Tag: potential

Annie Dillard and Thomas Merton on Pushing Passed “Good Enough”

Nov 11, 2016

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Jennifer Ramey

in aesthetics, drawing, Imagination, learning, painting, philosophy, Process, sketchbook drawing

Born into a system of norms set strategically before us, it’s always surprising to be reminded that we are still ultimately at the helm of this process of what we accomplish and what we choose to bring into being.
Showing Promise

Mar 19, 2016

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Zack Ramey

in Education, learning

A student puts off his final essay till the night before it’s due. The stakes are high. Four pages and 10% of his final grade for the course are on the line. The deadline looms guillotine-like above his head, and this motivates him. He gets his grade back soon and proclaims to his peers, “I…