Sunday, May 4, 2014
masterpiece presentation advice
I just ran across a piece entitled "Why I Hate Prezi." It's brilliant and it offers advice worth considering as you prepare your Masterpiece presentations. Bottom line: your ideas are more important than your visuals.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
common core debate with louis ck?
Occasionally public figures to get into spats on Twitter.
Sometimes the disagreement is constructive and enlightening; more
often, it's about as constructive and enlightening as a monkey scat
fight at the zoo.
This morning I ran across an exchange between senior Newsweek writer Alexander Nazaryan and comedian Louis CK, who disagree about the Common Core:
Reading these gave me an idea: What if we hosted a Skype debate between the two? I sent an invitation and within seconds Alexander answered:
As soon as I hear from Louis CK we will set a date and time. If you're interested in seeing this happen, please: comment to this post (I'll be Tweeting a link), ping @louisck on Twitter to get his RSVP, read up on his position and Alexander's, ask your network what they'd like to see asked and answered, and let me know if you're interested in hosting and/or moderating the event (I'll do it if no one else wants to).
I'm excited to hear about this issue from public figures who clearly care about it. I see their views (and all the RTs, blog posts, interviews, etc. etc.) as valid artifacts of a confused, concerned culture, and I think we all stand to learn a great deal from the exchange. It's a critical error to dismiss either of these men or their perspectives just because they don't work in classrooms or aren't "experts" on education. As Marshall McLuhan observed, "Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either."
This morning I ran across an exchange between senior Newsweek writer Alexander Nazaryan and comedian Louis CK, who disagree about the Common Core:
Reading these gave me an idea: What if we hosted a Skype debate between the two? I sent an invitation and within seconds Alexander answered:
As soon as I hear from Louis CK we will set a date and time. If you're interested in seeing this happen, please: comment to this post (I'll be Tweeting a link), ping @louisck on Twitter to get his RSVP, read up on his position and Alexander's, ask your network what they'd like to see asked and answered, and let me know if you're interested in hosting and/or moderating the event (I'll do it if no one else wants to).
I'm excited to hear about this issue from public figures who clearly care about it. I see their views (and all the RTs, blog posts, interviews, etc. etc.) as valid artifacts of a confused, concerned culture, and I think we all stand to learn a great deal from the exchange. It's a critical error to dismiss either of these men or their perspectives just because they don't work in classrooms or aren't "experts" on education. As Marshall McLuhan observed, "Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either."
Friday, May 2, 2014
may 2
JOURNAL TOPIC: ["Beginnings" by Chicago]
From the Oxford English Dictionary:
What will you begin next month?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. MGOTM
HW:
1. In a post entitled BEGINNINGS, describe how your Masterpiece work is helping you begin a new chapter of your life. (*IF you don't feel like the work is serving the purpose, this is a[nother] moment for you to reflect on how it could/should be.)
From the Oxford English Dictionary:
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. MGOTM
HW:
1. In a post entitled BEGINNINGS, describe how your Masterpiece work is helping you begin a new chapter of your life. (*IF you don't feel like the work is serving the purpose, this is a[nother] moment for you to reflect on how it could/should be.)
Thursday, May 1, 2014
may 1
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Clampdown" by The Clash; "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford]
Happy May Day & International Workers' Day. It's on most of our minds most of the time, but today is an opportunity to reflect on the question consciously: is America in 2014 the Land of Opportunity, or is it a rigged game that favors the wealthy? Please support your perspective with at least one personal example and one from the media.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. MGOTM
Happy May Day & International Workers' Day. It's on most of our minds most of the time, but today is an opportunity to reflect on the question consciously: is America in 2014 the Land of Opportunity, or is it a rigged game that favors the wealthy? Please support your perspective with at least one personal example and one from the media.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. MGOTM
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