document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eWhen your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a reason to buy a way nicer hammer.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/4762511735\x22\x3eMerlin Mann\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x0a\x3cp\x3eGear infatuation runs rampant in instrumental circles (see: trumpets, trombones, and especially saxophones).  In reality there is no mouthpiece, reed, or $100 thumb-rest that will replace hard work.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eAttack with your strengths rather than defend your weaknesses.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3ca href=\x22http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/11/23/apple-att-verizon\x22\x3eJohn Gruber\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eIf everything that goes wrong is the fault of a secret cabal, that relieves you of the tedious necessity of trying to understand how a complex world really works.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3ca href=\x22http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14258768\x22\x3eThe Economist\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eIf we always deny people the opportunity to be bad and wrong, we scotch their best chances at (eventually) figuring out awesome and right.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3e\x3ca href=\x22http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/5374845546\x22\x3eMerlin Mann\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eMerlin is talking about National Novel Writing Month, but I think it applies across all creative endeavors and to educational philosophy. A big part of teaching is allowing a student to learn. Giving a student no opportunity for failure gives them little opportunity for ultimate success.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eChoose Something Like a Star\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3eby Robert Frost, 1947\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eO Star (the fairest one in sight),\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eWe grant your loftiness the right\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eTo some obscurity of cloud \x26#8212; \x3cbr/\x3eIt will not do to say of night,\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eSince dark is what brings out your light.\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eSome mystery becomes the proud.\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eBut to be wholly taciturn\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eIn your reserve is not allowed.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSay something to us we can learn\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eBy heart and when alone repeat.\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eSay something! And it says \x26#8220;I burn.\x26#8221;\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eBut say with what degree of heat.\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eTalk Fahrenheit, talk Centigrade.\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eUse language we can comprehend.\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eTell us what elements you blend.\x3cbr/\x3eIt gives us strangely little aid,\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eBut does tell something in the end.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eAnd steadfast as Keats\x26#8217; Eremite,\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eNot even stooping from its sphere,\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eIt asks a little of us here.\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eIt asks of us a certain height,\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eSo when at times the mob is swayed\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eTo carry praise or blame too far,\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eWe may choose something like a star\u00a0\x3cbr/\x3eTo stay our minds on and be staid.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krzwq4rpir1qa9mhoo1_400.jpg\x22 alt=\x22by Mike Monteiro\x0aSomeday, when I have a space to put it, I will buy one of these. The great conductor, Tim Reynish, once told me, \x26amp;#8220;Don\x26amp;#8217;t make the same mistake twice. Be creative.\x26amp;#8221; \x26nbsp;This piece plays on that idea, but they idea of making a \x26amp;#8220;better\x26amp;#8221; mistake implies a contradiction that I find compelling and humorous at the same time.\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eby \x3ca href=\x22http://flickr.com/photos/dorkmaster\x22\x3eMike Monteiro\x3c/a\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eSomeday, when I have a space to put it, I will \x3ca href=\x22http://www.20x200.com/art/2009/03/untitled-lets-make-better-mistakes-tomorrow.html\x22\x3ebuy\x3c/a\x3e one of these. The great conductor, \x3ca href=\x22http://www.timreynish.com/index.html\x22\x3eTim Reynish\x3c/a\x3e, once told me, \x26#8220;Don\x26#8217;t make the same mistake twice. Be creative.\x26#8221; \u00a0This piece plays on that idea, but they idea of making a \x26#8220;better\x26#8221; mistake implies a contradiction that I find compelling and humorous at the same time.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');