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Serendip's forums sometimes get longer than what can conveniently be accessed and displayed. They are, at the same time, in their entirety an important part of what Serendip has become at any given time (and, of course, particular contributions may well be of lasting significance). To try and balance needs for easy display and those of continuous and permanent record, only this year's forum comments are displayed on this page with earlier comments being preserved elsewhere. To go to the forum for prior years, click on the year below.

Year: - Current postings - 2000/2001 - 1998/1999 - 1997 - 1996

Name: Paul Grobstein
Username: pgrobste@brynmawr.edu
Subject: Evolving
Date: Fri Oct 29 11:50:09 EDT 1999
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To all visitors:

Serendip was born in 1994, and developed forums in 1996. The forums have been and continue to be a place where everyone is invited to make comments, ask questions, and carry on conversations about anything and everything that comes to mind when exploring Serendip. As such, they have been and continue to be an essential part of Serendip's development. At the same time, any developing organism needs periodically to refresh itself. The past remains but is put in boxes to clear the mind for the next part of the future. So have we done, as of today, with Serendip's forums. All past material is still available, by clicking on highlighted years above to access forum archives. And we have, as of today, a blank slate for the next phase of Serendip's development. If you have been here in the past, you're already a part of what Serendip has become so far. Please leave your thoughts as part of the next phase of Serendip's life. And if you're new, please join in as well.

Name: Susan Jo
Username: sjo@brynmawr.edu
Subject: interaction
Date: Wed Feb 16 18:27:57 EST 2000
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I just visited the "Seeing more than your eye does" and was very intrigued. I saw the limitations of my eyes and was surprised how the eye just "ignores" the blind spot, kind of like pretending it's not there. This all reminded me of the blind spot while driving, yet this is interesting b/c the screen is so close to you... I also visited the "voyage to serendip" and had some fun figuring out patterns, but i am not sure what the point was. I guess it's all about the pattern thing, but towards the end with the harder levels,wasn't it all just random movement/new patterns each time the game was started? i wasn't sure what i learned from it. What i did like about these games were that they are all interactive and engaging. I'd like to find more things like this but related to what i'm teaching:)
Name: Paul Grobstein
Username: pgrobste@brynmawr.edu
Subject: testing
Date: Mon Apr 3 15:50:37 EDT 2000
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testing
Name: Randal Holly
Username: kr092389@aol.com
Subject: Randal's Introduction
Date: Mon Jul 11 10:09:45 EDT 2005
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Good Morning, My name is Randal, and I am a science teacher in the Philadelphia School district. For most of my professional career, I have taught at the middle school grade level. However, I taught at Thomas Edison High School this past year. I have attended several of the summer institutes in the past and continue to welcome the opportunity to spend time working with colleagues on a college campus. I remarked to an institute facilitator earlier this morning that simply being able to enjoy the landscaping efforts here at Bryn Mawr is for me the institute's best selling point. As for my place in the "science learning arena", I continue to work at instilling in my students what seems to be a radical notion: each of you is a scientist and has been for quite some time. I strive to explemify to students how science is, and has been, embedded in all aspects of their exploratory lives. This I find lessens the anxiety many bring to classroom as to what science education entails and thus increases the likelihood of success one may achieve in the course that is being taught.
Name: Miss T.
Username:
Subject: Science and I
Date: Mon Jul 11 10:12:04 EDT 2005
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Friends, Hello. Currently I serve with the School District of Philadelphia as a High School Administrator. As a Special Education Teacher, prior to my service as an admnistrator, Science was one of several subjects I taught. However, being a participant in this institute for the past several years I realize just how much college had not prepared me to teach Science (no disrespect to the universities I attended). For me God is truth and Science is fact. Often the two are the same, often they share common ground, and often the differences are vast. Science is real and I have a profound respect for it. I see the phenomenal contributions it has made for the betterment of human and global society. I have also witnessed its negative effects in the 20th and now 21st Centuries. Welcome and may God enlarge your territory.
Name: Randal Holly
Username: kr092389@aol.com
Subject: Randal's Introduction
Date: Mon Jul 11 10:56:53 EDT 2005
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Good Morning, My name is Randal, and for most of my professional career I have taught at the middle school grade level. However, I have worked at Thomas Edison High School this past year. I have attended several of the summer institutes in the past, and I continue to enjoy the opportunity to work with colleagues on an actual campus. I rermaked to an institue facilitator earlier this morning that having the opportunity to view Bryn Mawr's lanscaping efforts since my last visit is, for me, the institutes best selling point. As for my place in the "science arena of learning", I continue to work at instilling in my students for many what is considered to be a radical notion; each of you is a scienctist and has been for quite some time. I try to craft lessons that exemplify that science is, and has always been, embedded in all aspects of their exploratory lives. For many students, this lessens the anxiety that most bring to the classroom regarding science. Additionally, I have found this approach increases the likelihood for success experienced by students in the course being taught.
Name: Randal Holly
Username: kr092389@aol.com
Subject: "Science as a Story"
Date: Mon Jul 11 13:26:17 EDT 2005
Comments:
Hey, I am often concerned with all the stories that I have not yet been exposed to or the many stories that remain unwritten as a result of societal constraints. I wonder about the possible long term benefits, (or consequences) of a steady diet consisting of human flesh. Will the average American citizen ever be able to do more than just ponder this question? For those who may question my sanity upon reading this, ask yourself this question: are speed limits necessary for highway safety? The typical American response is probably, "yes, of course." However, Germany's autobahn has a statiscally better record for highway safety, yet it has no speed limits. So, maybe the cure for cancer lies in some story that has yet to be written. I urge us though to be careful that we are taking steps to assure the opportunity for it to be written. Now pass the leg bone. Just sayin' Randal
Name: Randal Holly
Username: kr092389@aol.com
Subject: Science as a story
Date: Mon Jul 11 13:28:05 EDT 2005
Comments:
Hey, I am often concerned with all the stories that I have not yet been exposed to or the many stories that remain unwritten as a result of societal constraints. I wonder about the possible long term benefits, (or consequences) of a steady diet consisting of human flesh. Will the average American citizen ever be able to do more than just ponder this question? For those who may question my sanity upon reading this, ask yourself this question: are speed limits necessary for highway safety? The typical American response is probably, "yes, of course." However, Germany's autobahn has a statiscally better record for highway safety, yet it has no speed limits. So, maybe the cure for cancer lies in some story that has yet to be written. I urge us though to be careful that we are taking steps to assure the opportunity for it to be written. Now pass the leg bone. Just sayin' Randal

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