I’d never really thought about it, but I didn’t realize until a couple of weeks ago, when Alan Levine said that he’d be in the area and we should meet up, that he and I had never been in the same place at the same time.
We know plenty of the same people, we play on intersecting online spaces. He’s been a teacher and occasional collaborator of mine for nearly ten years. But we’d never been in the same physical space in a similar time window.
So yesterday we got to spend a few short minutes together. Overdue.
He reminded me while we were talking about one of the things he found so great about writing. He said ((I think he said this. He said it better than I’m writing it right now, but he was preaching gospel, so I wanted to try to capture it.)) that he enjoyed writing, that it was important for him to write, because as he sat down to write what he thought he wanted to say, he ended up discovering something better – that what he wanted to say wasn’t what he thought it would be. For Alan, part of creating is discovering what he wants to say.
Love that. Needed the reminder ((He also shared this killer collection of interactive documentaries that’s way too good for you not to spend some time with. I needed that, too.)).
I don’t know what the word is for being in the middle of a long digital conversation punctuated by short moments of physical interaction. But it happens frequently enough in my work and world and life, that I really wish I had that word. It’s pretty great.
Come back soon, Alan. In the meantime, let’s keep barking.
“Let’s Find Out,” Writes Cogdog http://t.co/5VoSHkufK5 #EdChat
Count on at least one return visit, thanks for showing me High Hops and the conversation. Trying to let the “bard” compliment settle in. Cya sooner than it took for this one to happen
So true. We script out learning way 2 much in the classroom. “part of creating is discovering what he wants to say” http://t.co/pE4IIAICYA
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Two thinkers I admire. (@budtheteacher @cogdog) One great blog post. “Let’s Find Out,” Writes Cogdog http://t.co/Fh0dBAbxuZ
“Let’s Find Out,” Writes Cogdog (or when @budtheteacher hangs with @cogdog … Two of my fav people) http://t.co/Ze9vjIpP6I
it reallly a awesome post.thanks for sharing your experience with us it helps many people to survive and enjoy in college life.
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I read this today (I’m a bit behind in my reading due to ISTE) and immediately shared it with some teachers. I’ve been presenting in my district about having students blog, especially as a way to engage as readers with others. One of my whys is that writing is thinking. Alan’s thoughts on how writing helps him discover what he’s thinking is exactly the point I am trying to get across. Thank you both for the help with that.