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The students enjoy being haumana here at Kamehameha and as we learn and grow together we know we will be able to…

“Ho`olale i ka`ai a ka u`i!”
Show what youth can do!

Imua e na pua a Pauahi!

Mahalo nui for visiting,

Andrew Chung

This is how Kamalani and Taylor have fun over the summer.

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TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

Mission of TED: Spreading ideas.
We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.

Today, TED is therefore best thought of as a global community. It’s a community welcoming people from every discipline and culture who have just two things in common: they seek a deeper understanding of the world, and they hope to turn that understanding into a better future for us all.

Assignment over break:

*Pick at least 2 videos that interest you.
*Summarize the video that you watch.

{Remember, the reader has no background knowledge of the

video)

*What is the essential question the speaker is trying to get across.

*Give your opinion of the video. (Make connections with prior

knowledge, your life, other subjects, etc.)

*Would you recommend this video to your class?

Ethics is the study of right and wrong conduct. Ethics often focuses on moral situations in which there is a choice of behavior involving human values.

There are many issues in which we almost have complete agreement on what we consider wrong. Some examples are running a red light in a crowded intersection or taking merchandise from a store without paying for it. In such cases, a response such as “Because those actions are wrong!” is satisfactory.

Not so in many cases, however. Should a restaurant owner be allowed to decide if smoking is allowed? Should a government make it mandatory for people to vote? Should capital punishment be abolished? To simply say it is wrong or right is not enough, for the question that leaps forth from a simple response would be “But why are they wrong?” (if indeed, they are wrong). We must examine the moral perspective that underlies them.

We have seen many times in history where people have debated different issues. Should marriage between races be allowed? Should evolution be taught in schools? Should slavery be legal?

Think about your own sense of right and wrong. How were they developed? What has influenced you the most–family, church, school, culture, peer pressure, feelings? For one to become a leader, one first needs to be a leader of oneself. Are you comfortable with your own sense of right and wrong?

“Know and understand are not synonyms.”

(Wiggins and McTighe)

“Only a person who has questions can have knowledge.”

(Gadamker)

What do you think these quotes mean? Give good explanations and examples.

Groundhog Day or Groundhog’s Day is a holiday celebrated in New York and Pennsylvania on February 2. In weather lore, if a groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, marmot or ground squirrel, emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees its shadow, it will return into its burrow, and the winter will continue for 6 more weeks.

What would YOU do if everyday was the same?

How did Phil learn from his mistakes? Was it hard for him to change his ways?

A long article in the British newspaper the Independent says “Groundhog Day” is “hailed by religious leaders as the most spiritual film of all time.” What is the lesson of this movie?