Comments for Almost like life... http://almostlikelife.net Allan Davies : Storyteller & digital artist/animator Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on education projects by Allan http://almostlikelife.net/video-education-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Allan Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:41:49 +0000 http://almostlikelife.net/video/video-education-projects/#comment-940 Thanks for the feedback - I've had some good experiences with CP, but also some less good, so don't entirely mourn it's passing. A lot of good work happened before CP came along (I've been working in schools for over 20 years). What is a real concern is that there's nothing of any substance to replace it, despite reams and reams of well researched work that underlines the solid educational value of creative approaches to education. We're all suffering (children particularly) at the hands of a cynically populist, politically doctrinaire approach. Micheal Gove should be shamed of himself. Thanks for the feedback – I’ve had some good experiences with CP, but also some less good, so don’t entirely mourn it’s passing. A lot of good work happened before CP came along (I’ve been working in schools for over 20 years). What is a real concern is that there’s nothing of any substance to replace it, despite reams and reams of well researched work that underlines the solid educational value of creative approaches to education. We’re all suffering (children particularly) at the hands of a cynically populist, politically doctrinaire approach. Micheal Gove should be shamed of himself.

]]> Comment on education projects by Dr Ian McCormick http://almostlikelife.net/video-education-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Dr Ian McCormick Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:36:10 +0000 http://almostlikelife.net/video/video-education-projects/#comment-938 Thanks for sharing these delightful films - showing the value of participatory and community arts. It's a shame that Creative Partnerships lost its funding - they did some great work in schools. Thanks for sharing these delightful films – showing the value of participatory and community arts. It’s a shame that Creative Partnerships lost its funding – they did some great work in schools.

]]> Comment on Whistley wood by One of those days in England part 3 – Whistley Wood | Almost like life… http://almostlikelife.net/photos/whistleywood/comment-page-1/#comment-778 One of those days in England part 3 – Whistley Wood | Almost like life… Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:58:16 +0000 http://almostlikelife.net/photos/whistleywood/#comment-778 [...] see all the pix here [...] [...] see all the pix here [...]

]]> Comment on Snippets by Allan http://almostlikelife.net/snippets/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Allan Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:21:45 +0000 http://almostlikelife.net/?page_id=1693#comment-739 Thanks for giving it a go, Limor, and the feedback. Was worried about how long you have to wait to get the images, especially as they're not immediately 'wow', or special...part of the point, of course. Would it be better if I just put a composite panorama on the page, I wonder? Conventional wisdom has it that effective use of the web is all about immediacy, speed and change. Whilst that does work, I remain obstinately dedicated to exploring ways to try and persuade people to slow down, linger a while and look around (hence 'anti-blog' - longer, considered, shaped and edited pieces, as opposed to quick jottings). Daresay there'll be more experiments and meanderings in the same vein, when I get around to it, but don't hold your breath, it might take me a while :) Thanks for giving it a go, Limor, and the feedback. Was worried about how long you have to wait to get the images, especially as they’re not immediately ‘wow’, or special…part of the point, of course. Would it be better if I just put a composite panorama on the page, I wonder?

Conventional wisdom has it that effective use of the web is all about immediacy, speed and change. Whilst that does work, I remain obstinately dedicated to exploring ways to try and persuade people to slow down, linger a while and look around (hence ‘anti-blog’ – longer, considered, shaped and edited pieces, as opposed to quick jottings).

Daresay there’ll be more experiments and meanderings in the same vein, when I get around to it, but don’t hold your breath, it might take me a while :)

]]> Comment on One of those days in England 1 – Archer’s Bench by Allan http://almostlikelife.net/blog/2011/09/07/archersbench/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Allan Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:10:19 +0000 http://almostlikelife.net/?p=1679#comment-738 Stay as long as you like, and thanks for the comment. It's a very pleasant place to just sit, on a sunny afternoon :) Stay as long as you like, and thanks for the comment. It’s a very pleasant place to just sit, on a sunny afternoon :)

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