About An Apology for Idlers

I am in complete argument with Robert Louis Stevenson in his essay An Apology for Idlers. However, I cannot help wishing he were here today, so that he could tell me how to accomplish the nearly insurmountable task of being a successful idler..

Visualizing the Results of a Complex Hybrid Dynamic-Static Analysis

Complex static or hybrid static-dynamic analyses produce large quantities of structured data. In the past, this data was generally intended for use by compilers or other software tools that used the produced information to transform the application being analyzed. However, it is becomingly increasingly common for the results of these analyses to be used directly by humans. For example, in our own prior work we have developed a hybrid dynamic-static escape analysis intended to help developers identify sources of object churn within large framework-base applications. In order to facilitate human use of complex analysis results, visualizations need to be developed that allow a user to browse these results and to identify the points of interest within these large data sets. In this paper we present Hi-C, a visualization tool for our hybrid escape analysis that has been implemented as an Eclipse plugin. We show how Hi-C can help developers identify sources of object churn in a large framework-based application and how we have used the tool to assist in understanding the results of a complex analysis

Promoting Biblical Literacy in the Elementary Classroom

Biblical truths and Christian values underpin all genuine Christian education. If we are to educate resilient and committed Christian young people who have developed the skills, techniques and moral courage to use this knowledge in an informed and practical way, it is imperative that teachers convey and transmit these truths and values in an engaging and realistic manner. Because children are most susceptible and impressionable during the early years of their schooling the earlier these concepts are conveyed by committed and knowledgeable Christian teachers, the greater the opportunity for positive outcomes

Phi U Fruit Cakes Combine Profit With Pleasure

Attractive spicy fruit cakes, wrapped in colorful cellophane are the annual contribution of Phi Upsilon Omicron, the home economics professional honorary fraternity, to the Christmas spirit on the Iowa State College campus. Perhaps you are one of the many who have discovered what appropriate gifts they make, thereby lessening your Christmas shopping problem-or perhaps you are a person who simply delights in munching on a slice of delectable fruit cake during idle or preoccupied moments

The Four \u27H\u27 Teaching Strategy: An Interactive, Multisensory Approach to Teaching Bible

This article discusses an interactive multisensory approach to teaching the Bible, called the four h teaching strategy. The four H’s cover the history, head, heart and hand. History and Head knowledge are powerless without a Heart response, and a heart response provides the impetus for Hand(s) to demonstrate and share a personal and committed relationship to Jesus

Faith Formation and Bible Stories: A Biblical Framework for Nurturing Faith Formation through the Study of Biblical Narratives

As scripture teachers, we may unintentionally reduce biblical narratives to a values-education program, making them engaging entertainment, self-help stories, cautionary tales or a collection of \u27good\u27 stories. An essential aspect of faith formation involves nurturing the personal love of, knowledge about, and interactive engagement with biblical narratives (Bible stories) on both an intellectual and a relational level, so the following Four H\u27s Biblical Framework (four-phase process) was designed to assist Scripture Teachers as they nurture a student\u27s faith formation through an engaging and interactive 21st century transformational approach to studying biblical narratives

Bible Stories in the Classroom: The Why and the How

Everyone relates to stories. Stories have universal appeal. They connect people, present them with new ideas, motivate them, and challenge their thinking. As Adventist educators, we have an enormous resource of such life-changing and life-challenging stories: the Bible. Using these stories, expressed in song, poetry, drama, biography, and personal accounts, we can lead our students to discover that the Bible is not one single narrative or a novel, but a compilation of many narratives, unified in their shared concern with overarching issues of the cosmic battle between good and evil. This article deals with the why and the how of using Bible stories in the classroom

Exploring Worldviews: A Framework

In an educational environment where multicultural and multi-faith classrooms have become the norm, it is essential that teachers are aware of, and are knowledgeable about contemporary worldviews. This article provides a general framework for exploring a worldview—in terms of defining, analysing, developing, testing and refining it. As part of this process, several contemporary major worldviews—theism, pantheism and naturalism—are examined and compared, before some classroom implications are considered and conclusions drawn