“Who are you?” is what the Vorlons ask in Babylon 5. That same question is the topic of the Landmark Education Advanced Course, which I took this past February. Who I am is community.
It’s easy for me to pretend that isn’t true. I was shy in school, and I [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
I am community
September 30, 2008 – 11:59 pm
Child of the 90’s
September 30, 2008 – 2:10 am
I was sorting out my music collection today when I came across Barenaked Ladies. I got my first album of theirs, Born on a Pirate Ship, during spring break of my freshman year of college. Jenn was an ardent fan of them, but I never really took music recommendations very seriously–I think it’s [...]
The bottom line
September 13, 2008 – 2:03 am
I’m going to get straight to the point with my self-assessment tonight:
I could have ended war today, and I didn’t. I say I want to end war, but I didn’t take the actions necessary to end it.
I’m not going to end war tomorrow. I’m going to hide; I’m going to content myself working [...]
stretched a little thin
September 9, 2008 – 3:32 am
I decided not to post again today. I have some good topics, but I’ve been too slow in finishing up chores. But here’s my self-assessment:
For myself, —What did I do today? I called Jasmine and sent a public email to Tara Hunt (both nerve-wracking). I also replied to all my [...]
Long time home
September 7, 2008 – 3:36 am
I miss you. How is it that life keeps pulling us apart? I imagined when we we first had to part that our separation was only temporary. We would struggle through the rough parts of life and emerge at the end, free and full of joy and left with plentiful time to [...]
Conversation in life’s work
September 6, 2008 – 2:47 am
I’ve been thinking over my week (and the past month) and realizing how typical it is for me to work alone. I’ve had few moments in my life where I’ve been focused and productive while working with someone. Most often, when I am productive or thinking or planning or creating, I do it [...]
Conversation, Conversation
September 5, 2008 – 3:24 am
I’ve been hearing a lot about the power of “conversation” recently— conversation as an educational tool, conversation as a software development method, conversation as a source of creativity and innovation.
“The most powerful instructional technology ever invented is human conversation.”— Jay Cross “Informal Learning in 10 minutes”
“It is essential to zero in on the fact that [...]
Who teaches the teacher
September 4, 2008 – 2:43 am
I was watching a video on youtube today, Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth and James Blackburn-Lynch’s video response to it. They debate the merit and harm of three math curriculums for 4th/5th-grade math: the traditional method and two quite modern methods.
The difference between the methods comes down to this: the traditional method focuses on [...]
In the face of action
September 3, 2008 – 3:57 am
For myself,
What did I do today?
I did not avoid anything on my to-do list, which included exercising and brushing my teeth. I ate a meal made from scratch. I listened to music.
What do I want to have done today?
I wanted to do all the things above and to reply to all my emails [...]
I am the hand
September 2, 2008 – 3:19 am
There are a few days in the year that always feel like the beginning of an era every time they come around: New Year’s, of course; November 1st; that day somewhere between April and June when summer suddenly appears; and Labor Day.
Today is Labor Day, and tomorrow school starts. For the last couple years I [...]