticina, etc. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Jugar a transformarse en un mono de nieve que se  va derritiendo, parte por parte, a medida que el sol se le acerca. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Jugar a "la estatua". &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5. &lt;/b&gt; Desarrolle la estructuración  espacial de sus alumnos a través de actividades las siguientes: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Repasar las nociones arriba, abajo, adelante,  atrás, derecha, izquierda, en el propio cuerpo. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img height="250" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto58.gif" width="172" align="right" nosave="" /&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Dibujar en el suelo un cuadrado, pedirle al niño  que se coloque dentro y que salte al frente, atrás, a la izquierda, a la  derecha. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Trazar con tiza sobre el pizarrón una línea media  horizontal y una línea media vertical que lo divida en cuatro partes. &lt;img height="250" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto59.gif" width="221" align="right" nosave="" /&gt; Pedir al niño  que lance una pelota a la derecha arriba, a la izquierda abajo, etc. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Dibujar objetos sobre una parte del cuadrado y  pedirle al niño que diga dónde está ubicado. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Realizar ejercicios similares sobre hojas de  trabajo, en las cuales el profesor dicta a los alumnos acciones como la  siguiente: en el cuadrado de la izquierda abajo, dibuja un árbol, etc. &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Hacer recorridos en la sala de clases  verbalizando las acciones de los movimientos.  Por ejemplo : camino tres pasos  hacia adelante, doblo a la derecha, vuelvo hacia atrás, etc. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar laberintos y pedir a los niños que  tracen y verbalicen sus recorridos. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Observar que los movimientos de la escritura  manuscrita realizados por el profesor se desplazan &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;de izquierda a derecha y de arriba hacia  abajo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;"Leer" series de dibujos, colores, formas  geométricas o letras de izquierda a derecha.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;"Dictar? dibujos, líneas, colores, formas  geométricas, números o letras para ser registrados de izquierda a derecha, en el  pizarrón o en hojas de trabajo.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6.&lt;/b&gt;  Estimule el desarrollo la  estructuración temporal de sus alumnos a través de actividades como las  siguientes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Repasar nociones de antes, después, hoy, mañana,  ayer, anteayer, días de la semana, meses, estaciones del año.  Asociarlas a  experiencias concretas de los niños.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Pedirles que realicen dos acciones seguidas y que  a continuación describan lo que hicieron antes y después.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Pedirles que describan acciones hechas por Ud. o  por sus compañeros que impliquen una secuencia. Por ejemplo: primero explicó,  luego leyó un párrafo en voz alta, después escribió sobre el pizarrón...  etc.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Tomar conciencia de la duración del día, la  noche, de algunas acciones , etc.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Observar láminas que muestren una secuencia de  acciones.  Identificar lo que ocurre antes, después o a continuación.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Sobre la base de cuentos conocidos, enfatizar las  nociones temporales que aparezcan en ellos y formular preguntas a los niños.   Por ejemplo: ¿Qué le pasó a Pinocho antes de que le creciera la nariz?.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Retomar actividades de coordinación global y de  relajación que incluyan secuencia y ritmo.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Introducir ritmos con códigos de forma.  Por  ejemplo: pedir al niño que dé golpes sobre la mesa de acuerdo a modelos como los  siguientes:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="138" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto60.gif" width="300" nosave="" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Introducir ritmos con código de color.  Por  ejemplo poner a la vista fichas, o bien círculos coloreados sobre el pizarrón.   Explicarles que cada color corresponde a un golpe de mano izquierda o derecha  sobre la mesa.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7&lt;/b&gt;.  Desarrolle la motricidad fina de  sus alumnos con el fin desarrollar la disociación, la fuerza y la coordinación  de la muñeca, la mano y los dedos, a través de actividades como las  siguientes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Jugar o imitar movimientos de marionetas o  títeres girando las muñecas.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Jugar a batir huevos.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt; Oponer sucesivamente al pulgar la punta de cada  dedo.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Apoyar la palma de la mano sobre la mesa y  levantar sucesivamente cada uno de los dedos.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Mover sucesivamente cada uno de los dedos  (disociar) como si se tocara una escala musical en el piano.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Hundir con fuerza cada uno de los dedos sobre un  cojín de arena o sobre una masa de plasticina.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Hacer una bolita de plasticina de unos 2 cms.   Sujetar la esfera entre el pulgar y el índice y&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;hacerla rodar repitiendo el movimiento varias  veces.  Este ejercicio sirve para desarrollarla musculatura de los dos dedos que  más se utilizan para tomar el lápiz.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Ejercitar el movimiento del índice y pulgar ?tipo  pinza" haciendo collares, trasladando semillas u otros objetos pequeños de un  plato a otro.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Jugar a los naipes. Repartirlos, mezclarlos  aumentando progresivamente la rapidez.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Jugar a las bolitas.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8. &lt;/b&gt; Realice actividades de motricidad  fina más relacionadas con &lt;b&gt;técnicas gráficas&lt;/b&gt;, a través de algunas de as  siguientes actividades:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Realizar pintura y dibujos con temas, materiales  e instrumentos de libre elección: papel, cartulina, hojas de diarios, pincel,  lápices, plumones o tizas.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Favorecer el hábito de adoptar una postura  adecuada mientras se realizan las actividades gráficas ( espalda recta, hombros  paralelos ); tomar correctamente el lápiz con el índice y el pulgar, apoyándolo  sobre el dedo medio.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Ilustrar historias inventadas, cuentos  tradicionales, dibujos animados u otros.  Favorecer los comentarios integrando  así el lenguaje oral, al modo de expresión gráfica.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Realizar líneas continuas no figurativas  (arabescos) en todas las direcciones del espacio.  Utilizar lápices de &lt;img height="197" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto61.gif" width="250" align="left" nosave="" /&gt;distintos  colores, líneas rectas, curvas o semiangulares.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Realizar arabescos con distinta presión del lápiz  sobre el papel y darles un contenido lúdico.  Por ejemplo: dibujar la  trayectoria de una nave espacial que recorre el espacio en distintas direcciones  o el vuelo de una abeja que busca una flor.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar al niño formas delineadas y pedirle que  las rellene con colores, rayas, puntos, arabescos, guirnaldas o líneas.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Rellenar la superficie con líneas de arriba hacia  abajo, oblicuas, izquierda a derecha o entramadas.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar a los niños distintos tipos de formas y  pedirles que las repasen varias veces con un trazo continuo sin levantar el  lápiz, deslizando todo el antebrazo y la mano sobre la mesa, con el fin de  favorecer la adopción de &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;una postura correcta, la relajación del  brazo y la mano y la realización de movimientos regulares y  rítmicos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar distintos tipos de guirnaldas que  pueden ser, gestualmente imitadas en el espacio, repasadas a través de trazados  deslizados o copiadas sobre el pizarrón o en hojas de formato grande.  Estas  guirnaldas servirán de base para el aprendizaje de letras cursivas.  Cuando los  niños hayan adquirido soltura, coordinación y precisión suficiente, las  guirnaldas podrán ser realizadas en tamaño más reducido.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="300" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto62.gif" width="261" nosave="" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Utilizar hojas de formato grande como cartulinas  o papel de diario cuando se realizan actividades como las anteriormente citadas,  para favorecer los movimientos y la flexibilidad de los trazados en los niños  que se inician en la escritura.  Cuando los formatos son pequeños (tipo hoja de  cuaderno) se produce una mayor tensión muscular.  Lo mismo ocurre cuando el  instrumento es muy delgado.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Escritura inicial&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;El aprendizaje inicial de la escritura, al igual que la  lectura, implica una etapa larga, fatigosa, deliberada y consciente.   Estableciendo una comparación con el aprendizaje de un instrumento musical, la  realización de las primeras ejecuciones produce fatiga y contracción en grupos  musculares que no intervienen directamente en la actividad, como son los  músculos del brazo y del hombro.  En la medida que el instrumento se practica y  se domina, el esfuerzo se circunscribe a los músculos que intervienen  directamente.  En el caso de la escritura: el antebrazo, la muñeca y los dedos.   Gracias a la repetición, es decir a la práctica de los mecanismos aprendidos, se  llega a automatizar su ejecución de tal manera que se puede atender directamente  al significado de la escritura.  A continuación se presentan algunas  consideraciones y sugerencias para enfrentar la iniciación de la escritura  cursiva o ligada:&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;1.&lt;/b&gt;  Apoye a los niños a &lt;b&gt;aprender las  letras "una a una"&lt;/b&gt; con el fin de que aprendan bien su forma y  modo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;de ejecución, cuidando de proporcionar un modelo  simple, sin elementos que la compliquen.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Los pasos para enseñar cada letra pueden seguir la  siguiente secuencia, ejemplicada en el aprendizaje de la "m":&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Retomar la guirnalda ya introducida en las  actividades de preescritura.  Hacerla en el aire siguiendo el ritmo de una  canción, sobre el pizarrón, sobre una hoja grande y por último dibujarla sobre  una hoja pequeña.  A partir de la &lt;img height="193" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto63.gif" width="250" align="right" nosave="" /&gt;misma guirnalda, descubrir junto con los niños su  similitud con las letras ?m", "n" y "ñ".&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar el modelo de la letra m y reproducirlo  en el aire, siguiendo un ritmo 1-2-3.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Destacar el punto de partida de la letra m, la  dirección del recorrido y la curva final.  Verbalizar los movimientos diciendo  por ejemplo: "Comienzo arriba a la izquierda, bajo con una línea recta, repaso  hacia arriba, hago una curva hacia la derecha", etc.  Controlar que el trazo se  haga de una sola vez, con soltura, sin tensión y tomando correctamente el  lápiz.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="162" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto64.gif" width="251" nosave="" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar renglones que destaquen la línea de  base y las tres zonas de escritura: la zona media, la interior y la superior.   Mostrar que la "m" sólo ocupa la zona media.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Sobre la base del modelo, pedir al niño que lo  repase y luego, que lo complete a partir de una línea de puntos y que finalmente  reproduzca la letra, señalándole sólo el punto de partida.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;img height="208" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto65.gif" width="300" nosave="" /&gt;  &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Efectuar los mismos pasos para el aprendizaje ele  las otras letras, tomando como base distintas &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;guirnaldas.  Por ejemplo: utilizar la guirnalda  para las letras i, u, t,; la guirnalda para las letras I,II,b,f,h,k; la  guirnalda para las letras j, g, y, z.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Destacar que las letras a, o, g, d, q, basadas en  la guirnalda, generalmente presentan especiales dificultades para su ejecución.   Por lo tanto es una buena idea dibujar un círculo que represente un reloj  analógico, marcarle una cruz que señale las dos de la tarde y explicarle a los  niños que esa marca es el punto de partida para letras, las cuales se trazan en  sentido contrario de las agujas de un reloj. Indicar lentamente la dirección del  movimiento circular antihorario correspondiente a cada una de las letras en  estudio; hacer que los niños hagan lo mismo y que luego las realicen y ejerciten  una a una.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;2.&lt;/b&gt;  Una vez aprendida la forma de las  letras, apoye a los niños a ligarlas sobre la base de los siguientes  pasos:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Incluir la letra que se quiere aprender a ligar,  dentro de una guirnalda para facilitar su unión, soltura y progresión izquierda,  derecha.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;img height="159" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto66.gif" width="300" nosave="" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt; Ligar la letra primero con las vocales e, i, u,  por la facilidad de sus trazados y posteriormente, con las vocales antihorario  a, o, cuyos trazos son más difíciles de ligar.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Prolongar el trazo horizontal de las letras b, v,  w, o que generalmente presentan dificultades para ser ligadas con otras letras.   La combinación br, también merece atención especial.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;3.&lt;/b&gt;  Estimule a los niños a poner  atención en las regularidades de proporción y tamaño de las letras a través de  las siguientes actividades:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Mostrar que las letras pueden ocupar las  siguientes zonas de escritura: media, alta e inferior.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Hacer lo mismo sobre la base de las líneas que  representen las tres zonas de la escritura.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;center&gt;&lt;img height="94" src="http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/images/foto67.gif" width="300" nosave="" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Clasificar las distintas letras según la zona que  ocupen.