Mini All-Staff followup, NWoP followup
Some folks have sent thoughtful reflections on the themes that got on the table during our all-staff meeting on January 8th. I'll be summarizing those and reflecting on them here soon, hopefully over this weekend. If you have any ideas or thoughts about it all, please do keep the cards and letters coming. I'd particularly like to encourage those of you with less sanguine views to write directly. I'm getting those views, but second-hand (apparently).
One small item someone asked about was the music. It was Jeff's idea (and I grabbed it :-) ) and my son and I came up with a playlist. Just in case more than one of you is interested, here are the songs:
Entrance
"Memory Lane" Elliott Smith
"Fa Fa" Guster
"Not Just Sometimes But Always" Idlewild
"Next Plateau" Longwave
"14,000 Things To Be Happy About (safe)" Troubled Hubble
"Pink Bullets" The Shins
"Lillian Lies" Youth Group
Exit
"Ooh La La" The Faces
"A Fond Farwell" Elliott Smith
"Mr. Blue Sky" Electric Light Orchestra
"Virtual Insanity" Jamiroquai
"Philosophy" Ben Folds
And while I'm at it, thanks also to Jeff for the idea of the commercial spoof and once again to Tom Flach, Robin Anderson, and Pat Besong for the execution.
And if it weren't for Jeff Badger and Josh Schubert, nothing would have worked. Thanks guys.
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I typically have music playing before the classes I teach ... I had a great professor in college who always had music playing at the start of class and did this thing he called "rock break" in the middle. Made a big impression on me. I've done it ever since.
I thought the staff meeting was good. The atmosphere was light, but very informative.
You ought to make an iMix with that playlist to share it with folks. Keep it coming!
I was going to do an iMix, but not all of the songs are on iTunes. Then again, maybe I don't know all of the tricks about making an iMix. I'm all ears if there are nooks and crannies to explore.