Sherman Alexie on Colbert
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posted by Degolar @ 8:21 PM
12.04.2009
Degolar
A Youth Services Librarian who blogs pseudonymously; A D&D character, a bard, equivalent of librarian in the oral tradition; An idealistically liberal Christian with socialist leanings; An overweight sometimes triathlete; Husband and parent; Hints of Loki, Falstaff, and Pan.
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""In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to burn down your neighbor's house. And is the fire you use for cooking any different from the one you use for burning? And does that mean you should eat your supper raw?"
Maddy shook her head, still puzzled. "So what you're saying is . . . I shouldn't play with fire," she said at last.
"Of course you should," said One-Eye gently. "But don't be surprised if the fire plays back.""— Joanne Harris
2 Comments:
Interesting. Taking away the human element. Read an article this morning - says something like that.
And, after the inservice, someone said they learned more, had more help, in a 30-minute somewhat off topic discussion with 4 others than months of email on the same topic. Not me, but I had a similar experience. She wishes she had more human contact with people at other branches and her committee. It would help. But there is no time. Are we are taking away the human element in favor of doing more but doing it at a distance and online. Or is it just differences in preferred working styles?
Or reading and interacting styles ?
I've always hated online/distance educational opportunities because I get so much more out of face-to-face interactions. I can't speak for everyone, but that's definitely my preference. And I like to think I'm plenty open to reading and interacting through the computer, just not when I want to be productive or really need something valuable from it.
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