Comments on: Downes: The Issues in Front of Us /2007/downes-the-issues-in-front-of-us/ less helpful Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:47:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: dan /2007/downes-the-issues-in-front-of-us/#comment-768 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:47:35 +0000 /?p=157#comment-768 Yeah, dude’s clearly earned his A-list status, and I’m not demanding he hunker down into one of the designated ideological foxholes. I’ve just found it true that bloggers/people tend to hunker down of their own accord, self-designating, even inadvertently, while a few month of Downes hasn’t left me with a clear sense of him. But that makes him more interesting to me than less.

]]> By: Christian /2007/downes-the-issues-in-front-of-us/#comment-748 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:21:50 +0000 /?p=157#comment-748 Stephen is a cat full of wisdom and intellectual reach, Dan.

Perhaps that’s all that’s needed to be known, rather than for us to try to get a ‘handle’ on him. He’s ‘neutral’ in terms of what gets his attention, praise/criticism, as well…and he asks tough questions. His radar and the speed at which he keeps an eye on his aggregrator is humbling. Truly. But a ‘handle’? Not sure he’s trying to be ‘one’ thing that is easily categorized. By any of us.

As for “Trojan Horses” (et al), perhaps he’s being Socratic. Intentionally. Out of respect for Doug as much as out of challenge to the way Doug framed his questions.

I’d spend time getting to know Doug, BTW. One of them most thoughtful cats out there with infinite experience working in schools and helping libraries (in particular) evolve and maintain the status they deserve.

For what it’s worth.
Cheers, Christian

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