tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615167884712379815.post4674506362897162624..comments2021-09-12T14:25:06.225-04:00Comments on Pennies in a Jar: MakeNels P. Highberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615167884712379815.post-49398639284518433732010-12-08T09:00:16.227-05:002010-12-08T09:00:16.227-05:00I think that could be part of it. I wonder if it&#...I think that could be part of it. I wonder if it's also that the larger culture (especially these days) seems to view making things as "real" work and creating information or other intangibles as somehow less than "real" work. It is, of course, also nice to have something one can handle as a finished product, which is why I think we still love to get hard copies of our books, articles, etc. E-publishing feels ephemeral somehow.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728387916703914103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615167884712379815.post-53519382718790871632010-12-07T21:38:25.532-05:002010-12-07T21:38:25.532-05:00Thanks, Brenda! I haven't been doing much rea...Thanks, Brenda! I haven't been doing much reading year. I'm at the end of my semester. In a week or so, I plan to spend hours just reading through a ton of #reverb10 posts.<br /><br />I wonder if tangible feels right because it's what we did as kids. I remember making signs with my address and phone number on them in kindergarten. I remember making parachutes out of handkerchiefs in second grade. As I got older, I made fewer things like that. Maybe that's part of the distinction?Nels P. Highberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998283755242261031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615167884712379815.post-91480253283020786682010-12-06T22:38:11.419-05:002010-12-06T22:38:11.419-05:00A question: what is it about making intangible thi...A question: what is it about making intangible things that makes us feel inadequate somehow? I wrote about making a turkey and chicken this morning, because that's the only tangible thing I make. But I also make learning happen and that seems terribly important. So why do we dismiss it? It's curious to me.<br /><br />Regardless, I'm glad this project helped me find your blog -- I've enjoyed reading it.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728387916703914103noreply@blogger.com