Confessions of a Luddite in Remission

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

This quote was part of a presentation put on yesterday at Carmel's C4 Conference. I have no idea what C4 stands for, but I do know that it is a conference put on every summer by Carmel Clay Schools. Its purpose is to expose teachers to new ways of teaching through the use of technology. I have to say that I come away every year with new ideas and with my mind opened to new things. Last year was the first year I attended, but I still have--and did use--my notes from that experience. 

What I like about this conference is that it is right in the middle of the summer, where you still have time to let the information soak in before having to implement it right away. It was great to get together with my fellow teachers to get as much information as possible. I didn't even see any of my fellow Woodbrook Lions in any classes (Mrs. Vahle was in one of them, actually), so I know we had a wide variety of experiences. I am really excited to try some of these things in the upcoming school year.

It was also kind of cool to be in classes with cohorts from Clay Middle School and Carmel High School. This year, I was able to put together many names and faces and officially meet people with whom I had exchanged emails with for years now. 

Good times. I feel great about what I learned.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/antoinedes121261.html

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/antoinedes121261.html