Comments on: Second Place (tie): Ethan Bodnar

By: Picking apart my four slides at teaching.mrstacey.org.uk

Picking apart my four slides at teaching.mrstacey.org.uk — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:26:50 +0000

[…] enjoyed taking part in Dan’s four slide competition (announcement of joint winning entries here and here, third here, and the one that almost won here). And I’ve been particularly […]

By: Tracy Rosen

Tracy Rosen — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:39:03 +0000

Definitely well deserved!

I love the first slide – would you mind if it were posted in a classroom?

I will be working with 14-17 year old boys this year and I think that slide just may jive with them!

a job well done!
Tracy

By: Christian Long

Christian Long — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:10:44 +0000

Well deserved, Ethan.

All 3 judges were stopped-in-their-tracks after seeing your entry the first time. Clearly, age is not an issue…and intentional design is the only thing that matters!

My silent and not-so-silent hope is that a few of the teachers who are watching pick your brain on design ideas as they present to their kids and colleagues alike. Oh, and I can tell you you can expect to hear from a designer in my network who has already uttered the words, “I need to give that kid an internship” last night…

…and I’m not surprised at all!

Look forward to seeing the arc of your career, my friend. Glad that our blogging conversation began a year ago and that you’ve clearly earned your chops ever since! Can’t see any limits for you in the future, either!

Cheers, Christian

By: Ethan Bodnar

Ethan Bodnar — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:46:15 +0000

Thanks Dan for those kind words and thanks to the judges. I think that this contest has been a great success and I look forward to hearing reports back if teachers bring it into the classroom as an assignment for their students.

Furthermore, I believe that the program that the Chicago Graduate School of Business has implemented in their admissions process is great. As being someone who will be applying to many different colleges this year, it is something to keep an eye on in the future as hopefully other colleges try it out.

Thanks again, it was a great experience.