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Escribir palabras destacando el tamaño y  proporción relativa de cada una de sus letras.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;4.&lt;/b&gt;  Estimule a los niños a poner  atención en la &lt;b&gt;regularidad de alineación&lt;/b&gt; a través de las siguientes  actividades:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar una línea horizontal bien marcada sobre  el pizarrón o el papel.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;A partir de esa línea de base, trazar guirnaldas  bien alineadas con un movimiento lento y flexible.  Compararlas con el rebote de  una pelota de ping- pong sobre una mesa.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Incluir letras dentro de guirnaldas sobre una  hoja en la que se destaque la línea de base.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Incluir palabras dentro de guirnaldas para  favorecer el dinamismo de la alineación.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;5. &lt;/b&gt; Estimule a los niños a poner  atención en la regularidad de espaciamiento a través de las siguientes  actividades:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentarles un texto escrito con letra  manuscrita y hacerles notar que los espacios en blanco&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;permiten que las palabras se destaquen  sobre la hoja.  Hacer notar también que estos espacios deben ser regulares entre  letra y letra, palabra y palabra y línea y línea.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Realizar variadas guirnaldas manteniendo  constante la separación entre cada una.  Pedir al niño que utilice su dedo  índice como marcador en el caso que presente dificultades para mantener un  espaciamiento regular.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;6. &lt;/b&gt; Estimule a los niños a poner  atención en la &lt;b&gt;regularidad de inclinación&lt;/b&gt; a través de las siguientes  actividades:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar a los niños líneas rectas y curvas y  pedirles que dibujen sobre ellas figuras verticales tales como hileras de  árboles o de postes.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Sobre esas mismas líneas de base hacer trazos  rectos verticales y oblicuos que sean paralelos entre sí con el fin de  visualizar la inclinación regular de los dibujos realizados previamente.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Retomar las guirnaldas y realizarlas sobre la  línea base, enfatizando la regularidad de su inclinación.  Integrar letras  dentro de ellas.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Escribir palabras poniendo atención en su regular  inclinación.  Recordar que en las etapas iniciales de la escritura, los niños  tienden a realizar una letra vertical.  A medida que automatizan la escritura,  los diestros tienden a inclinarse naturalmente&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;hacia la derecha y los zurdos hacia la  izquierda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;7.&lt;/b&gt;  Presente al niño modelos de letras  cursiva mayúscula con caracteres simples (sin ornamentos superfluos) y enséñelos  a sus alumnos siguiendo las indicaciones dadas para las minúsculas.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;8. &lt;/b&gt; Presente al niño modelos de escritura  manuscrita imprenta o "script", siguiendo las indicaciones anteriores.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;9.&lt;/b&gt;  Estimule a sus alumnos a preocuparse  por la &lt;b&gt;diagramación de la escritura&lt;/b&gt; a partir de las siguientes  sugerencias:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar distintos tipos de textos bien  diagramados para que los niños tomen conciencia de los espacios en blanco dados  por los márgenes, los puntos aparte, los títulos y subtítulos.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Presentar un texto cuyo contenido sea conocido  por ellos, como un cuento tradicional o una canción, y hacerle tomar conciencia  de la función que cumple la diagramación en ese caso.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Solicitar a los alumnos que al escribir pongan  atención en mantener los márgenes, regularizar los espacios entre línea y línea  y separar los párrafos, unos de otros.  Indicarles que marquen con rojo los  márgenes y las sangrías en caso &lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;de que tengan dificultades para mantener  la regularidad.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Hacerles tomar conciencia que mantener una  correcta diagramación implica establecer relaciones de inclusión de los  contenidos (títulos, subtítulos, etc.).  Estas inclusiones pueden apreciarlas en  algunos contenidos de la asignatura de Ciencias Naturales o Sociales.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;10.&lt;/b&gt;  Cuando Ud. realice las  distintas actividades de grafoeducación con &lt;b&gt;niños zurdos,&lt;/b&gt; es necesario  tomar en cuenta las siguientes recomendaciones:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Ubicarlos juntos en el lado derecho de la sala de  clases en relación al pizarrón, con el fin de que vean la escritura del profesor  desde el mismo ángulo en que ellos miran su escritura sobre el papel.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Colocar el papel o cartulina en el lado izquierdo  de la mesa de trabajo e inclinarlo hacia la derecha.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Ubicarse en el lado izquierdo del niño para darle  las instrucciones.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Enseñarles a tomar el lápiz en la misma forma que  lo hacen los diestros con el fin de evitar que adopten la posición de la mano  "en gancho", típica de los niños zurdos.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;- La mayoría de los niños son diestros,  pero aproximadamente un 8 % son zurdos.  Es importante&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;entonces respetar su lateralidad manual y  evaluarla antes de iniciar la grafoeducación, en caso de  duda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;11.&lt;/b&gt;  Mantenga un registro de la  escritura de los alumnos en distintos puntos en el tiempo, para notar sus  avances y debilidades.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+1;"&gt;UN ESPACIO PARA LA  REFLEXION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr align="left" width="63%" noshade=""  style="font-size:10;"&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Algunos aspectos claves para ser analizados en los  Talleres pueden referirse a la importancia o justificación del proceso de  enseñanza/aprendizaje de la escritura manuscrita, y en especial a las razones  para iniciar su aprendizaje a través de la modalidad cursiva o ligada.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Una vez que se justifica la importancia de la  escritura (Ver fundamentación teórica del presente libro) tiende a surgir la  pregunta: - ¿Qué modalidad es la mejor para escribir: cursiva o imprenta?   Frente a esta interrogante, la investigación comprueba que la escritura  manuscrita cursiva o ligada tiene ventajas por las siguientes razones:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Favorece que el niño perciba visualmente cada  palabra como un todo.  Esta percepción de las palabras como unidades separadas  dentro de oraciones o párrafos evita la tendencia a efectuar una escritura "en  carro", es decir a escribir sin los espacios correspondientes entre palabra y  palabra.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;center&gt; &lt;table cols="2" cellpadding="20" width="100%" border="1"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Favorece la velocidad de la escritura. las  evidencias experimentales revelan que la escritura cursiva o ligada es más  rápida que la escritura imprenta o "script", por el hecho que el ligado favorece  la fluidez y el dinamismo de los trazos.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Se retiene mejor en la memoria, dado que  constituye una respuesta motora continua, mientras que la escritura imprenta o  "script" constituye una respuesta motora discontinuo.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Otorga a la escritura una calidad personalizado  que refleja las diferencias individuales en forma matizada y fina.  La escritura  manuscrita cursiva, caracteriza a una persona tal como el tono y timbre de su  voz o su modo de caminar.  Cada uno es capaz de reconocer su letra y la de sus  conocidos.  La letra imprenta o la escritura a máquina no satisfacen esta  necesidad de expresión personalizada.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Una vez aprendida la escritura cursiva o ligada  es más fácil aprenderla modalidad imprenta o "script" que viceversa.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;La escritura manuscrita puede utilizarse en la  escritura de cartas personales, copias, dictados, tomar notas o apuntes, hacer  síntesis y resúmenes, enviar recados.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;La letra imprenta o "script" puede utilizarse en  la escritura de formularios, telegramas, etc. y otras instancias en que se  requiera una escritura impersonal y legible.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Las dos modalidades de escritura, más la  escritura mayúscula imprenta o cualquier tipo de letra artística pueden ser  utilizada en la elaboración de diarios murales o de curso, letreros, rótulos de  exposiciones, portadas y portadillas de folletos y libros, etc.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nota:&lt;/b&gt; La práctica de la escritura  manuscrita se desarrolla especialmente a través de las sugerencias dadas en los  Módulos:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;Copia, dictado y paráfrasis,  Creaciones divergentes, Estructuras gramaticales, Experiencias comunicativas,  Experiencias poéticas, Ficción, Microperiodismo y Ortografía.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  Fuente:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  http://biblioteca-digital.ucentral.cl/documentos/libros/lintegrado/escritura%20manuscrita.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-2710636378345260579?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/2710636378345260579/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=2710636378345260579' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2710636378345260579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2710636378345260579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/06/escritura-manuscrita-ejercicios.html' title='Escritura manuscrita-ejercicios'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-7253871896847423336</id><published>2009-06-26T12:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T12:43:15.219-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Crackpots</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Monotype Corsiva'; font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; "&gt;An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream.&lt;br /&gt;'I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to gr ace the house.'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SO, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the f lowers on your side of the path!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-7253871896847423336?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/7253871896847423336/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=7253871896847423336' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7253871896847423336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7253871896847423336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/06/crackpots.html' title='Crackpots'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-9015531642098401712</id><published>2009-06-24T15:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T16:03:07.945-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Breaking Silence- Rompiendo el silencio</title><content type='html'>Hi, all! I'm breaking silence. I kept quiet for some time, just enjoying life with this new role of becoming a Grannie. Life definitely changes when a baby is born to your daughter. My granddaughter was born in October and since then I have been witnessing my sense of reality change completely. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have always been conscious of life going on by, step by step. I always lived fully aware that life is just this instant, here and then gone for ever becoming only a memory in our minds. However, since Sophie was born I have been feeling a strange sensation becoming more and more aware of the passing of time and of getting older.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have been enjoying every minute with her since then, not wanting to do any other thing, though. Life goes around her and her baby things.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All the rest can wait.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A big hug from Grandmamaes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-----------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hola, todos! Pasó mucho tiempo desde que escribí algo personal aquí por última vez, desde que me convertí en abuela esa sensación ha llenado toda mi vida. Estoy tratando de romper el silencio y de volcar en este mensaje lo que siento desde que Sophie nació el pasado mes de octubre. Ser, de pronto, "abuela" no es algo que nos llega porque sí, viene acompañado de sentimientos encontrados y de una nueva visión de la vida y de quienes somos para nuestra familia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Desde que soy abuela, me siento más rara, consciente de cada minuto y de la importancia del paso del tiempo. Ella crece cada día y eso me recuerda como vamos cambiando y también siento que me queda menos tiempo y que gano más tiempo (en el debe y en el haber).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Estoy atravesando uno de los momentos más felices y más tiernos en mi vida que se llena, dái a día con pañales, mamaderas, juguetes y cosas de bebés.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Disfruto cada instante. LO DEMAS, PUEDE ESPERAR.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Un abrazo, ma.ma. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-9015531642098401712?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/9015531642098401712/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=9015531642098401712' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/9015531642098401712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/9015531642098401712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/06/breaking-silence-rompiendo-el-silencio.html' title='Breaking Silence- Rompiendo el silencio'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2291800695698603304</id><published>2009-06-23T06:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-23T06:37:44.769-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Games Grammar'/><title type='text'>Games for Grammar: Sentence Auctions</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id="title"&gt;  &lt;h1&gt;&lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/od/grammarlessons/a/auction1.htm"&gt;Grammar Reviewing Using A Sentence Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;  &lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;h1 = document.getElementById("title").getElementsByTagName("h1")[0];h1.innerHTML = widont(h1.innerHTML);&lt;/script&gt;         &lt;p id="byline"&gt;By &lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/mbiopage.htm" zt="18/1YF/Zf"&gt;Kenneth Beare&lt;/a&gt;, About.