Tag / #critique
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The Problem with #WINNING
I went to a children’s robotics competition built around LEGO Mindstorms technology. Mindstorms is LEGO’s computer platform for using its bricks to build working robots. The organizer was FIRST (For Inspiration and…
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Take the Critique, Not to Heart
The final assignment for my writing class is a comprehensive article built from everything we practice over the semester—plus a publishing plan. I tell students not to post their final blog assignment,…
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There is No Best Picture
Guillermo del Toro won the Academy Award this year for Best Director for The Shape of Water, which also won for Best Picture of the Year. I didn’t love The Shape of…
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The Art is Invisible
Coco is great. Pixar’s latest is everything you want. It’s gorgeous. It’s respectful. It’s human. Like all Pixar films, it touches the heart with these elements and without resorting to clichés or…
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My Mother’s Moment
The Paier Art School in New Haven, Connecticut holds portfolio reviews once a semester during their open house weekends. I kept this knowledge in the back of my head for years, maybe…
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