Comments on: UCEA CASTLE Symposium http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/11/castle_symposiu.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karl Fisch http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/11/castle_symposiu.html/comment-page-1#comment-15323 Karl Fisch Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2006/11/castle_symposiu.html#comment-15323 You're welcome, although I always feel kind of weird accepting "credit" for basically taking a bunch of other people's thoughts and putting them to some catchy music. I think Consuela's is much more original - and probably more immediately meaningful. I'm looking forward to listening to Miguel's podcast - hopefully this weekend sometime. My day job keeps getting in the way of my learning . . . You’re welcome, although I always feel kind of weird accepting “credit” for basically taking a bunch of other people’s thoughts and putting them to some catchy music. I think Consuela’s is much more original – and probably more immediately meaningful.

I’m looking forward to listening to Miguel’s podcast – hopefully this weekend sometime. My day job keeps getting in the way of my learning . . .

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/11/castle_symposiu.html/comment-page-1#comment-15324 Miguel Guhlin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2006/11/castle_symposiu.html#comment-15324 Scott, thank you for letting me sit in--and not participate--in the panel presentation. I enjoyed the experience and the conversations folks had. There is an unwillingness, I've observed, in how we deal with unpleasant realities. In truth, in professional settings, there is a profound temptation to put a "positive spin" on events and how things progress...or not. The pressure is on to be nice when the reality is perceived as not. However, the real issue is with the falsehood that is perpetrated, and the actions taken to protect it. It is a troubling topic because we are each guilty of it. The panel presentation touched on these issues in as positive a manner as possible, but they lurked like waiting sharks. Dwelling on the sharks though can be a problem in itself...there's too much beauty in the "education coral reef" to dwell on the deadliness of a mis-step. If these conversations can't be had in Ed Leadership programs, I'm concerned that they will not happen in K-12. Just some pre-Thanksgiving ramblings...time to go read Quinn's Deep Change again. Thank you for asking the questions and graciously allowing me to listen in, Miguel Guhlin http://www.mguhlin.net Scott, thank you for letting me sit in–and not participate–in the panel presentation. I enjoyed the experience and the conversations folks had.

There is an unwillingness, I’ve observed, in how we deal with unpleasant realities. In truth, in professional settings, there is a profound temptation to put a “positive spin” on events and how things progress…or not.

The pressure is on to be nice when the reality is perceived as not. However, the real issue is with the falsehood that is perpetrated, and the actions taken to protect it.

It is a troubling topic because we are each guilty of it. The panel presentation touched on these issues in as positive a manner as possible, but they lurked like waiting sharks. Dwelling on the sharks though can be a problem in itself…there’s too much beauty in the “education coral reef” to dwell on the deadliness of a mis-step.

If these conversations can’t be had in Ed Leadership programs, I’m concerned that they will not happen in K-12.

Just some pre-Thanksgiving ramblings…time to go read Quinn’s Deep Change again.

Thank you for asking the questions and graciously allowing me to listen in,

Miguel Guhlin
http://www.mguhlin.net

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