Comments for Procrastadabbler http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org Ruminations about life, teaching, literacy, research, and anything else I can think of when I am procrastinating Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:43:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Sharing thinking by musicteacher541 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2009/10/25/sharing-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-95 musicteacher541 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:43:43 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=413#comment-95 Thanks for this post. Aside from music teaching, I also have passion for writing and reading as I find them both great media to acquire new things, skills and interests specifically on useful, creative and innovative <a href="http://www.musicteachershelper.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">music teaching resources</a> . I hope that you're able to spend time to "reanimate" and regain your motives and reasons for writing or merely putting your thoughts into words. I wish that you survive from such struggle and intellectual engagement. All the best. Keep up the good work and see you around. Til your next posts! Thanks for this post. Aside from music teaching, I also have passion for writing and reading as I find them both great media to acquire new things, skills and interests specifically on useful, creative and innovative music teaching resources . I hope that you’re able to spend time to “reanimate” and regain your motives and reasons for writing or merely putting your thoughts into words. I wish that you survive from such struggle and intellectual engagement. All the best. Keep up the good work and see you around. Til your next posts!

]]> Comment on Rambling off the top of my head thinking by gjacobs http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2009/10/30/rambling-off-the-top-of-my-head-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-94 gjacobs Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:33:17 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=415#comment-94 see Gee's chapter about cultural models (in his game book) see Gee’s chapter about cultural models (in his game book)

]]> Comment on This American Summer by chat http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2008/06/20/this-american-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-92 chat Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:01:17 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=262#comment-92 US, meeting people and seeing things they’ve never seen before. They’re documenting it with Where The Hell Is Matt videos. It makes me want to go…somewhere!!! US, meeting people and seeing things they’ve never seen before. They’re documenting it with Where The Hell Is Matt videos. It makes me want to go…somewhere!!!

]]> Comment on Rethinking my career path by Gillian Howell http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2009/08/06/rethinking-my-career-path/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Gillian Howell Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:58:47 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=386#comment-91 Retiring at 52 sounds crazy - that's so young! Although, I re-read what you wrote and see that it is your brothers who have retired... maybe they are older than you. For what it's worth, I don't see why anything that you are doing (the research, the writing) is so strange. It seems to me that you are at the perfect time in life to be researching and writing and letting all the ideas that have been building through a working life to get really digested and clear and tell-able. And why not work hard? Maybe you are just someone who thrives on ideas and teasing things out, and who sets themselves ambitious goals. You'd probably bored if you stopped, and would start looking for another project anyway. I also think that study is one of the things that we choose to do for ourselves. It is really important. It doesn't need to be 'for' anything else although of course, it ends up being wider than just for ourselves, because we learn things, and disseminate, and contribute to others' learning, etc. I think it is incredibly valuable. Part of the process of this kind of endeavour (research, but also tricky arts collaborations, or other undertakings with infinite possible outcomes and more questions than answers), when we are dealing with hypotheses and possibilities, and unknowns, and questions and curiousities, is hitting the roadblocks. You know this already, I'm sure, and I don't imagine I am saying anything groundbreaking here... but it is always worth reminding ourselves that these darkest points in a creative process are followed by breakthroughs. So do make sure there is space in your day, and in your mind, for the breakthroughs to break through. Which reminds me of that lovely Leonard Cohen quote: "There are cracks in everything - that's how the light gets in". And lastly... my mum kind of retired this year (she is 67, and by the way, probably the most interesting work of her life took place from the age of about 58... or even 60). I say 'kind of' because I don't think her heart is really in it. While I'm sure she loves all that free time, I think she'd prefer to be working more. Fortunately, lots of consultancy stuff seems to be starting up for her from September - a strange time of year for things to start up on this side of the world. I don't think she, or my dad, or I, or probably anyone I know, actually, will ever retire. We might just take slightly longer holidays. Hmmm. Sorry for the essay. Hang in there. And enjoy the summer! Retiring at 52 sounds crazy – that’s so young! Although, I re-read what you wrote and see that it is your brothers who have retired… maybe they are older than you. For what it’s worth, I don’t see why anything that you are doing (the research, the writing) is so strange. It seems to me that you are at the perfect time in life to be researching and writing and letting all the ideas that have been building through a working life to get really digested and clear and tell-able. And why not work hard? Maybe you are just someone who thrives on ideas and teasing things out, and who sets themselves ambitious goals. You’d probably bored if you stopped, and would start looking for another project anyway. I also think that study is one of the things that we choose to do for ourselves. It is really important. It doesn’t need to be ‘for’ anything else although of course, it ends up being wider than just for ourselves, because we learn things, and disseminate, and contribute to others’ learning, etc. I think it is incredibly valuable.

