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My ebooks are published at Smashwords and other online retailers (Amazon and others). This year (2014) I need to get busy with marketing and I also want to publish all my ebooks in hardback and paperback formats.
An interview regarding my writing is now available at Smashwords, http://www.smashwords.com/interview/LeeGabor
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May 2013
Since my last posting, which was so long ago, I've been been writing and publishing fiction, non-fiction, and sheet music at Smashwords and Amazon. Smashwords makes ebooks available at a number of other online retailers. I'm trying to finish up my Lee Gabor writings so that I can begin to concentrate on the Lee Masters astrology writings. Also, I'm heavly involved in helpng my son with his business ventures and those do take quite a bit of time.
I simply wanted to write something today in order to keep this blog going.
I've done very little regarding political interests. That is because I think the US is going under and nothing I can say or do at this point is going to help turn the tide. A friend sent me info that listed the last 16 presidents of the country and the percentage of people close to them (advisors) who had experience in the business industry INSTEAD of experience only in education, community action committees, and non-profits. Fifty percent of more of the advisors to all presidents other than Carter and Obama had business experience. For Carter, 34% had for-profit business experience and, as totally expected by me, Obama's admnistration has 8% with experience in business. To me, regardless of the social ideals, the election of Romney was the only chance America had of the boat turning around and with a healthy economy again, the social ideals could have been tackle. I'll write a lot more about the downfall of America when I do the astrological writing.
Enough said, my purpose has been fulfilled - keeping blog going.
I simply wanted to write something today in order to keep this blog going.
I've done very little regarding political interests. That is because I think the US is going under and nothing I can say or do at this point is going to help turn the tide. A friend sent me info that listed the last 16 presidents of the country and the percentage of people close to them (advisors) who had experience in the business industry INSTEAD of experience only in education, community action committees, and non-profits. Fifty percent of more of the advisors to all presidents other than Carter and Obama had business experience. For Carter, 34% had for-profit business experience and, as totally expected by me, Obama's admnistration has 8% with experience in business. To me, regardless of the social ideals, the election of Romney was the only chance America had of the boat turning around and with a healthy economy again, the social ideals could have been tackle. I'll write a lot more about the downfall of America when I do the astrological writing.
Enough said, my purpose has been fulfilled - keeping blog going.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Congressional Hearing on Green Jobs
Watching some video on Congressional hearing - if you are sweeping the floor in a solar panel facility, it is a "green job." If someone drives a hybrid school bus, that is considered a "green" job. If someone puts gas into a hybrid school bus, that is a "green job." If a college professor teaches environmental studies, that is a "green job,." If someone drives any school bus driver, that is a "gre...en job." Employees at a bicycle shop, yes - a "green job.". Since I am more a left brain thinker, these would not be my classifications. But there are a lot of right brain thinkers in Washington, D.C., which is why we are in such a financial mess, and these classifications make sense to them as does the thinking of some that it is ok to leak intelligence information that hurts our foreign relations and makes it more difficult for U.S. employees in foreign countries to do their jobs. I think the latter is treason and to me, "green jobs" would be MANUFACTURING, INSTALLING, AND MAINTAINING solar panels, wind turbines, etc. not sweeping floors and driving hybrid busses. If somebody can help me understand the classifications, please give it a try. Maybe I got sucked into a parallel universe - LOL. I just know a lot of things coming out of Washington, D.C. simply don't make sense to me!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Pluto in the 6th House
Since I've recently endured this, I can say it is very difficult as it finally moves to the Descendent. It was like being dead for months, in a coffin, no energy, no desire, just existing. Pluto has now moved over my Descendent and the day it hit, I felt the jolt of life returning and that day, made sure there was total truth between a friend and me. Isn't that what Pluto does? Brings out what was hidden. And, it was so easy to do.
I'm working on the Aquarian Age novel, so doing very little blogging. Perhaps soon, I'll be doing more.
I'm working on the Aquarian Age novel, so doing very little blogging. Perhaps soon, I'll be doing more.
Another Year
Just stating I haven't been on here since last August (2011). I got involved in completing a great amount of research and the days passed by so quickly. I wasn't on Facebook; really wasn't available to the world. Am back now, so perhaps will be more opinionated soon.
The next project is lobbying for a natatorium (indoor olympic size swimming pool) in Waxahachie. Ellis County needs one and Waxahachie is the largest city and also county seat, so that seems to be a great place for a swimming center.
The new library in Ferris opened and I took my youngest grandchild to the ribbon cutting. She spent a lot of time at the old cramped-space library and this was a wonderful new place to be. I'm so proud of everyone in Ferris, Texas, for pushing to get it built.
It seems that writing will be my major focus from now on and the research was related to that.
Today's my birthday and it is so nice to receive the happy birthday wishes.
The next project is lobbying for a natatorium (indoor olympic size swimming pool) in Waxahachie. Ellis County needs one and Waxahachie is the largest city and also county seat, so that seems to be a great place for a swimming center.
