My life has been a whirlwind of activity since NECC and I have found it hard to keep up with blogging. I don’t know why, but I feel guilty blogging when I have other deadlines looming. Do any of you experience that? Is it illogical? Should I blog anyway, much like we still get the day to day things done at work or home, even when we have extra tasks on our "to do" lists. Or should I put 100% of my attention toward the deadlines and follow Grandmas’ rule of "work before play"? I’d love to hear your take. D.

Andy Carvin just shared this via several lists I am on. I am so grieved. Papert was instrumental in shaping my philosophy of education and drove most of my originial thinking on how children learn. I just showed a clip tonight to Alabama teachers on project-based learning tonight that has him featured throughout. Please watch it, it is amazing. Anytime he was keynoting I went to hear him speak and I dreamed of studying under him. I work his ideas into every presentation I make.Please remember him in your thoughts or prayers.Here is Andy’.