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id="sidebar"&gt;&lt;div id="gB3" class="gB"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=l&amp;amp;ai=Bbn34oNdASruGHYOAngb257FgwaeXG8P8ta8NwI23AZBOEAMYAyC8pfcBKAg4AFCrnbbS-P____8BYKHwhoBYoAHkp6f_A7IBDWVzbC5hYm91dC5jb23IAQHaATVodHRwOi8vZXNsLmFib3V0LmNvbS9vZC9ncmFtbWFybGVzc29ucy9hL2F1Y3Rpb24xLmh0bYACAagDAbgDAegDbOgDpALoA0r1AwAEAAT1AwQAAAA&amp;amp;num=3&amp;amp;sig=AGiWqtxVa_y0SqMH2K1H0mdjrzTelN3zpg&amp;amp;client=ca-primedia-basic_js&amp;amp;adurl=http://esl-library.com/" lnp="2" title="Printable Grammar Worksheet For ESL Teachers. Log On Today!" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span class="t"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Holding 'Sentence Auctions' is a fun way to help students review key points in grammar and sentence construction while having some good fun. Basically, students in small groups are given some 'money' with which to bid on various sentences. These sentences include correct and incorrect sentences, the group which 'buys' the most correct sentences wins the game.  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;zob();if(zs&lt;1){gei('spacer').classname='hide';gei('sidebar').classname='hide';}&lt;/script&gt; &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Aim:&lt;/b&gt; Grammar and sentence structure review while having fun  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Activity:&lt;/b&gt; Sentence auctions  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Level:&lt;/b&gt; Upper levels  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-2291800695698603304?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/2291800695698603304/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=2291800695698603304' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2291800695698603304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/2291800695698603304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/06/games-for-grammar-sentence-auctions.html' title='Games for Grammar: Sentence Auctions'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-2793085421693616383</id><published>2009-05-18T14:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T14:29:51.508-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tributo a Mario Benedetti</title><content type='html'>El mundo de las letras está de luto; ayer domingo falleció el escritor uruguayo Mario Benedetti (1920-2009) quien no sólo fue un gran hombre de letras si no sobre todas las cosas un gran hombre.&lt;div&gt;En su honor quiero compartir con Uds.  algunas de sus poesías que son mis preferidas:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;img height="111" src="http://www.clarin.com/diario/especiales/benedetti/img/foto01c.jpg" width="140" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h1 hasbox="2" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Hagamos un trato&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Compañera &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;usted sabe &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;puede contar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;conmigo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;no hasta dos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;o hasta diez &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;sino contar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;conmigo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;si alguna vez &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;advierte &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;que la miro a los ojos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;y una veta de  amor &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;reconoce en los míos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;no alerte sus fusiles &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;ni piense qué  delirio &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;a pesar de la veta &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;o tal vez porque existe &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;usted puede  contar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;conmigo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;si otras veces &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;me encuentra &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;huraño sin motivo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;no piense qué flojera &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;igual puede contar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;conmigo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;pero  hagamos un trato &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;yo quisiera contar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;con usted &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;es tan lindo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;saber que usted existe &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;uno se siente vivo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;y cuando digo esto &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;quiero decir contar &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;aunque sea hasta dos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;aunque sea hasta cinco &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;no ya para que acuda &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;presurosa en mi auxilio &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;sino para saber &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;a  ciencia cierta &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;que usted sabe que puede &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;contar conmigo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Vicerversa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;Tengo miedo de verte&lt;br /&gt;necesidad de verte&lt;br /&gt;esperanza de verte&lt;br /&gt;desazones  de verte&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tengo ganas de hallarte&lt;br /&gt;preocupación de hallarte &lt;br /&gt;certidumbre de hallarte&lt;br /&gt;pobres dudas de hallarte&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;tengo urgencia  de oírte&lt;br /&gt;alegría de oírte&lt;br /&gt;buena suerte de oírte&lt;br /&gt;y temores de oírte &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;o sea&lt;br /&gt;resumiendo&lt;br /&gt;estoy jodido&lt;br /&gt;y radiante&lt;br /&gt;quizá más lo  primero&lt;br /&gt;que lo segundo&lt;br /&gt;y también&lt;br /&gt;viceversa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;El Sur también existe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;&lt;div id="poema" hasbox="2"&gt; &lt;div class="cuerpo" hasbox="2"&gt;Con su ritual de acero&lt;br /&gt;sus grandes chimeneas&lt;br /&gt;sus sabios clandestinos&lt;br /&gt;su  canto de sirenas&lt;br /&gt;sus cielos de neón&lt;br /&gt;sus ventas navideñas&lt;br /&gt;su culto de  dios padre&lt;br /&gt;y de las charreteras&lt;br /&gt;con sus llaves del reino&lt;br /&gt;el norte es el  que ordena&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pero aquí abajo abajo&lt;br /&gt;el hambre disponible&lt;br /&gt;recurre al  fruto amargo&lt;br /&gt;de lo que otros deciden&lt;br /&gt;mientras el tiempo pasa&lt;br /&gt;y pasan  los desfiles&lt;br /&gt;y se hacen otras cosas&lt;br /&gt;que el norte no prohibe&lt;br /&gt;con su  esperanza dura&lt;br /&gt;el sur también existe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;con sus predicadores&lt;br /&gt;sus gases  que envenenan&lt;br /&gt;su escuela de chicago&lt;br /&gt;sus dueños de la tierra&lt;br /&gt;con sus  trapos de lujo&lt;br /&gt;y su pobre osamenta&lt;br /&gt;sus defensas gastadas&lt;br /&gt;sus gastos de  defensa&lt;br /&gt;con sus gesta invasora&lt;br /&gt;el norte es el que ordena&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pero aquí  abajo abajo&lt;br /&gt;cada uno en su escondite&lt;br /&gt;hay hombres y mujeres&lt;br /&gt;que saben a  qué asirse&lt;br /&gt;aprovechando el sol&lt;br /&gt;y también los eclipses&lt;br /&gt;apartando lo  inútil&lt;br /&gt;y usando lo que sirve&lt;br /&gt;con su fe veterana&lt;br /&gt;el Sur también  existe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;con su corno francés&lt;br /&gt;y su academia sueca&lt;br /&gt;su salsa americana &lt;br /&gt;y sus llaves inglesas&lt;br /&gt;con todos su misiles&lt;br /&gt;y sus enciclopedias&lt;br /&gt;su  guerra de galaxias&lt;br /&gt;y su saña opulenta&lt;br /&gt;con todos sus laureles&lt;br /&gt;el norte  es el que ordena&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pero aquí abajo abajo&lt;br /&gt;cerca de las raíces&lt;br /&gt;es donde  la memoria&lt;br /&gt;ningún recuerdo omite&lt;br /&gt;y hay quienes se desmueren&lt;br /&gt;y hay  quienes se desviven&lt;br /&gt;y así entre todos logran&lt;br /&gt;lo que era un  imposible&lt;br /&gt;que todo el mundo sepa&lt;br /&gt;que el Sur también existe&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- /#cuerpo --&gt; &lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; //&lt;![CDATA[ var cuerpo = new get_obj(\'cuerpo\'); cuerpo.style.fontSize = "12px"; //]]&gt; &lt;/script&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- fin de poema !--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Un gran abrazo, ma.ma.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- /#cuerpo --&gt; &lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; //&lt;![CDATA[ var cuerpo = new get_obj(\'cuerpo\'); cuerpo.style.fontSize = "12px"; //]]&gt; &lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- /#cuerpo --&gt; &lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; //&lt;![CDATA[ var cuerpo = new get_obj(\'cuerpo\'); cuerpo.style.fontSize = "12px"; //]]&gt; 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Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-1867559411644510865</id><published>2009-02-24T00:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-24T00:27:28.107-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Can a Native Language Survive the Arrival of a New Language?</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/67972/how_english_language_changed_the_maori.html?cat=4"&gt;How English Language Changed the Maori Language&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;October 06, 2006 by&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="content_byline" id="byline" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3px" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/22871/serena_jones.html"&gt;Serena Jones&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a class="pop_over_button" id="byline_bt" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3px" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/22871/serena_jones.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/22871/serena_jones.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can a Native Language Survive the Arrival of a New Language?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When European settlers first arrived in New Zealand, the Maori slowly decided to learn their foreign language: English. However, this choice caused the native language to be pushed into the minority category. The introduction of English to New Zealand can be seen as an example how any&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ads.associatedcontent.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a14de4a9&amp;amp;cb=1035406805" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The type of English in an established country can forever cause the native language to have to fight to survive. This paper will examine how the introduction of the English language forced a once prominent language to either adapt or slowly disappear.English Arrival in New ZealandBefore discussing the role of English in New Zealand and the Maori language, it is important to give the history of how English got into New Zealand in the first place. Despite Captain James Cook introducing English to New Zealand in 1769, the language left as soon as he did. In fact, in regards to many of the different varieties of World English (British, Australian, American), New Zealand English is new, not even 200 years old.In the early 1800s, primarily European missionaries, sailors, and traders who had settled in the country spoke English. By the 1830s, English use was increasing in public office use, but Maori was still the major language. In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi signed between the Maori chiefs and the British Government, lead to English being further spread in the country. By the 1860s, English was the majority language and the once predominant Maori became the minority. The Maori Language New Zealand HistoryThe history of the Maori language in New Zealand is a bit lesser known. What is known is that the Polynesian ancestors of Maori arrived centuries ahead of the first European settlers. It is also known that that Maori is, naturally, related to other Polynesian languages such as Tahitian, Samoan, and Hawaiian. An example of the relationship comes in the form of the Maori word aroha to the Hawaiian aloha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Language Shift&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The story of what happened to cause the language shift in English favor begins with the signing of the treaty. The early missionaries did not want to displace Maori people. In fact, did feel like intruders on an unspoiled part of nature. The Maoris and their language were held in high&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ads.associatedcontent.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a14de4a9&amp;amp;cb=1210562565" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;regard. Many of the settlers though that if the Maoris were to learn English, then their language would become a dead one. However, it wasn't long before their opinion change to one of English as a means to preserve the language. They felt that unless the Maori learned English, their language would "become inundated by English borrowings and calques."(Turner, 166) Thus, the loan words were introduced to the New Zealand English.Despite the loan words, the language shift greatly effected the place of the Maori language and it has since never recovered. The first blow came during the late 1800s, when the English school system was introduced for everyone. Instead of promoting bilingualism, the use of Maori was forbidden in the school system. This caused a great population of Maoris to learn English because it was required. Soon, even more joined in learning the new language because it opened up more opportunities and carried prestige due to the gold rush and government positions. Though, the language was still used in the home, those who once wanted to preserve their language had no choice but to learn English because they would be at a disadvantage not to. During this time many loan words continued to enter New Zealand English (NZE) and retained it reverence, but English was just the language to know.By the early 20th century, the flow of loan words had stopped and English was the major language. In the 1980s, more than 80 percent of Maori spoke English better than their once native language. It was during this time that the Maori leaders realized that their language was in danger of being lost. This lead to the development of Maori-language revitalization programs. For instance, many school systems created Te reo (Maori) &lt;a class="link" title="schools" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/630/schools.html"&gt;schools&lt;/a&gt; so that children ages 5 to 17 could learn Maori and English together. It wasn't too long before NZE began to incorporate Maori words into the language again. Twenty years later, the immersion techniques have increased in size. While colleges and &lt;a class="link" title="universities" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/679/universities.html"&gt;universities&lt;/a&gt; offer courses on the language, there has also finally been a Maori-English dictionary compiled and published by Oxford.