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Definitions of smart on the Web:

  • showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
  • chic: elegant and stylish; “chic elegance”; “a smart new dress”; “a suit of voguish cut”
  • bright: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; “some children are brighter in one subject than another”; “smart children talk earlier than the average”
  • fresh: improperly forward or bold; “don’t be fresh with me”; “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup”; “an impudent boy given to insulting strangers”; “Don’t get wise with me!”
  • painfully severe; “he gave the dog a smart blow”
  • quick and brisk; “I gave him a smart salute”; “we walked at a smart pace”
  • ache: be the source of pain
  • a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

The definitions shared tonight went the full gamet just like above.

Enjoyed being  at the panel discussion at Educon where we defined and discussed smart. While I am not sure I agreed with all that was shared in terms of what is meant by smart- I do feel I will be smarter for having attended this conference.

If you missed the conversation during the panel discussion check it out by searching the #educon hashtag. I’ll be live blogging the conference as will many others. So far the highlight was having Ed Allen sit behind me at the panel and toss commentary back and forth with him and his wife about what was being said by the panelists. He is one smart guy.

Oh, and seeing Chris Lehmann in a suit. That was a highlight too. He looked very smart.