Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Stunning
Edgar Mueller's 3d street art images are remarkable feats of trompe l'oeil on a grand scale. http://www.european-street-painting.com/displayimage-album,28,pos,13,waterfall-3d-9.jpg.html Can you imagine what it would be like to come home from work and try to negotiate a street that looked like this one: http://www.european-street-painting.com/displayimage-album,29,pos,0,Street%20Art%20-%20Use%20your%20eyes.html Just looking at the photo is disorienting.
The Letter
A reflection from a colleague. This is a far more eloquent summation of my feelings about war than I could write. The Letter
Monday, September 13, 2010
Roadkill and Digital Living
The range of digital living subjects seems never ending. Here's a guy who's using technology to research his passion: road kill. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13roadkill.html
Notice the mention of wanting to hire someone to create a phone app to further his research? That's a new job market that's opened up with the implementation of smart phones.
Notice the mention of wanting to hire someone to create a phone app to further his research? That's a new job market that's opened up with the implementation of smart phones.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
First papers
I've begun picking up the first set of essays for review. I'll admit this is not my favorite part of teaching. It's as difficult for me to comment on someone else's text as it is for my students to do peer reviews. And I must do it dozens of times more than they do.
The best part of essay review is that I invariably learn something from at least one or two who are bringing new ideas into my view. I'll never forget how my views about hot dogs were changed by one student's diligent research into what really goes into them. And the essay about the economics of prostitution written mostly in second person -- and therefore calling ME a prostitute throughout -- was one of my favorite. That student was quite chagrined to realize the effect of second-person narration.
Hopefully there will be comments to draw from many of the essays this term, as well as many new pathways that require my attention. We've only been together a couple weeks, but already these four classes seem filled with interesting, engaging personalities. I'm a lucky teacher.
The best part of essay review is that I invariably learn something from at least one or two who are bringing new ideas into my view. I'll never forget how my views about hot dogs were changed by one student's diligent research into what really goes into them. And the essay about the economics of prostitution written mostly in second person -- and therefore calling ME a prostitute throughout -- was one of my favorite. That student was quite chagrined to realize the effect of second-person narration.
Hopefully there will be comments to draw from many of the essays this term, as well as many new pathways that require my attention. We've only been together a couple weeks, but already these four classes seem filled with interesting, engaging personalities. I'm a lucky teacher.
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