My love for words; for language; for reading, was Kindle[d] long before I became a regular on the New York City subway system.
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Artist : Joseph Paul Fox |
Pop-Up books is how I how I got my start. . . . Where turning the page is an ever-ready adventure --- where interactivity and geometries of meaning do not require batteries or electricity. Absorbed was I in my pop-up world.
Polarity epitomized; 2 women read utilizing a book [see left] and an e-reader [right][type/ brand; unknown]. In Our time, one central, critical question which shimmers in the the toolbox /tool-set of many an educator is : What absorbs us? I have long maintained an aesthetic appreciation for muscle. Men / Women : If you've got it; I want to see it. Luck found me recently on Metro-North while en route to Dutchess County. What was he reading? Muscle and Fitness. I know there are reading snobs out there saying [to themselves]: Muscle and Fitness? Not very high-intellect. At least he reads. Our ability; our willingness to read is "Everything" says New York City educator Monica Gimigliano. "It builds bridges to other things; other pursuits." Gimigliano is a 15 year classroom veteran. In order to get to her Queens classroom; she must utilize bridges --- those connecting Westchester to New York City. . . . an expensive proposition. Which begs the question: How are educational priorities / necessities reconciled with our ceaseless tendency to run from the difficult budget choices @ the core of our children's futures? "We've gone from blackboards to whiteboards," says Gimigliano. "Who is going to pay for them?" |
I like the wordplay. Great photos!
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