McBloglin

Like many, I have looked to post-NECC postings as I try to sort and sift information. I am still working on some thoughtful reflections to jump start initiatives for next year. It’s a lot to process. Going to NECC, San Antonio was an amazing event, and I am still riffing on it. Immersing in a different country, with hordes of like-minded professionals, both on and off-line is my kind of fun.

That being said, I was rather taken aback at the Twitter, as quoted by David Warlick here, “that as One commenter said, in explanation of a Twitter post she’d made during the conference, “I wonder if Canadian schools really get it.” I think Mr. Warlick”s response was a defense of us cousins.

Then I happened on to Clarence Fischer’s blog here , the title of which is “America …. You’ve Got Trouble”.

So I’ve got two questions.

Firstly, what does it mean to “not get’ something? I seem to hear that phrase a lot. Does it mean that one does not understand something? Or is it that it’s an easy way to dismiss people who understand, and consider, a point of view, and then choose to not stop there intellectually?

Secondly, and a little more personal, what is it that Canadian schools don’t get? And if the Twitterer thinks that American schools have the answer, PLEASE SHARE!! We’re trying real(LY) hard.

Barb