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Zealand English and Maori Language&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although Maori was replaced as the predominant language in New Zealand, there is no doubt that the language influenced the development of New Zealand English in some form. There are many words in NZE that have been copied in Maori as well as hundreds of words in Maori influenced by English. Place names, many trees and birds have all been named in Maori. Also, basic Maori greeting and cultural terms have been known to be used in NZE, albeit sometimes anglicized. According to G.W. Turner, the relationship between English and Maori in New Zealand is "rather like that between the Germanic and Celtic languages in fifth-century Britain" in that "[l]oans from the conquered to the conquering language are few and especially in place-names and otherwise mainly in words for the natural environment and for unpretentious things." (166-67) This observation is quite true as evidenced in the NZE vocabulary. Indigenous birds such as kiwi, tui, and kea and the trees such as kauri and totara are all Maori words. In addition to these loan words, the language shift has also impacted pronunciation. The following, taken from the Oxford Dictionary of New Zealand English, describes the "Anglicization" of the Maori loan words: "NZE speakers have traditionally found it difficult to distinguish length of vowel in Maori and tend to apply a variety of English rules (e.g. Maori mana /mana/ can become NZE /man?/ or /mΛn?/).... noticeable Anglicization [include] the Maori /O: / (NZE /Λu/)." Another change that also occurred with the final vowel being reduced to a schwa.In the 1980s, though, the Anglicization held back and pronunciation became a somewhat confusing mix as some natives continued the practice, while others changed. Examples of this are in&lt;br /&gt;Paraparaumu – para-pram&lt;br /&gt;Pauatahanui – part-a-noo-ee&lt;br /&gt;Oakura – okra&lt;br /&gt;Hawera – hara&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In terms of English language influence on Maori, there is a research that current young Maori speakers have been influenced in terms of pronunciation, sentence structure/ grammar, and vocabulary. As a result, the English and Maori relationship has also transformed into a type dialect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ads.associatedcontent.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a14de4a9&amp;amp;cb=1226846362" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is called "Maori Accented English." This recently developed form of NZE has reflects the Maori influence on the language despite Maori not having an influence on NZE. Some of the characteristics include "syllable-timed instead of stressed-timed rhythm; much use of the particle eh?" It is also said that there is a softer voice quality all together.Another type of Maori English is called Maori Vernacular English (MVE). MVE is defined as "a non-standard variety of New Zealand English" and may be closely related to other vernacular dialects (AAVE). However, there has been research to say that there was barely time for a Pidgin English to develop during the language shift from Maori to English unlike the pidgin which AAVE is related to. One hypothesis is that "the large scale shift from Maori to English would increase the likelihood of transfer of Maori language features into English spoken by Maori people." It is also hypothesize that it may have been derived from the 1980s revitalization for a "greater interest in Maori language and identity." (Bell, 222-48)New Zealand English and Maori In 2005According to the recent article, “Kiwi Tongues at War,” New Zealand English is both helping and harming the language and culture. The language is “by its sheer boisterous vitality [is] knocking the wind out of Maori” despite “[giving] oxygen to a few hundred Maori words. The article goes on to suggest that the reason that NZE has failed to completely preserve Maori stems from the new to Anglicize the indigenous language. While it does use loan words from Maori, the English changes them to reflect the English grammar rules. All the English- Maori words use –ed, -ing, and –s (for plural) endings. The Language Commission in New Zealand, which helped the Maori promote their language, again has attempted to protect the language again. The Maori language has an updated vocabulary, important documents are being translated and they have continued their push of bilingual programs in school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all their efforts, though, it is the young people in New Zealand that have helped to shape the relationship between English and Maori. They have learned English first and Maori second and have adjusted their writing and oral communications reflect the change. In fact, the younger&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ads.associatedcontent.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a14de4a9&amp;amp;cb=1366989754" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;generation has changed the grammar of Maori to mimic English. The grammar structures are just like English grammar structures as they have swapped the Maori to match English. Also, they trade Maori words for English ones everyday. And as the te reo learners’ increases to the thousands, it is expected that this trend will continue.ConclusionThe original intent of this paper was to examine how English preserved a native language. However, it is obvious that it may be doing barely that. There is no doubt that Maori will continue to be known in New Zealand, but the question is will it continue to be a spoken language in its pure form or a language that is used in hybrid words or to name everything in the country’s nature? The prediction of the early settlers has not came true yet, but if New Zealand English continues to evolve using borrowed words from Maori, then it could spell the end for the original language. Despite the addition of thousands of Maori-language immersion programs, the fact remains that English is a powerful language in every part of the world and that may never change. The best Maori could hope for in terms of it preservation is if the English speakers embraced the language in a respectful manner. Instead of changing the words to fit the English rules, it could keep them more in their original form. However, the fact that the New Zealanders love to incorporate Maori words into their vocabulary at all is a sign of a good start. Most of the English vocabulary derives from some type of foreign language. The knowledge that barely 200 years ago, New Zealanders didn’t care about English, should serve as an example for all of the recent new World Englishes. While it may seem impossible for centuries old languages such as Spanish, Russian, and any Asian language to be replaced by English completely, it could happen. After all, the Polynesians had settled in New Zealand centuries before Europeans sailed down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info go to &lt;a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/67972/how_english_language_changed_the_maori_pg2.html?cat=4"&gt;Associated Content&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-1867559411644510865?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/1867559411644510865/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=1867559411644510865' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1867559411644510865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1867559411644510865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-native-language-survive-arrival-of.html' title='Can a Native Language Survive the Arrival of a New Language?'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5675344212815164563</id><published>2009-02-23T23:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-24T00:06:58.392-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Languages in danger- Unesco- Lenguas en peligro'/><title type='text'>Unesco Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SaOqYBytiGI/AAAAAAAACx8/CMHrirr7Es4/s1600-h/Ãu+Pora+1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306272115747293282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SaOqYBytiGI/AAAAAAAACx8/CMHrirr7Es4/s320/%C3%91u+Pora+1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Download...&lt;br /&gt;- &lt;a href="http://cms01.unesco.org/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CLT/CLT/pdf/UNESCO-EndangeredLanguages-WorldMap-20090218.pdf"&gt;the UNESCO Map of the World’s Languages in Danger &lt;/a&gt;(PDF format - 20 Mo)&lt;br /&gt;- Statistics by country or area&lt;br /&gt;The online edition of the Atlas includes all of the information in the print edition (soon to be released) and much more. Using this interface, you can browse through the endangered languages listed in the 2009 edition of UNESCO’s Atlas, using combinations of search criteria and/or zooming in the map below (see. browsing functionalities). For more detailed information, please consult the Language names and locations, Contribute your comments and FAQ pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information go to &lt;a href="http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?pg=00206"&gt;Intangible Cultural Heritage - Endangered languages &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;En el sitio de la UNESCO encontrarán el mapa de lenguas en peligro, espero sea de interés para los que estudian este tema.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saludos de la Tierra Colorada, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Greetings from the Red Soil Lands&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jajoechapeve, Ivy Pytâguive &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5675344212815164563?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SaOqYBytiGI/AAAAAAAACx8/CMHrirr7Es4/s72-c/%C3%91u+Pora+1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-7814182027562385907</id><published>2009-02-23T00:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T00:51:21.183-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LA CIENCIA DEL AGUA</title><content type='html'>Querida Gente,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Incluyo en este mensaje un link para acceder a &lt;a href="http://water.usgs.gov/gotita/"&gt;materiales sobre el agua&lt;/a&gt;, su ciclo, sus usos que pueden servir para enseñanza del Español.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saludos, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-7814182027562385907?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/7814182027562385907/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=7814182027562385907' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7814182027562385907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7814182027562385907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/02/la-ciencia-del-agua.html' title='LA CIENCIA DEL AGUA'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-1926116310495094448</id><published>2009-02-23T00:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T00:47:02.426-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Water  Materials for CLIL'/><title type='text'>Teaching Stuff for CLIL</title><content type='html'>Hello, dear ones!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am looking for materials to teach English using CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and I came across this website: &lt;a href="http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/index.html"&gt;Water Science for Schools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As USA Today puts it:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Understanding water in the atmosphere&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Water makes life possible on Earth and also accounts for most of the weather as it changes among its states as a gas (water vapor or "humidity") liquid (ordinary water we drink and swim in) and solid (ice.) The changes of water among these states make up the water cycle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The U.S. Geological Surrey has a Web site with a huge amount of information about water on the Earth. The links below will answer most of your questions about water. The first link, to information on the water cycle, has a graphic that enables you to click on a particular part of the cycle, such as "precipitation" and go to a Web page with more information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Earth's water — where it is, the water cycle. &lt;br /&gt;Water basics — its chemistry and physics, measuring it &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learn more about the weather here;&lt;a href="http://www.wildwildweather.com/units.htm"&gt;Wild Life Weather Page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope this is uselful for your classes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-1926116310495094448?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/1926116310495094448/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=1926116310495094448' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1926116310495094448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1926116310495094448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2009/02/teaching-stuff-for-clil.html' title='Teaching Stuff for CLIL'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8738673050176286290</id><published>2009-02-22T01:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T02:30:28.306-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Interview Angelie Kidjo- Angelie Kidjo and Peter Gabriel'/><title type='text'>Sharing good stuff- Compartiendo cosas interesantes</title><content type='html'>My dear people,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eoo4GIw5BM"&gt;interview with Angelie Kidjo &lt;/a&gt;that you will surely find very interesting.&lt;br /&gt;Pay attention when she tells how hard it was for her to become a performer not only a traditional singer. "Then, when I grew up and start singing more and more it becomes difficult because when you are born a girl in Africa and you are a traditional singer it is ok, but as soon as you start becoming a performer on stage in what are elderly call 'instruments of evil'...[...]in society you are perceived as a prostitute"&lt;br /&gt;"My grandmother would come and say: &lt;em&gt;Would you let them decide for what you gonna do or would you gonna decide for yourself&lt;/em&gt;?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy it to the end, the last song is awesome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big hug, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Querida gente,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Encontré esta &lt;a href="http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eoo4GIw5BM"&gt;entrevista con Angelie Kidjo &lt;/a&gt;buscando otras cosas, como siempre uno encuentra cosas buscando otras, no?&lt;br /&gt;Me encantó escucharla, es una genia cantando y cuando una la escucha se da cuenta de que los buenos artistas tienen toda esa fuerza por la pasión que ponen en la defensa de los valores que sustentan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Que difruten de &lt;a href="http:www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXGa1tMnbdk&amp;amp;NR=1"&gt;su música &lt;/a&gt;y de esta entrevista.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXGa1tMnbdk&amp;NR=1"&gt;última canción &lt;/a&gt;es imperdible!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Besos desde mi tierra colorada, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ivy Pytâme&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8738673050176286290?