2011 March

Entries from March 30th, 2011

What are YOU sacrificing for our children?

March 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Web 2.0

During this budget crisis in Texas, there’s been much talk, including from the Governor, of how school districts are to blame, and plenty of implications that teachers and administrators are living high off the hog and not doing their fair share in this budget environment. So I asked colleagues around the state to share just [...]

Libraries in a democratic society

March 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Web 2.0

Every morning a number of scenarios for letters to the editor or to the state legislators run through my head on the way to work, hoping to explain, convince, chide, persuade, and inform about the woes facing Texas schools and the impact on our students and on the profession of teaching as a whole. In [...]

SXSW Interactive Reflections

March 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Web 2.0

Yesterday was one of those perfect days at a conference, where the confluence of the setting, the people, and the sessions all come together in symphony, which makes me already feel nostalgic that SXSW Interactive is over. Spaces Ever since I designed our library, I’ve developed a fascination for how spaces are created. At SXSWi, [...]

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Blogging SXSW Interactive

March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Web 2.0

I’m lucky enough to be at SXSW Interactive today. Will be live blogging when I can in CoverItLive. SXSW Blogging

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Empower us, don’t cripple us

March 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Web 2.0

Last week, one of our Student Council members, Danielle Suh, wrote this powerful letter to her legislators regarding the cuts to education budgets in Texas, and I felt it deserved a wider audience. When I asked her for permission to include it on my blog, she agreed, commenting, “There’s often this sense of helplessness, like no matter what [...]