The new library in Ferris opened and I took my youngest grandchild to the ribbon cutting. She spent a lot of time at the old cramped-space library and this was a wonderful new place to be. I'm so proud of everyone in Ferris, Texas, for pushing to get it built.
It seems that writing will be my major focus from now on and the research was related to that.
Today's my birthday and it is so nice to receive the happy birthday wishes.
Monday, August 29, 2011
A Story of Leo, A Person with Dyslexia
I was asked by an educator to email him a few documents I had written on dyslexia. I sent three docs: the story of Leo, a form I created to help teachers quickly identify children who may be dyslexic, and a copy of a letter to the editor I have used in Ellis County, TX, where I live.
The following is the story of Leo, "Who is the Student in My Classroom? Could He/She Be dyslexic?"
By Lee Gabor, M.Ed.
Leo is an interesting child. Unfortunately, he has severe dyslexia. But we don’t know that when Leo comes to our school. Since we are not trained to recognize dyslexia in our students, we don’t look for characteristics that could lead us to test Leo.
The school district would like to offer staff development in dyslexia, but with reading, math, science, and social studies so important, there simply are not the resources to give teachers even a one-hour class.
Leo’s school has almost 1000 students. There is no doubt that teachers there lack time to learn about dyslexia at their own expenses during the evenings or weekends. They care, but their most precious commodity is each minute of each day. The career demands on them are enormous, even over-whelming. And most have families who deserve quality time and attention.
Teachers are only human. They do the very best they can. Education is a profession full of caring people. However, when we are stewards of many children, it is difficult to deal individually with Leo’s apparent problems. He isn’t on track with the class and can actually be disruptive.
In the primary grades, it is not Leo’s behavior that frustrates teacher as much as the fact that he won’t pay attention and he draws during class. Other students find his illustrations attracting and want to pay more attention to Leo’s contribution than to Teacher’s. Teacher gets upset with Leo.
He does not want to complete his lessons. Since he avoids reading and certainly doesn’t write much, Teacher may not have the evidence that he sometimes flips his letters.
Obviously, Leo is becoming more shut down and more of a behavior problem. Although he is not learning well, the system moves him up from primary to upper elementary grades. Since he cannot read well, Teacher takes him out of art classes and places him in the remedial reading classes. Is it possible he has been labeled LD (learning disabled)?
Leo is very energetic in the sense of looking around the class. He pays too much attention to what is happening outside. He seems to be day-dreaming. Parents have also seen this and, after discussing this with other educators in the school, a decision is made to put Leo on drugs. His records now show he has attention deficit disorder. The drugs help him to phase down somewhat during the day. The chemicals change his behavior but do not help him to learn. At least he does not adversely affect the classroom environment as much as before.
Even with the drugs, Teacher sometimes gets irritated with Leo. He is doodling on his notebook or on the paper inside. He is drawing sketches of machines and cars or, perhaps, people. We tell him to pay attention and quit messing with his notebook. We are frustrated that the other students want to see what he has drawn. Leo is an interesting and unique character and magnetizes the energy of his peers. This makes Teacher’s job doubly difficult.
Leo is day-dreaming AGAIN. As the days go by, we begin to mention to him more times to pay attention. As our frustrations build, so does our vocal volume. Soon we are yelling at Leo more than once a day. We may even send him out of the room to sit in the hall.
We have decided Leo has very little future potential. Teacher examines his record from previous years and recognizes in 3rd grade, he failed the TAKS (Texas) Reading test. Teacher doesn't know it, but Leo's failure was noticed in Austin. The State’s Penal Authorities marked a tally for him. They predicted he will go to prison and that tally meant a cell was scheduled to be built for him. State Corrections people think by the time Leo is about 16, he will quit school.
Unfortunately, Leo's reading problems cause him to receive low grades in elementary school, in high school, and on any academic university pre-inventory test.
What will happen to Leo? One of two things: he will either move down the road to quitting school, doing manual labor, and possibly going to prison OR on his own volition, he will struggle to use his abilities in some to create a successful life that reflects his talents of unique perspectives on his surroundings and the ability to put those into some visual form.
Leo is not a student in a local school these days, but the behavior patterns in school are the same for the Leo in our writing as they are for dyslexic students in our schools. What can we do? The goal is to identify students with dyslexia and intervene. Other documents from Lee Gabor include methods of identification. Parents must insist that the school board, the school principal, and the teachers identify and provide intervention. Nothing less is acceptable.
Fortunately for him, the Leo in our writing lived hundreds of years ago. Since he was, at that time, free of the constraints, labels, and drugs we use in modern education, he was able to develop the talents he possessed. Also, at that time, careers in art were considered as important as those in banking, education, medicine, etc.
We know him as Leonardo da Vinci, one of the world's greatest artists and inventors. He had such severe dyslexia that his writing was mirror-image backwards.