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8738673050176286290/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8738673050176286290' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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type='text'></title><content type='html'>This is one of my favourites for Christmas:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=J6P3fCDQVMI"&gt;silent night &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esta es una de mis preferidas me recuerda a mi infancia:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=DXFEcImOzfc"&gt;noche de paz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saludos especiales, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4457642610218523778?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4457642610218523778/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4457642610218523778' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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and here is a video to help you practise &lt;a href="http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=dDyH5JfxQBE"&gt;Jingle Bells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you like it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-6731042881519227280?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/6731042881519227280/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=6731042881519227280' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6731042881519227280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6731042881519227280'/><link rel='alternate' 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class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5305823175921420394?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.servindi.org/multimedia/audios/radioclips/5632#comment-108642' title='Servindi » Mundo: Lo esencial del Derecho a la Consulta (audio Servindi)'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5305823175921420394/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5305823175921420394' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5305823175921420394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5305823175921420394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/12/servindi-mundo-lo-esencial-del-derecho.html' title='Servindi » Mundo: Lo esencial del Derecho a la Consulta (audio Servindi)'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-1548717903598518651</id><published>2008-11-26T00:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-26T00:28:46.617-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Teaching Tips</title><content type='html'>You will find interesting &lt;a href="http://www.pearsonlongman.com/teaching-tips/"&gt;teaching tips&lt;/a&gt; here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you Fabián Zelada for your contribution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big hug to you all, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-1548717903598518651?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/1548717903598518651/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=1548717903598518651' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1548717903598518651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1548717903598518651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/11/teaching-tips.html' title='Teaching Tips'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-44445398370418220</id><published>2008-11-17T13:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-17T13:19:08.594-08:00</updated><title type='text'>MInd Mapping and using both sides of the brain</title><content type='html'>This is &lt;a href="http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ad4ca7963d3c52aac7f9"&gt;a video of Tony Buzan, &lt;/a&gt;the creator of mind maps.&lt;br /&gt;He speaks about using both sides of the brain here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope you enjoy learning about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big hug, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-44445398370418220?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/44445398370418220/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=44445398370418220' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/44445398370418220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/44445398370418220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/11/mind-mapping-and-using-both-sides-of.html' title='MInd Mapping and using both sides of the brain'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8379100731650300775</id><published>2008-09-10T02:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-10T02:41:51.732-07:00</updated><title type='text'>BBC Videos The Teacher</title><content type='html'>You will find this site  &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/the_teacher/"&gt;BBC The Teacher &lt;/a&gt;contains tons of materials for listening and active watching practice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy it!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8379100731650300775?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8379100731650300775/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8379100731650300775' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8379100731650300775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8379100731650300775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/09/bbc-videos-teacher.html' title='BBC Videos The Teacher'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-3501099158187014126</id><published>2008-09-10T00:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-10T02:22:51.105-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Learning needs practice (Materials at About.com)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;In order to learn something, we need to practise and language is no exception. We need to have opportunities to communicate our ideas, thoughts, feelings, information. We also need time to rehearse possible answers and different ways of saying the things we mean. Practice makes and important part of the learning process. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"&gt;In&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.about.com/"&gt;About.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"&gt;you can find a site called &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/b/2008/09/03/study-skills-make-english-learning-a-habit.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"&gt;English as a 2nd Language&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/b/2008/09/03/study-skills-make-english-learning-a-habit.htm"&gt;. &lt;/a&gt;You can find lots of exercises and materials you can use to make your students practise different topics, lexical items and grammatical structures. You can also download listening materials.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Go to &lt;a href="http://esl.about.com/b/2008/09/03/study-skills-make-english-learning-a-habit.htm"&gt;http://esl.about.com/b/2008/09/03/study-skills-make-english-learning-a-habit.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Hope you find these materials useful.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Love, ma.ma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-3501099158187014126?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/3501099158187014126/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=3501099158187014126' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/3501099158187014126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/3501099158187014126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/09/learning-needs-practice-materials-at.html' title='Learning needs practice (Materials at About.com)'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8239623153230840789</id><published>2008-09-09T03:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T03:30:19.270-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rhymes for Teaching and Learning English</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_KXeq48k_Ao&amp;amp;hl=es&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_KXeq48k_Ao&amp;amp;hl=es&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8239623153230840789?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8239623153230840789/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8239623153230840789' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8239623153230840789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8239623153230840789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/09/rhymes-for-teaching-and-learning.html' title='Rhymes for Teaching and Learning English'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-4475337607761318157</id><published>2008-09-09T03:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T03:04:15.844-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How the brain works- Left and right hemispheres'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;embed id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-3455906113752004307&amp;amp;hl=es&amp;amp;fs=true" style="width:400px;height:326px" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4475337607761318157?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4475337607761318157/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4475337607761318157' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4475337607761318157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4475337607761318157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5206669671604477931</id><published>2008-07-06T03:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-06T04:21:53.918-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Finding Strength- Fuentes de Fortaleza</title><content type='html'>Dear all,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's been a long time. But we all know, "time" and "space" are quite relative concepts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been connecting to my all-time sources of strength and vitality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here go some you can also share in moments of need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit &lt;a href="http://www.unityonline.org"&gt;Unity&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;                            Pray with &lt;a href="http://www.dailyword.com"&gt;Daily  Word&lt;/a&gt; and read interesting articles in &lt;a href="http://www.unityonline.org/publications/unitymagazine/index.html"&gt;Unity Magazine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lots of love, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unityonline.org/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailyword.com/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unityonline.org/publications/unitymagazine/index.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Queridos míos,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pasó bastante tiempo, pero ya saben: "tiempo" y "espacio" son bastante relativos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He estado conectándome con mis &lt;a href="http://http://www.unityenlinea.org/Pray_submitPrayerRequest.htm"&gt;fuentes de fortaleza &lt;/a&gt;y quiero compartirlas con Uds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For each and every day prayer visit &lt;a href="http://www.unityanlinea.org/read_daily_dailyword.htm"&gt;La Palabra Diaria&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unityenlinea.org/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Si quieren saber más sobre &lt;a href="http://www.unityenlinea.org"&gt;Unity&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unityenlinea.org/Pray_submitPrayerRequest.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UN ABRAZO DE OSA, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5206669671604477931?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5206669671604477931/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5206669671604477931' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5206669671604477931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5206669671604477931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/07/finding-strength-fuentes-de-fortaleza.html' title='Finding Strength- Fuentes de Fortaleza'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-3363594372497082965</id><published>2008-05-21T15:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-21T15:25:33.447-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Passion</title><content type='html'>Hi from Washington DC again!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since María Martha and me always like to share our passion for teaching and learning, I thought of her and her blog when I came across this quote that puts it so very nicely. Hope you enjoy it, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Call me in my office any Friday night and I’ll tell you the secrets of my success. The truth is, I’ve worked hard, I’ve been lucky, I’ve had a wonderful set of mentors along the way, and I now have a very dedicated set of people I’m working with. My parents gave me a piece of advice that I took to heart: find something you’d want to do anyway, and let somebody call it a “job” and pay you for it. It’s great advice!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Randy Pausch, 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The summer is round the corner here, and I love it! Sunshine, green leaves and tons of flowers and birds are all around. We all look happier, too. I can't wait to go back home to Argentina with my husband, Scott in a few weeks. We'll be there on June 6th. I'll also take a class in Resistencia, Chaco and, while I'm there, I'll visit the Iguazú falls. I'm thrilled. I haven't been there in a long time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's all for now. Hope you are all having a wonderful May.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hasta pronto,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mónica Domínguez Mulholland&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.key2spanish.com/"&gt;www.key2spanish.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spanishisfun.wordpress.com/"&gt;www.spanishisfun.wordpress.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-3363594372497082965?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/3363594372497082965/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=3363594372497082965' title='2 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/3363594372497082965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/3363594372497082965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/05/passion.html' title='Passion'/><author><name>Monica Dominguez Mulholland</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17023754633637186242</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5119000945817499065</id><published>2008-05-20T01:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-21T11:52:57.343-07:00</updated><title type='text'>On achieving goals- Sobre llegar a las metas propuestas</title><content type='html'>Last May 8th, my friend Vicky and I, passed our final examination by defending our thesis entitled "The socio-cultural aspects of the acquisition of a hegemonic language (Spanish) by learners whose L1 is a heritage language (Mbya Guarani): Bridges or walls?" at UNL (Universidad Nacional del Litoral- Santa Fe).