December 2010
7 posts
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WatchSometimes, I get bogged down in my own despair, lamenting the educational experience of my childhood, but then I get over it and start thinking about how it could be better.
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“Some people frame physical photographs and hang them on the wall; I shelve...”
– From The Things I Carried, Sense and Reference
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“Networks don’t require the whole person, only a narrow piece. If, on the other...”
– John Taylor Gatto
From Caterina’s notes from Dumbing Us Down John Taylor Gatto
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And this one too:
“A community is a place in which people face each other over time in all their human variety: the good parts, bad parts, and all the rest. Such places promote the highest...
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“Maybe it would be better for libraries to get out of the entertainment business...”
– From our friend in anonymity: The Annoyed Librarian.
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“Libraries need to consider as a group options for purchase, going in some cases...”
– Atkinson, Ross. (2006). Six key challenges for the future of collection development. Library Resources & Technical Services, 50(4), 250.