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- Before I GoAugust 28 2008
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The Question
Dan Meyer recently asked me the question.
If anyone else was curious: yes, I am. Effective now.
If anyone is curious why, please get in touch. I'd be happy to chew the fat.
Shifting Priorities
Otherwise, it was just time. Life moves on. Priorities shift.
And certainly other voices are better suited for this state-of-education conversational game and have more valuable/timely things to contribute than I am able to do at this point in my life/career.
My Kids, My Students
Don't get me wrong. I still blog like crazy. It'll just be elsewhere.
But my days as an edu-blogger are now officially in the past tense.
All that previous "think:lab" blogging energy will now be dedicated 100% to my kiddo (and his bro/sis-to-be) and to my HS English students (each year):
- the "rabbits and cheshire cats" blog (desc: 3 sections of Hon Eng 10 focused primarily on Joseph Campbell's "hero journey" and a wide array of classic 'Brit lit' readings)
- the "pass the conch" blog (desc: 2 sections of 'regular' Eng 10 with the s
- Finally Shifting the NeedleAugust 18 2008
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3 days: my students return from summer break as my 2nd year (back) begins.
7 months: my wife/son/I will welcome yet another member to our family.
Now: it's only appropriate that now is the time to finally re-align the needle.
Thank you: for the connections, the lessons, and the vision along the way.
Been truly humbling to have a front-row seat in this remarkable edu-convo.
Funny. Just another 7 days and it would have been exactly three years.
- Forget Puppies; He's Getting His Own QR Code!August 11 2008
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Sunday post: "Fatherhood P.O.V."
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Making It Easy for Santa This Time
Thanks to a QR Code generator, my kid gets his very own QR code this 12/25.
Suppose that means he'll be stealing papa's cell phone for legit reasons now that he'll need it to confirm that this actually reads "Beckett Michael Long":
Can't Think of a Time I Haven't
To be honest, every single keynote conference presentation I've given that has centered on re-thinking the future of school design, I flashed a shot (or dozen) of public QR code displays (esp. in Asia)...
...followed by the phrase:
"Learning is Everywhere"
For most of my arch/edu clients/audiences, QR codes were new.
I had little to zero interest in looking at the actual technology behind these content-embedded phone-scanning
- Its in the CardsAugust 11 2008
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Sunday post: "Parenthood P.O.V."
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But Ain't It Just Marketing?
Call me a design snob-geek. Or whatever comes to mind.
But if my kiddo (or any future kiddos) went to to a school that had design chops like this little kiddo academic research center -- of all things -- does, I'd be very proud. Now, if only their web site lived up to this lovely bit, then we'd really have some inspiration to wrap our parental arms around. [shrug]
And assume my kiddo would be expect to be read to each night in a toddler-sized Eames rocking chair, too.
Just Design. Right?
Check out this link and behold the power of oh-so-fine business card design.
Now, take out your stop watches and throw down your bet on when Ethan has a commission or two that get ad
- Training Ground For the Next GenerationAugust 10 2008
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Saturday Post: "Inspired School Design"
Visuals with a New IntentI was delighted to have recently discovered photographer Monica Nouwens who is giving the visual study of 'school design' in Los Angeles a shot in the arm via her "monicanovolumethree" blog these days.
From California architect Stephen Phillips, AIA, the following comment of his is worth passing along:
Nouwen’s photographic research in Los Angeles, challenges the effects that recent school revitalization projects have had on the everyday lives of its city residents. Nouwen’s images reveal schools that create a training ground for the next generation through big, vast, powerful and contemporary building structures.
Pssst: Did you catch that line of his about the "training ground for the next generation" business? Mmm. (wink)
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