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was not an easy task since it involved attending seminars and writing papers and then, organizing and carrying out the research that became our thesis paper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this process we learnt a lot as we shared our learning experience together and that is the content of this message. I consider that growing and becoming a better professional go hand in hand with becoming more reflexive and generous. Giving out what you have learnt helps you develop an interaction that nurtures you as part of a vital circle that is fed with what it feeds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learning with my friend and achieving a goal together has been one of the most wonderful experiences in my life. We not only shared discussions and reflexions but we grew as our friendship became tighter and deeper.Life rejoices when we honor friendship being able to LOVE with capital letters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We did not quit when difficulties came and kept on writing and working on our tasks bit by bit. We always saw that we could make little steps; and now, when we look behind, we can see we came a looong way!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hace unos días, el 8 de mayo pasado, mi amiga Vicky y yo aprobamos la defensa de nuestra tesina titulada "Los aspectos socioculturales en la adquisición de una lengua hegemónica (español) por alumnos/aprendientes cuya L1 es una lengua originaria (mbya guarani) en la Uiversidad Nacional del Litoral. (UNL-Santa Fe)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El camino no fue fácil, si consideramos que hubo que asistir a muchos seminarios, aprobar trabajos para cada uno de ellos y finalmente, embarcarse en un trabajo de investigación que dio como resultado la elaboración y redacción de la tesina.&lt;br /&gt;De todos modos y a pesar de las dificultades, muchas de ellas relacionadas a que durante todo el tiempo seguimos trabajando al mismo ritmo frenético de siempre, alcanzamos la meta que nos propusimos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lo mejor de todo, fue ir descubriéndonos como personas y afirmándonos como profesionales (y como amigas) en un círculo de retroalimentación en el que dar y recibir fueron siempre de la mano. Este aprendizaje nos permitió conocer a muchas personas, que se brindaron generosamente y colaboraron para que nuestro trabajo fuera fructífero y valioso. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estaré siempre agradecida a todas esas personas y por sobre todo a Vicky, que generosamente, compartió conmigo discusiones, lecturas, escuchas, escritos y todo lo que fuimos aprendiendo juntas. ¡La vida se regocija en actos tan hermosos llenos de AMOR, con todas las letras!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saludos a todos y todas, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5119000945817499065?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5119000945817499065/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5119000945817499065' title='1 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5119000945817499065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5119000945817499065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/05/on-achieving-goals-sobre-llegar-las.html' title='On achieving goals- Sobre llegar a las metas propuestas'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-4368180276135309309</id><published>2008-04-23T08:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-23T08:26:53.841-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fotos de la clase abierta 23 de abril de 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;A HREF='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SA9VN8E6nMI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/eSo_Nq6Ejm8/s1600-h/P1000460.JPG'&gt;&lt;IMG SRC='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/SA9VN8E6nMI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/eSo_Nq6Ejm8/s320/P1000460.JPG' border=0 alt='' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_' style='clear:both;float:right; 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Hoy, 23 de abril, en los países de habla hispana, se conmemora el "Día del idioma", en honor al día del fallecimiento de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, autor del &lt;em&gt;El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha&lt;/em&gt;, que se considera la primera novela moderna de la literatura universal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Desde 1995, la UNESCO, determinó que hoy es, también, el "Día mundial del libro y los derechos de autor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Curiosamente, en este mismo día los angloparlantes recuerdan el cumpleaños de William Shakespeare (23 de abril de 1564-23 de abril de 1616).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leyendo información para documentar este "humilde homenaje" a estos maestros de las letras, descubrí que Garcilaso de la Vega, escritor y cronista peruano nacido en 1439, también moría ese mismísimo día, 23 de abril de 1616. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;¡Qué habrá pasado ese día que los cielos  se los llevaron a los tres juntos! ¿Cómo habrá sido el camino, las charlas y los delirios?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;¡Qué no daría por haber sigo los ojos y oídos de Dios por unos minutos para poder contarles!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De una cosa estoy segura: ¡EL MUNDO ENTERO LLORÓ !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Como recuerdo hoy, ofreceremos una "clase abierta" sobre las lenguas en el Instituto Superior Antonio Ruiz de  Montoya, en Posadas (Argentina) donde trabajo. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Comparto las diapositivas que usaré.(si las puede incluir)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los abraza, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5560370229971088070?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5560370229971088070/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5560370229971088070' title='1 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5560370229971088070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5560370229971088070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/04/da-del-idioma-shakespeares-birthday.html' title='Día del Idioma- Shakespeare&apos;s birthday- 2008-Año Internacional de las lenguas'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-1970886063910984337</id><published>2008-04-20T00:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-20T01:39:23.766-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Teatro y educación. Drama and Education. Creactivity.'/><title type='text'>Drama in Education - El teatro en la educación</title><content type='html'>I have been using drama techniques in my English language classes for quite a long while. Some of the most memorable moments in my career are connected to sketches or songs we acted out with my students of different ages.&lt;br /&gt;After many years and some reading, I can explain why when different areas of the brain are activated and serotonine is produced because pleasure is felt, knowledge is stored in learners' long-lasting memory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    In 2004-2005, I formed a theatre group with my students at the Teacher Education College, "Instituto Superior Antonio Ruiz de Montoya" in Posadas, Argentina. It was called "Cre&lt;em&gt;act&lt;/em&gt;ivity" (a play-on-words: creativity, act, activity). In 2004, in our first performance we recited Shakespearean Sonnets. In 2005, we prepared a play based on Carolyn Graham's version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". We used to rehearse once a week and in October 2005, we performed after one year of preparation. The scenery was also our own creation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Young students from local primary schools and private institutes were invited. On that day, the Auditorium was full of children, teachers, parents and friends. It was a great success! Children wanted more! &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    Unfortunately, the students who had been part of the group did not have enough time in 2006 and I decided to stop for some time. But my interest for acting and creating did not fade away; I kept on believing that one day, students would feel that the experience of performing helps them develop areas of their selves, and, sooner or later, that makes them better educators.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Last year, I took a course with Roberto Vega, a well-known actor and playright in Argentina, whose field on expertise is "Theatre in Education" as a methodology to overcome conflicts or teach contents. I studied his theories and wrote a Project which was approved. Through this experience I became better skilled in coordinating educational drama projects so, last Friday, I felt that it was time to use the technique in class. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    I asked my students of Special Didactics who were learning and reflecting about different teachers' roles to form groups of 6 or 7 and prepare a scene in which they showed one of the previously analysed roles. They had had to read the bibliogrphical material at home. Apart from that, I told them that they were not going to be able to speak words, only sounds and gestures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    They took about 20 minutes to prepare and then, each of the 4 groups performed and the audience had to say which role had been chosen. They shared their feelings and fears as a closing activity. Finally, I read some citations from Vega's book "Teatro y derechos de niños y jóvenes." Students were engaged in the activity and according to their own comments they had never had a similar experience. Only in the Preparatory Course,3 or 4 years ago,  Prof. Herheluk, a colleague and friend, used to include this type of activities in her classes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    After the class finished students asked me to revive the old Creactivity Theatre Group. We are on the road again! I felt so happy and rewarded!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*****************&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi interés por incluir técnicas de teatro en mis clases en distintos contextos tiene larga data. Muchos de los momentos más memorables de mi experiencia docente están asociados a este tipor de actividades que niños y jóvenes disfrutan tanto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Después de muchos años y no menos lectura, puedo intentar explicar desde las corrientes psicolingüísticas y cognitivas actuales porqué con estas actividades colaboramos para que el conocimiento se guarde en la memoria a largo plazo. Las actividades lúdico-teatrales logran que varias áreas de ambos hemisferios del cerebro trabajen mientras se produce serotonina (la hormona del placer) porque la estamos pasando bien.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por ello, entre 2004 y 2005 formé el Grupo de Teatro del Profesorado en Inglés del ISARM. Al principio ensayamos poemas y sonetos de Shakespeare que presentamos en 2004en lo que llamamos &lt;em&gt;Shakespeare's Spring Festival&lt;/em&gt;. Luego, en 2005 nos dedicamos a una obra para niños, "Ricitos de Oro" que adapatamos de la obra de Carolyn Graham. Ensayábamos una vez por semana, de Abril a Septiembre y en Octubre la pusimos en escena. Nosotros mismos preparamos la escenografía, con muy muy poco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El día del "estreno" (hubo una sóla función) el Auditoriun estaba lleno de niños, teachers, padres-madres y amigos. Fue un éxito, los chicos querían más! Lamentablemente, al año siguiento esos alumnos ya no pudieron seguir formando parte y no hubo más interés, por lo que decidimos suspender la actividad. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero yo segúia convencida de que el teatro y la actuación ayudan a romper barreras y conocerse mejor para a la larga estar mejor formados. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El año pasado tomé un curso-taller con Roberto Vega, un renombrado formador de actores y escritor de nuestro país. Después de esa experiencia, me sentí aún más preparada para coordinar proyectos de teatro educativo tanto escolar y comunitario.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El viernes pasado, en mi clase de Didáctica Especial, incorporé está metodología por primera vez en el Profesorado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los alumnos y alumnas habían tenido que leer sobre "Los roles docentes" y entonces los dividí en 4 grupos de 6 o 7 integrantes. Cada grupo tenía que representar un rol a elección pero sin usar palabras, sólo podían emitir sonidos. Después de un rato de preparación, cada grupo actuó su escena y los demás tenían que decir qué rol era.&lt;br /&gt;Luego siguió una reflexión general y para cerrar les leí algunas citas de "Teatro y derechos de niños y jóvenes" de Roberto Vega. Fue interesante poder ver el entusiasmo que pusieron los estudiantes. Según manifestaron desde que cursaban el Curso Preparatorio con la Prof. Herheluk hace 3 o 4 años, no habían realizado actividades de este tipo. La actividad fue motivadora y participativa en un 100%.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Al finalizar, me pidieron si podía revivir al Grupo de Teatro que alguna vez coordiné. ¡Fue muy gratificante! ¡Me sentí feliz!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bueno, esto es todo por ahora...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Acá pueden ver unas fotos de 2005 http://picasaweb.google.com/mamaes/Goldilocks&lt;br /&gt;Cariños, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-1970886063910984337?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/1970886063910984337/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=1970886063910984337' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1970886063910984337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1970886063910984337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/04/drama-in-education-el-teatro-en-la.html' title='Drama in Education - El teatro en la educación'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5519398756329650064</id><published>2008-04-15T01:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T03:16:58.534-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='time for learning'/><title type='text'>Learning takes time- Aprender toma tiempo</title><content type='html'>Hello, everybody!&lt;br /&gt;It's been a long time but I am happy to be able to communicate again!&lt;br /&gt;Classes started on this corner of the world and since that happened I have been busy with plans and classnotes and books and all that jazz.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I read Monica's recent post some issues on learning-living-teaching came to my mind. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I see it, &lt;em&gt;learning is a process that takes time &lt;/em&gt;but we can never &lt;strong&gt;know how much time&lt;/strong&gt; learners may need. Each of us has different "biological and cognitive clocks" and teachers or parents can never plan exactly at which moment the piece of "new data" will fit into the old and together form the new "map of the world". Some people may even &lt;strong&gt;never&lt;/strong&gt; learn but that is something we cannot control, either. Anyway, all of us can and will learn something, a part of the whole infinite corpus data that makes "knowledge".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As educators, we are responsible for providing motivating learning experiences, proposing engaging topics and tasks and for setting up the best environment (physical and psychological) for learning to take place.  We must also be able to assess our students development and achievement but we must be aware of the fact that for some goals some learners may require more time and dedication.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps, those decisions are the most crucial since they define the course of action and consequently, the future of many people. I am convinced that most of our success as educators depends on affective and social variables. Efficient instructors become "true educators" once they can couple knowledge of the subject with them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, "that's all for now folks!