.:Two quick education articles for review: First, a very appealing idea around teacher pay from (of all places), Alabama. (What if we actually began providing teachers with promotions?) Second, a new study shows our schools our increasingly segregated. (With not nearly enough analysis in my humble opinion on how our schools likely represent the segregation of the communities in which we live.)
.:So I got see Leonard Bernstein's Mass the other night. I must say I found myself squarely in the middle between the two camps of critics on this one. Was it filled with pop pablum, lurching from one idea to another without much regard for cohesion or wholeness? You betcha. But it also had moments of astounding beauty--musically and visually. The Street Singers had most of my favorite moments and I was genuinely surprised at how much I enjoyed the dancing. I'll listen to this again and am glad I had a chance to see it (since it is rarely fully staged) but I'm not sure I need to see it again.
Up next: Faust on Thursday; The Two Gentlemen of Verona a week from Saturday and trying to squeeze in Spring Awakening this weekend.
.:Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Just lazy.
.:Honestly, I haven't taken the time to figure out an opinion on the whole bailout/stimulus package thing. But I must say the chutzpah of the Republicans is a wonder to behold. Now? Now you guys expect us to believe you care about government spending? As if your party has any credibility at all on this issue?
.:The original really is better. I had become so accustomed to seeing the posters and knock-offs of Shepard Fairey's portrait of President Obama that I had no idea how vibrant and powerful the real thing is.
.:An inauguration haiku:
Winter day of hope
As millions watch in wonder
Good speech but not great
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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