The following is the story of Leo, "Who is the Student in My Classroom? Could He/She Be dyslexic?"
By Lee Gabor, M.Ed.
Leo is an interesting child. Unfortunately, he has severe dyslexia. But we don’t know that when Leo comes to our school. Since we are not trained to recognize dyslexia in our students, we don’t look for characteristics that could lead us to test Leo.
The school district would like to offer staff development in dyslexia, but with reading, math, science, and social studies so important, there simply are not the resources to give teachers even a one-hour class.
Leo’s school has almost 1000 students. There is no doubt that teachers there lack time to learn about dyslexia at their own expenses during the evenings or weekends. They care, but their most precious commodity is each minute of each day. The career demands on them are enormous, even over-whelming. And most have families who deserve quality time and attention.
Teachers are only human. They do the very best they can. Education is a profession full of caring people. However, when we are stewards of many children, it is difficult to deal individually with Leo’s apparent problems. He isn’t on track with the class and can actually be disruptive.
In the primary grades, it is not Leo’s behavior that frustrates teacher as much as the fact that he won’t pay attention and he draws during class. Other students find his illustrations attracting and want to pay more attention to Leo’s contribution than to Teacher’s. Teacher gets upset with Leo.
He does not want to complete his lessons. Since he avoids reading and certainly doesn’t write much, Teacher may not have the evidence that he sometimes flips his letters.
Obviously, Leo is becoming more shut down and more of a behavior problem. Although he is not learning well, the system moves him up from primary to upper elementary grades. Since he cannot read well, Teacher takes him out of art classes and places him in the remedial reading classes. Is it possible he has been labeled LD (learning disabled)?
Leo is very energetic in the sense of looking around the class. He pays too much attention to what is happening outside. He seems to be day-dreaming. Parents have also seen this and, after discussing this with other educators in the school, a decision is made to put Leo on drugs. His records now show he has attention deficit disorder. The drugs help him to phase down somewhat during the day. The chemicals change his behavior but do not help him to learn. At least he does not adversely affect the classroom environment as much as before.
Even with the drugs, Teacher sometimes gets irritated with Leo. He is doodling on his notebook or on the paper inside. He is drawing sketches of machines and cars or, perhaps, people. We tell him to pay attention and quit messing with his notebook. We are frustrated that the other students want to see what he has drawn. Leo is an interesting and unique character and magnetizes the energy of his peers. This makes Teacher’s job doubly difficult.
Leo is day-dreaming AGAIN. As the days go by, we begin to mention to him more times to pay attention. As our frustrations build, so does our vocal volume. Soon we are yelling at Leo more than once a day. We may even send him out of the room to sit in the hall.
We have decided Leo has very little future potential. Teacher examines his record from previous years and recognizes in 3rd grade, he failed the TAKS (Texas) Reading test. Teacher doesn't know it, but Leo's failure was noticed in Austin. The State’s Penal Authorities marked a tally for him. They predicted he will go to prison and that tally meant a cell was scheduled to be built for him. State Corrections people think by the time Leo is about 16, he will quit school.
Unfortunately, Leo's reading problems cause him to receive low grades in elementary school, in high school, and on any academic university pre-inventory test.
What will happen to Leo? One of two things: he will either move down the road to quitting school, doing manual labor, and possibly going to prison OR on his own volition, he will struggle to use his abilities in some to create a successful life that reflects his talents of unique perspectives on his surroundings and the ability to put those into some visual form.
Leo is not a student in a local school these days, but the behavior patterns in school are the same for the Leo in our writing as they are for dyslexic students in our schools. What can we do? The goal is to identify students with dyslexia and intervene. Other documents from Lee Gabor include methods of identification. Parents must insist that the school board, the school principal, and the teachers identify and provide intervention. Nothing less is acceptable.
Fortunately for him, the Leo in our writing lived hundreds of years ago. Since he was, at that time, free of the constraints, labels, and drugs we use in modern education, he was able to develop the talents he possessed. Also, at that time, careers in art were considered as important as those in banking, education, medicine, etc.
We know him as Leonardo da Vinci, one of the world's greatest artists and inventors. He had such severe dyslexia that his writing was mirror-image backwards.
THE POINTS:
With dyslexia affecting 10% to 15% (according to experts in the US ; some experts in Europe estimate 5%) of the general population, EACH class MAY have a child with this challenge. We must observe closely, use interventions, and refer students for testing.
Students who are identified as dyslexic can receive specialized training to alleviate the effects. This is NOT a disease, so there isn’t a CURE. We must modify the degree of difficulty the child has with learning.
With dyslexia no longer a major limitation, we all are able to see the many potentials and opportunities of our children for successful careers and futures. This, along with the newer ease of and confidence in learning, helps the student to build/gain self-esteem. We must encourage.
Districts and individual schools who offer training in dyslexia identification can help teachers recognize this potentially devastating challenge early in the student’s educational path. We must train educators AND parents.
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