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big hug, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hola, todos y todas!&lt;br /&gt;He estado muy ocupada con el inicio de clases, que en este rincón del mundo empezó recientemente. Preparación de planes, apuntes, notas, lectura y re-lectura de libros me mantuvieron fuera de esta actividad que tanto me gusta. Estoy contenta de haber vuelto y eso se lo debo a mi amiga Mónica Domínguez Munholland que nos dejó el post anterior. &lt;br /&gt;Leer su post me hizo reflexionar sobre cuánto uno aprende con el pasar del tiempo y cómo hay saberes que llevan más tiempo para ser aprehendidos-aprendidos porque se van desarrollando las ideas y complejizando los conocimientos. Con respecto a ésto, creo que los tiempos de aprendizaje no son los mismos para todos. Cada uno de nosotros tiene  su propio ritmo cognitivo así como tenemos un ritmo marcado por nuestro reloj biológico. &lt;br /&gt;Son muchas las variables que convierten en estos complejos procesos de aprendizaje/s. Cada uno de nosotros tiene una matriz cognitiva y afectiva que hace que los tiempos que necesitamos para aprender sean diferentes. Estos tiempos no son los tiempos del año escolar marcado por bimestres, trimestres o cuatrimestres, ni siquiera por fines de año. ¡Cuántos alumnos han venido a nosotros a fin de año o al año siguiente a decirnos. "Recién ahora entiendo lo que Ud. nos decía en tal o cuál ocasión".&lt;br /&gt;Sin embargo, como educadores tenemos la responsabilidad de crear las condiciones y proponer acciones como para que estos procesos se vean facilitados y así, lograr las metas y objetivos en los tiempos estimados. También somos responsables de evaluar estos procesos y el alcance de los objetivos por lo que en los instrumentos de evaluación debemos ser realistas y pedir conocimientos que serán necesitados a largo plazo, que serán aplicados a la vida cotidiana, dejando siempre un lugar para que más aprendizaje tenga lugar con el tiempo y la experiencia.&lt;br /&gt;Como educadores tenemos que ser conscientes de todo ésto sin perder objetividad. Los verdaderos educadores son los que pueden sumar valores humanos y comprensión por las limitaciones y fortalezas del otro-aprendiente,  a la vez que conocen su área y tienen expertez en la instrucción en nuestro caso, de la lengua extranjera inglés.&lt;br /&gt;Bueno, creo que esto es todo por ahora. &lt;br /&gt;Cariños, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5519398756329650064?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5519398756329650064/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5519398756329650064' title='2 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5519398756329650064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5519398756329650064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/04/learning-takes-time.html' title='Learning takes time- Aprender toma tiempo'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-8451123195901528355</id><published>2008-04-14T17:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T17:38:50.402-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi from Washington DC</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_olBN02E8P5k/SAP1jgZEi3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/9VOKR5hRNx4/s1600-h/161.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189261186000259954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_olBN02E8P5k/SAP1jgZEi3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/9VOKR5hRNx4/s320/161.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dear Ma. Ma, family, friends, colleagues, students, and co-bloggers,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is my first post on Ma. Ma’s awesome blog, and I want to start by thanking her deeply for inviting me to join it.&lt;br /&gt;My name is Mónica Domínguez Mulholland. I met Ma. Ma in May of 2002 when she kindly invited me to facilitate a two-day workshop on Multiple Intelligences at the ISM in Posadas, Misiones. As the years went by, I have been fortunate enough to have found a dear friend in her, for which I am extremely thankful. Over the last few months, Ma. Ma has brought Misiones and its incredible beauty to my students in the USA by writing on my blog. We definitely love all her contributions, and are always hungry for more!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been reading the posts Ma. Ma. has written here to share with you all, and I have found them very enriching and stimulating. I know, with no doubt, that we both share a passion for teaching and learning. That’s why we say that the motto that best describes our friendship is “Birds of a feather flock together”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like her, I find that learning brings enormous joy to my life. I have studied the English language almost all my life and I’ve taught it for over twenty years, but since I moved to the USA six years ago I have been teaching and studying Spanish, and I absolutely love doing both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something else that brings happiness to my life is my dear husband, Scott. We have made our home in Northern Virginia, just a half hour drive from Washington DC. It’s just the two of us here but I have made several friends among colleagues and students. That amount has multiplied phenomenally thanks, in large measure, to the beauty of technology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don’t want to say goodbye without commenting briefly on Ma. Ma’s last few posts and her header. I was deeply touched by her fable on happiness; it’s SO true! And I completely agree with Theodore Roethke’s quote about the fact that teachers continue their education in public. I personally feel that, as a teacher, every day I learn much more than I teach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As to their 25th Wedding Anniversary, to M. Martha and Rick, CONGRATS! Way to go! Keep shining together. You are both awesome! By the way, thanks for that unforgettable tour of your province; I treasure it in my mind and heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once again, a world of thanks for this invaluable opportunity to share experiences and thoughts with you guys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am looking forward to more exchanges in the near future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love and Peace to the breathtakingly beautiful Tierra Roja,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monica&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.key2spanish.com/"&gt;www.key2spanish.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;PS: The picture depicts one of the most beautiful events in the city: the Cherry Blossom Festival by the Potomac River, the cherry tress (a Japanese gift) bloom every year right at the start of Spring. It's definitely something to see.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-8451123195901528355?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/8451123195901528355/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=8451123195901528355' title='2 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8451123195901528355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/8451123195901528355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/04/hi-from-washington-dc.html' title='Hi from Washington DC'/><author><name>Monica Dominguez Mulholland</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17023754633637186242</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_olBN02E8P5k/SAP1jgZEi3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/9VOKR5hRNx4/s72-c/161.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5691409031805035946</id><published>2008-03-27T03:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-27T03:49:44.380-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Aprendiendo Ortografía en Español</title><content type='html'>Para los que quieren mejorar su ortografía o practicarla con alumnos...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.ejerciciosortografia.com/html/menu.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cariños, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5691409031805035946?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5691409031805035946/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5691409031805035946' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5691409031805035946'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5691409031805035946'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/03/aprendiendo-ortografa-en-espaol.html' title='Aprendiendo Ortografía en Español'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-6164277119971280664</id><published>2008-03-09T15:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-09T15:13:26.070-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='International Women&apos;s Day'/><title type='text'>Happy Women's Day!</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.greetingsforever.com/cards/tarjeta.aspx?id=13778&amp;nb=0,761&amp;pg=1&amp;backiconurl=%2fcards%2fbrowse.aspx%3fdo%3d761%26nb%3d0%2c761"&gt;Click here to send&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.greetingsforever.com/cards/tarjeta.aspx?id=13778&amp;nb=0,761&amp;pg=1&amp;backiconurl=%2fcards%2fbrowse.aspx%3fdo%3d761%26nb%3d0%2c761"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.greetingsforever.com/cardsimages/633398919477553750.jpg" BORDER="0" alt="Send this card"/&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.greetingsforever.com/"&gt;&amp;#169; 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los “con-sueños”&lt;br /&gt;a los que se los&lt;br /&gt; reconoce porque tienen&lt;br /&gt;ojos de nubes y&lt;br /&gt;  brillo de amaneceres,&lt;br /&gt;traen la brisa &lt;br /&gt;  y los arco iris&lt;br /&gt;    en las manos; &lt;br /&gt;Y sienten en la piel, la inocencia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En los pies descalzos&lt;br /&gt;   y las manos curtidas&lt;br /&gt;Ven nuevas esperanzas, &lt;br /&gt;Y tienen sonrisas &lt;br /&gt;Que iluminan el horizonte.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los “con-sueños” somos vos,&lt;br /&gt;Yo y todos, los que &lt;br /&gt; abrigamos en el alma&lt;br /&gt;  una aurora de Paz y&lt;br /&gt;   un mañana de Armonía.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Después de “Come-sueños” de Roberto Vega.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maria Martha Espíndola&lt;br /&gt;Ára Poty, Yvy Pitâme. (Primavera en la Tierra Roja) 2007.-&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-4759411488272302441?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/4759411488272302441/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=4759411488272302441' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4759411488272302441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/4759411488272302441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/para-renovar-la-esperanza.html' title='Para renovar la esperanza'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-7299587383854980574</id><published>2008-02-27T23:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T23:41:36.278-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='English Grammar Exercises on-line'/><title type='text'>English Grammar Exercises</title><content type='html'>This is for students at the Introductory Course at ISARM!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And for all those who need simple on-line exercises on different grammatical items!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://englishonline.sites.uol.com.br/english/intermediate.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good luck!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friendly, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-7299587383854980574?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/7299587383854980574/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=7299587383854980574' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7299587383854980574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7299587383854980574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/engish-grammar-exercises.html' title='English Grammar Exercises'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-1763046184925231227</id><published>2008-02-26T10:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-27T00:15:36.236-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How to reach happiness- Sobre cómo alcanzar la felicidad</title><content type='html'>After all the warm comments and greetings of my friends, I feel tempted to believe that I am entitled to write on what happiness means to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, as I am a better story-teller than a philosopher, I will resort to a tale I read when I was a child.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how the story goes: "Once upon a time, there was a little cat who was just beginning to go out on his own at night. He left home one starry night and went downtown. After walking for some time, he decided he wanted to learn about &lt;strong&gt;how to get happiness&lt;/strong&gt;. He walked and talked to different cats that night but no answer satisfied his curiousity. When suddenly, he met and old cat who seeemed VERY happy. So, he went nearer and asked him: "Dear old cat, you look &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; happy. Can you tell me what happiness is?"&lt;br /&gt;The old cat, looked at our young curious cat and replied: "My dear one, happiness is for cats like our tails." "Our tails?" asked the young one very surprised at such a simple answer. "Yes, dear, our tails. If you deliberately want to grab it with your paws and make that the only objective in your life, you will go round and round in endless circles and you will never be able to reach it and keep it with you; but, on the contrary, if you go about life doing what is right to be done, your tail, happiness, will be following you gracefully all the time."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you like my story? I hope so!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's do like our old cat, let's go along life doing what we have to do...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lot's of love, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Después de los hermosos comentarios que he recibido, me siento tentada a creer que puedo escribir sobre cómo alcanzar la felicidad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pero, como soy mejor cuenta-cuentos que filósofa, prefiero recrear una historia que leí hace mucho tiempo, cuando era niña.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Acá va:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cuenta la historia que una noche estrellada, un gatito que recién comenzaba a vivir la vida y salir de su casa para aventurarse en los placeres gatunos nocturnos, decide que ya es tiempo de aprender &lt;strong&gt;cómo alcanzar la felicidad&lt;/strong&gt;. Entonces, se prepara especialmente, y sale convencido de que esa noche aprenderá a ser feliz.&lt;br /&gt;Después de mucho andar buscando la respuesta sin encontrar una que realmente lo satisficiera, y, cuando creía que ya no encontraría esa noche la respuesta, ve a lo lejos un gato viejo que paseaba por un tejado meneándo su cola con mucha gracia y elegancia. "Este gato viejo, parece muy feliz, él sabrá darme la respuesta, " pensó. Se acercó y le pregunto: "Gato viejo, vos parecés muy feliz, ¿Cómo puedo alcanzar la felicidad yo también?&lt;br /&gt;El gato viejo miró tiernamente al joven y le respondió: "Mi querido joven, la felicidad para los gatos es nuestra cola. "&lt;br /&gt;"¿Nuestra cola?", respondió el gatito asombrado ante tan natural respuesta.