Meetings

Notes on meetings:
for some (managers) it is often more important that the participants are present than actually participating. This ensures that the real reason for the meeting, so that that manager can flex some sense of self importance, is met. For without an audience would the train wreck be heard in the woods?

This is amplified further when the participants are teachers. The almost immediate de-evolution of the human brain and general tenets of conduct is staggeringly quick. Teachers, in general, do not like or, in their minds, need to be taught.

When one adds to the mix of flame and dynamite the truth that people dont actually NEED to be there you have the makings of a revolution.

Meeting Stream of Consciousness

9:18 am
There is a good chance that this meeting will never end. I am starting to see similarities between this meeting and the later Star Trek episodes. Q should be walking in at any moment, though I dont see any equivalent to Diana's fortunately tapered outfit next to this command console.

9:21 am
The instructor just referred to something in this meeting as "the cool part." I knew I have seen this guy before. He was the good kid in 1950 peer pressure videos. The one that said no to marijuana and then did the next video about going to Prom alone.

9:23 am
The person normally entrapping us in these meetings, the Meeting Master, is currently slumped in his chair. All hail the new Meeting Master, an enlightened man brought to his knees by the fury of technology. Thank you Al Gore.


9:27 am
For all of you in the journalism departments out there. The MM just said, "Oh hey there is a gadget for current events. I dont know if you want to do that, its a little depressing." And they say no one is reading...

9:31 am
Just noticed that my chair can lean back to make me feel like The Last Starfighter. There goes learning for the day. Best line from TLS,
"We wont have to worry about that until we get to the Frontier.
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
"What is that??"
"The Frontier."

9:38 am
No one is ever too old for a penis joke. Just make a note of that.

BREAK

Topic of the Week - Meetings

The following is a survival guide to surviving a meeting for teachers by teachers. Please note that this is a technology seminar, which is putting teachers and computers together. Its kind of like giving scissors to kindergarten students. Some are happily cutting construction paper and some are the lead performers in a 90's rock video.

1. Please let go of all preconceptions that teachers are actually able to teach other teachers. This is the reason Magic Eye failed, once you get your own way of looking at something it just becomes a bunch of statues of liberty and flowers in a garden.

2. Computers dont work sometimes, as much as those would like to believe there is no magic involved. I like science fiction too but unfortunately you must treat computers like kids at a water slide. Sure its fun to send seven down at a time but that can stop up the water a little bit.

3. Bring coffee, you cant smoke inside and it isnt the 50s so booze isnt served until the afternoon without stigma.

Topic of the Week: Sonic Ingestion (The reply)

One of the issues with blogger in terms of a response tet-a-tet style is that the discussion goes backwords. You must read the response before you get the prompt. Much like meals eaten at community themed national chain restaurants. You are feed "something" which appears to be delicious only to discover its true substance later.

This one is brief. I promise to be better.

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Partner 1