tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post1508605644761610684..comments2024-01-06T05:34:00.027-06:00Comments on Blog Meridian: "Re-purposing" Back-to-SchoolJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-90996044639104295932007-08-19T05:12:00.000-05:002007-08-19T05:12:00.000-05:00Will re-purposing just "sunset" in the next ten ye...Will re-purposing just "sunset" in the next ten years, like so many other trends? (Also overheard at said in-service)<BR/><BR/>I need to blog over all this, too, as your reply above suggests you might also need to continue. What do you make of their "learning per square foot" angle? I'm still musing over that one. I don't know how shuffling furniture will alter that measurement.<BR/><BR/>We were dejavaboomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188116228786800823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-5232698184205611592007-08-18T07:07:00.000-05:002007-08-18T07:07:00.000-05:00Doncha just love it when nouns get hijacked to bec...Doncha just love it when nouns get hijacked to become adjectives or verbs, and vice versa. My world of computers, networks, and technology reeks with etymological corruptions and constructs. Talk about "re-purposing"...<BR/><BR/>Herman Miller company has always had some leading edge fab ideas and marketing ploys. And to prove it, check their prices. Next year, every competitor will have the same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-35025705780322826932007-08-17T09:20:00.000-05:002007-08-17T09:20:00.000-05:00Camille,Thanks for coming by. I was thinking of "...Camille,<BR/>Thanks for coming by. I was thinking of "Education" conceptually, hence the capital letter. Lower-case "e" education I tend to think of as applied Education, if that makes sense.<BR/>Re "multi-purpose": hmm. The rooms we were shown pictures of tended to be those, though these were rooms in which multiple activities could and hopefully would take place simultaneously. But the "John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-23128529909776507822007-08-16T17:22:00.000-05:002007-08-16T17:22:00.000-05:00as for "repurposing" its been knocked around the "...as for "repurposing" its been knocked around the "found/recycled art" circles for a long time. "Purpose" is okay by itself, but when it becomes a root- well, all I can say is "multi-purpose room" which used to hang above the door of my old elementary cafeteria door and carries with it smells of inustrial detergent, stale children, and years of old cafeteria food.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687973133021607701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640521.post-30107217294800147442007-08-16T17:17:00.000-05:002007-08-16T17:17:00.000-05:00Oh Gawd! You capitalized "Education."she says wit...Oh Gawd! You capitalized "Education."<BR/><BR/>she says with a long long sigh. I am sure you were doing it ironically. <BR/><BR/>peace!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687973133021607701noreply@blogger.com