&lt;br /&gt;"Sí, hijo mío. Es como nuestra cola, cuando corremos detrás de ella y tratamos de alcanzarla, damos vueltas y vueltas y nunca lo logramos. No podemos agarrarla y mantenerla entre nuestras manos por mucho tiempo, se nos escapa. Pero si vamos por la vida &lt;strong&gt;haciendo lo que tenemos que hacer&lt;/strong&gt;, nuestra cola, como la felicidad, va con nosotros por detrás."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amigos, espero que les haya gustado el cuentito. Los invito a que aprendamos de este viejo gato y hagamos lo que tenemos que hacer en la vida...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;¡Felicidad y Paz para todos!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cariños, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-1763046184925231227?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/1763046184925231227/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=1763046184925231227' title='2 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1763046184925231227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1763046184925231227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-reach-happiness-sobre-cm.html' title='How to reach happiness- Sobre cómo alcanzar la felicidad'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-1999819602107268618</id><published>2008-02-26T10:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T10:16:55.795-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Waterblog: Observation and reflexion on blogging</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://waterblog-vicky.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-was-just-reading-carlas-words-on-this.html"&gt;Waterblog: Observation and reflexion on blogging&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-1999819602107268618?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://waterblog-vicky.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-was-just-reading-carlas-words-on-this.html' title='Waterblog: Observation and reflexion on blogging'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/1999819602107268618/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=1999819602107268618' title='1 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1999819602107268618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1999819602107268618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/waterblog-observation-and-reflexion-on.html' title='Waterblog: Observation and reflexion on blogging'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-3631735781926317398</id><published>2008-02-25T04:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T04:08:08.976-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/R8KvpFsRv0I/AAAAAAAAANc/0QH3PU4gfEc/s1600-h/pa+euge+ma.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/R8KvpFsRv0I/AAAAAAAAANc/0QH3PU4gfEc/s320/pa+euge+ma.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'&gt;&lt;a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'&gt;&lt;img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-3631735781926317398?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/3631735781926317398/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=3631735781926317398' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/3631735781926317398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/3631735781926317398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tj5psEk7SfE/R8KvpFsRv0I/AAAAAAAAANc/0QH3PU4gfEc/s72-c/pa+euge+ma.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-6840449547898605193</id><published>2008-02-25T00:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T03:55:29.244-08:00</updated><title type='text'>25 years</title><content type='html'>Today, My husband Ricardo and I are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. Some people say "20 years is nothing" ("Veinte años no es nada") and to that I reply, 25 years is enough time to realize you really love someone. We have come a long way and after all this time I can look backwards and say: "It was worthwhile!"&lt;br /&gt;I can say many things about 25 years (Imagine!) but I would like to point out some reflexions about living, learning and growing up together.&lt;br /&gt;We were very young when we got married; I was 21 and Rick was 25! (Today we would have been considered almost teenagers!) And as time went by, we underwent several changes, difficult moments, happy experiences, but I consider we evolved and matured together. We needed patience and understanding coupled with love and affection.&lt;br /&gt;Of all these, I think that understanding and sympathy for each other are the main ingredients. If you really love someone, you have to put yourself in his shoes when crisis arises.&lt;br /&gt;So growing up isn't easy but if you find the right person and have patience enough to try again and not to give up at once, love can make that growing, a celebration!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers to our love, Rick!&lt;br /&gt;------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoy es un día especial: Ricardo y yo cumplimos 25 años de casados! Bodas de Plata!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muchos dicen, "20 años no es nada" (creo que es el título de un tango) pero yo digo que es mucho, tanto como para darse que cuenta que uno ama a alguien con toda el alma. Miro atrás y pienso, en cuánto crecimos desde 1983! Pasamos muchas cosas juntos y el camino no fue fácil.&lt;br /&gt;Tuvimos momentos de felicidad, de crisis, de duda, de goce, de dolor, de gloria, de enfermedad, de salud, de todo.&lt;br /&gt;Éramos tan jóvenes (él 25, yo, 21) casi adolescentes, y eso significó muchas cosas, pero sobre todo que tuviéramos que crecer y evolucionar juntos hasta formar esta pareja, esta familia que somos hoy. Formar una familia y criar a los hijos(en nuestra caso, Eugenia), no es tarea para flojos. Se necesita mucha valentía, mucho coraje, para afrontar ese desafío de prolongar nuestra historia, de re-crear la vida día a día. Pero, vale la pena!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pienso que a través de los años, los dos hemos dado prueba de que nos amamos, en la salud y en la adversidad, en la alegría y en los momentos difíciles, en la duda y en la certeza.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les pido que levanten sus copas y brinden conmigo por el amor, bess, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-6840449547898605193?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/6840449547898605193/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=6840449547898605193' title='14 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6840449547898605193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/6840449547898605193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/25-years.html' title='25 years'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-5350215044914585017</id><published>2008-02-24T02:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-24T15:51:44.643-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Learning brings pleasure</title><content type='html'>Learning new things gives us a lot of pleasure. I can't remember a time when after having gone through the experience of learning I didn't feel a sense of full achievement.&lt;br /&gt;When we set up to learn something, the final goal may seem too far away and the "light at the end of the tunnel", unreachable.&lt;br /&gt;But, as we struggle along and advance step by step, we feel lighter and lighter and if we try hard enough, we get what we wanted at the beginning. Then, the feeling of an enourmous joy invades us as a whole! Our self-steem grows and we feel we are ready to achieve even more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This experience of creating my blog, is making that effect in me. I feel that as I get along, I can get to do more and my mind dares to dream of even more.&lt;br /&gt;I am very greatful for this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, I've decided to write my posts in Spanish, too. Even though, the texts will be similar but not exact translations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love to you all, ma.ma.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;_________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aprender algo nos da siempre un gran placer y un sentido de realización plena. No recuerdo ninguna experiencia donde aprender algo no me haya hecho sentir bien, y, los logros no me hayan ayudado a aumentar mi auto-estima.&lt;br /&gt;Cuando nos decidimos a estudiar o a aprender algo nuevo, la "luz al final del túnel" puede parecer distante y los escollos en el camino, abrumadores.&lt;br /&gt;Pero, a medida que avanzamos en el proceso y vamos obteniendo pequeños logros, un sentimiento de felicidad enexplicable nos invade y sentimos que podemos lograr aún más.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoy, he decido escribir en castellano/español también para aquellos que quieran compartir sus reflexiones conmigo en esta lengua.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Para todos y todas, un cariño, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-5350215044914585017?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/5350215044914585017/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=5350215044914585017' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5350215044914585017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/5350215044914585017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/learning-brings-pleasure.html' title='Learning brings pleasure'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-1746964359736696013</id><published>2008-02-20T00:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-20T00:39:15.644-08:00</updated><title type='text'>After the storm...</title><content type='html'>One more thing I can be sure of now is that after every storm there comes sunshine, always, no doubt. At times of uncertainty, you may feel that you are at the bottom of the ditch and that nothing can be worse than how you are feeling that but believe me: "There is always something good waiting for you tomorrow when the sun comes up again".&lt;br /&gt;I had many moments in my life when I really thought I could not bare any more and I went to sleep with eyes full of tears but life taught me that we only have to give it time and the wounds alsways heal.&lt;br /&gt;Time and love, unconditional love, are the answers.&lt;br /&gt;Love, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-1746964359736696013?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/1746964359736696013/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=1746964359736696013' title='0 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1746964359736696013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/1746964359736696013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/after-storm.html' title='After the storm...'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-7267988118989975282</id><published>2008-02-18T12:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-22T22:32:20.107-08:00</updated><title type='text'>About learning and teaching all the time</title><content type='html'>I know that I may be saying something you have already read or heard about, that we are constantly learning and teaching. But let me tell you that as time goes by I become more and more aware of this truth. These two processes seem to be so connected that one cannot be separated from the other. It is a law of Physics: the more you give, the more you receive. The more you need, the more you give.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My friends are constantly reminding me that this is so when they come with the right words at the right time. For some time now, this new blogging experience was making me feel quite frustrated and when I was almost going to give up for good, my friend Vicky came across with the question "Have you started your blog yet?". Maybe for her it was a usual question, but it was just what I needed in order to go back to this blog of mine which is just my first try at it. I immediately sent her what I had and she wrote my first comment for which I am very greatful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, this brings a song to my mind: "That's what friends are for..." so I will dedicate it to my friends, to all of them but especially to Vicky.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do not know how to include a video here but I will try.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love, ma.ma.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-7267988118989975282?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/7267988118989975282/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=7267988118989975282' title='5 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7267988118989975282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/7267988118989975282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2008/02/about-learning-and-teaching-all-time.html' title='About learning and teaching all the time'/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922857948557003579.post-881887497242755985</id><published>2007-09-20T03:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-20T03:33:05.534-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dear students,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;This is my first try at creating a blog where we can share our ideas, projects, experiences and tips altogether.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#cc0000;"&gt;So here we go, this is a poem I wrote some time ago but it has to do with technology and sharing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#66cccc;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Far...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am miles away&lt;br /&gt;        All the rivers&lt;br /&gt;              And all the seas&lt;br /&gt;                       And all the land&lt;br /&gt;Separate us.&lt;br /&gt;But in a click&lt;br /&gt;             of a switch&lt;br /&gt;I am there and&lt;br /&gt;                You are here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And we are one&lt;br /&gt;Together in this world&lt;br /&gt;                               Of ours.&lt;br /&gt;Time becomes one&lt;br /&gt;                And distance disappears.&lt;br /&gt;No one can separate  us&lt;br /&gt;‘cause you are here and&lt;br /&gt;                               I am there.&lt;br /&gt;And it only took&lt;br /&gt;a blinking of my eyes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;                                                 Maria Martha-November, 2000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"&gt;I will be looking forward to your comments...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"&gt;love, xxx, ma.ma.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2922857948557003579-881887497242755985?l=mamaeslt.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/feeds/881887497242755985/comments/default' title='Enviar comentarios'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2922857948557003579&amp;postID=881887497242755985' title='4 comentarios'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/881887497242755985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2922857948557003579/posts/default/881887497242755985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mamaeslt.blogspot.com/2007/09/dear-students-this-is-my-first-try-at.html' title=''/><author><name>Maria Martha Espindola</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04589784484964865655</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BJHfdKQUb_4/TxfpvWvifyI/AAAAAAAAELw/IB1Uusod8EM/s220/maria%2Bmartha.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
