"We continue to struggle with all this testing madness in the US - and we're doing our best (along with that education behemoth Pearson - thanks Britain!) to export this madness worldwide. Education and empire - some things never change do they."
"this October, it is time to take a stand. I am pledging to refrain from discussing, speculating and analysing the trend for the remainder of this month. On my blog, on twitter, in conversation. It is no longer anything to do with those who are interested in education and technology. It is a monster, and I refuse to be a part of the forces that are feeding it."
While the participants in each conversation deserve the most credit for jumping into play as a pathway for transforming professional practice, the aforementioned facilitators helped scaffold dynamic settings for learning during our time together which felt both entirely awesome and all too short.
In response to both on-site and online feedback, I wanted to share some notes on practice before too much time goes by.