Did you notice that HomeEcConnect posts have been a little quiet lately? I went on the first real holiday I have had with my family in many years. This holiday I did not take my computer and I did not desperately seek out someone else’s computer or install a new application on my mobile phone to quickly check Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or even HomeEcConnect or the progress of the spiritual health and well-being survey. I made the decision to have a technology blackout and I do not regret it one little bit. In fact, I can thoroughly recommend it. My son, my partner and I had a wonderful holiday playing in the pool, walking around the zoo, talking to each other, finding frogs, playing games, eating together, laughing and generally having lots of non-technology assisted family fun – except for the digital camera which got a good workout.
When I finally turned my mobile phone back on after 5 days… to my utter dismay (because I’m obviously not very important) and relief – I did not have one single urgent message! Also, when I finally checked my emails – I had a lot of SPAM but again – no urgent messages! Be honest, you probably didn’t even realise that I was missing? Did you?
When I did finally opened the home economics and spiritual health and well-being survey to see if there were any responses – I got a lovely surprise – many people have taken a great deal of care and consideration in fully completing the survey. Thank you to those of you who took the time to complete it.
I urge those of you who have not yet done so – to please make the time. I have received some fascinating and insightful responses so far and I can’t wait to share the results with you in the future. However, I need more responses to make the research robust and valid.
As a networked community – can we send the survey viral? So far participants from 14 countries have expressed their perspectives about spiritual health and well-being. More cross-cultural responses would provide richer results.
The survey is looking for commonalities in our perspectives about to home economics and its relationship with spiritual health and well-being.
Click on the survey link below or copy and paste it into your browser. Also copy and paste the link into an email and share this survey with others.
https://griffithisbr.us.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8oaySCZM86AkCCU
If your school firewall allows you access to the survey link and you have a spare computer lab session – why not ask your students to complete the survey too?
In saying this, for many HomeEcConnect teachers and students, the school year is about to come to a close. Please consider at least a few days of actual holiday and leave the technology at home or work – after you have completed the survey of course 🙂
Wishing you all a relaxing holiday full of whatever it is that makes you happy.
Jay
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