Part of the process of this kind of endeavour (research, but also tricky arts collaborations, or other undertakings with infinite possible outcomes and more questions than answers), when we are dealing with hypotheses and possibilities, and unknowns, and questions and curiousities, is hitting the roadblocks. You know this already, I’m sure, and I don’t imagine I am saying anything groundbreaking here… but it is always worth reminding ourselves that these darkest points in a creative process are followed by breakthroughs. So do make sure there is space in your day, and in your mind, for the breakthroughs to break through.

Which reminds me of that lovely Leonard Cohen quote: “There are cracks in everything – that’s how the light gets in”.

And lastly… my mum kind of retired this year (she is 67, and by the way, probably the most interesting work of her life took place from the age of about 58… or even 60). I say ‘kind of’ because I don’t think her heart is really in it. While I’m sure she loves all that free time, I think she’d prefer to be working more. Fortunately, lots of consultancy stuff seems to be starting up for her from September – a strange time of year for things to start up on this side of the world. I don’t think she, or my dad, or I, or probably anyone I know, actually, will ever retire. We might just take slightly longer holidays.

Hmmm. Sorry for the essay. Hang in there. And enjoy the summer!

]]> Comment on Equity & Cell/Mobile Phone Technology & of course literacy by Jielea http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2008/04/13/equity-cellmobile-phone-technology-of-course-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Jielea Sat, 02 May 2009 03:02:03 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2008/04/13/equity-cellmobile-phone-technology-of-course-literacy/#comment-90 Well, you have a good idea in posting this article. I never had the chance to read the article of New York times and i think i will check it out for awhile. Thanks! Well, you have a good idea in posting this article. I never had the chance to read the article of New York times and i think i will check it out for awhile. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Rethinking the purpose of the blog by Sarah http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/rethinking-the-purpose-of-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Sarah Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:06:19 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=351#comment-89 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Miriam http://www.craigslistdecoded.info I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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]]> Comment on thinking about…problem by GH http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2009/03/11/thinking-aboutproblem/comment-page-1/#comment-88 GH Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:38:12 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=356#comment-88 Do you think young people want their rich out-of-school literacies to come into the classroom? I wonder if there is an almost tribal element to the way new literacies are used, or evolve... It would be good for their (the literacies') value to be acknowledged, and for learning frameworks to develop that support this. But I think it would only be effective if done in a holistic, all-encompassing way, rather than something covered only in certain tasks. Interesting thing to grapple with! Do you know this site - multiliteracies.com? Kalantzis and Cope.... I'm sure you do. It's one I found very interesting that led me to dig deeper elsewhere. Do you think young people want their rich out-of-school literacies to come into the classroom? I wonder if there is an almost tribal element to the way new literacies are used, or evolve… It would be good for their (the literacies’) value to be acknowledged, and for learning frameworks to develop that support this. But I think it would only be effective if done in a holistic, all-encompassing way, rather than something covered only in certain tasks. Interesting thing to grapple with!
Do you know this site – multiliteracies.com? Kalantzis and Cope…. I’m sure you do. It’s one I found very interesting that led me to dig deeper elsewhere.

]]> Comment on I make me crazy by Olga http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/i-make-me-crazy/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Olga Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:35:40 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=343#comment-87 Hi Dr. Jacobs, Thanks again for serving as my reference. I miss seeing you in class but I am having a blast planning lessons (so far). All your posts are so interesting. You bring up many good points. Hi Dr. Jacobs,

Thanks again for serving as my reference. I miss seeing you in class but I am having a blast planning lessons (so far). All your posts are so interesting. You bring up many good points.

]]> Comment on Reality check by gjacobs http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2008/10/17/reality-check/comment-page-1/#comment-85 gjacobs Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:25:30 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=306#comment-85 To anonymous, Your question indicates that you are thinking at the individual level. My point was directed at the global, economic level. Yes, one can "create wealth" for oneself based on the attainment of credentials or built from the cultural, social, and material capital one had coming into a situation, but in the end there is only so much available in the world. For a much better discussion of what I mean, I suggest you read Fareed Zakaria's article http://www.newsweek.com/id/163449 in the most recent issue of Newsweek. To anonymous,
Your question indicates that you are thinking at the individual level. My point was directed at the global, economic level. Yes, one can “create wealth” for oneself based on the attainment of credentials or built from the cultural, social, and material capital one had coming into a situation, but in the end there is only so much available in the world. For a much better discussion of what I mean, I suggest you read Fareed Zakaria’s article http://www.newsweek.com/id/163449 in the most recent issue of Newsweek.

]]> Comment on Reality check by anonymous http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/2008/10/17/reality-check/comment-page-1/#comment-84 anonymous Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:45:17 +0000 http://procrastadabbler.edublogs.org/?p=306#comment-84 So, your students enter your program with a certain amount of ability to earn a living. They leave your program with an enhanced ability to earn a living. The difference you've made in their lives doesn't "create wealth?" Explain. So, your students enter your program with a certain amount of ability to earn a living. They leave your program with an enhanced ability to earn a living. The difference you’ve made in their lives doesn’t “create wealth?” Explain.

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