there was a time when staying up late resulted in something i could wholly appreciate. now it just seems like work. even this slog feels more an obligation than a labor of love.
i'm not finished with this thought, i just have other responsibilities...
(update, november 11, 2009) "the circle of knowledge commences close round a man and thence stretches out concentrically." -johann pestalozzi
thought finished. for now.
hope that feeling of obligation (in regards to your slog) was just a passing fluke of a feeling. i know that i look forward to you freshly minted slogs. on the other paw, none of us needs to add anymore unwanted obligations to our already bursting baggage!
ReplyDeleteif you have a moment and you're feeling up for it, i'd like to hear if there is a story behind this post's picture.
hoping to read from you soon!
first this picture
ReplyDeletethen this song
ReplyDeletewhere have i seen that shape before???
ReplyDelete34. once, while in school pursuing my undergraduate degree, i would climb the drainpipe to the a second floor window in order to create a circle like the one in this photo. why circles? i don't know, maybe because they're easy. maybe because i enjoy the work of richard long. i know i enjoyed changing the experience of the spaces where i made them. like a new rug just not as soft. sometimes the piece was successful and sometimes not so much. this one, in one of my classrooms, was fairly successful i think. like graffiti or animals pissing, there's an element of territorial marking in these circles. i think there's an aggressiveness to the desire or need to mark territory. there was definitely some aggression taking place during the creation of my circles. lots of physical activity. i think soahslog is kind of territorial as well. although no one is required to enter this space like the students were in the classroom. there's less aggression here; there's more mental than physical activity. and, it's not as satisfying to me. when and if i ever get my own classroom, there will be lots of aggressive, territorial elements there, both physical and mental ones. i hope to make my presence as the teacher as clear as i can. i hope that, like this circle, most of the students will enjoy working with and learning from them. i hope to encourage aggressive mark-making from them. this story wasn't really meant to be about this slog or future teaching. it was supposed to be about a picture of a circle i found once while cleaning the basement. it conjured up a lot of thought. circles are funny that way.
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