The giving crowd has a series of think tanks and ideational ways of
thinking that are meetings that they believe are educational for
instance they recently renewed ideas about time. The document they used
for thinking about year round schools was a project done in 1994, when
time was less pressed by NCLB. The document was "Prisoners of Time" a
report that still stands in spite of the fact that anything that talks
about the difficulties in reaching teachers and schools has just about
been taken down or sent to the cleaners.
I find it interesting that so few of us are involved in their
knowledgenetwork. I can see a senario for year round schools, but
practicioners know that we just about have year round schools for
teachers as summer projects have become compulsory and
they are on demand to attend. But a conversation with practioners would
have yielded some nuggets of truth. Sabbaticals have just about
disappeared, time is more squeezed. I can't think how it was possible
for them to discuss this withour being aware of the assault on time
from outside sources, the needed community interface, the special days,
and the selling of candy and wrapping paper.
More than that , depending on the school or school system in which one
works.. summer can be a time to charge batteries.
I had two uninterrupted summers in my teaching life.
How do we get access to the think tanks, such as PopTech, and the Aspen
Foundation gatherings or the meetings indeed that the Foundations
create for themselves. Or is it lese majesty?
Sincerely
Bonnie Bracey
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From: Michael Maranda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group'
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Subject: RE: [DDN] Cedar Pruitt's departure from DDN
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I think there is a larger issue that we might collaborate on.
Funders
do not seem to value the role of intermediaries and of knowledge
brokers. I find many of the same challenges of finding money for the
Tutor/Mentor Connection as DDN is finding for the work it does.
Dan, I agree. Funders do not understand the perspective of the
knowledge
workers, brokers and intermediaries, ... Talk about challenges .. I
could
write a
book. Much energy is lost in
re-inventing oneself to fit the needs of funders.
Bonnie
Bonnie Bracey
bbracey@ aol com
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Very true...!
So, to shape our field, we need to educate ourselves and educate the
philanthropic community as to what is best for the field qua field and
movement, and seek a new form of philanthropy.
The other day I attended the Chicago "Asian Giving Circle" event "The
Art of
Asian Giving" at the Art Institute of Chicago. While not concerned
about
getting into details here, one important aspect was a diverse donor
base and
each donor at the $250 annual level having a vote in how the fund would
benefit the community.
I realize "educating the philanthropic community" can sounds a bit
presumptuous, however, that's what we we're doing when we make the case
individually as organizations through proposals or other solicitations.
I'm suggesting we do so with some coordination for our field.
-Michael Maranda
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