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RE: tessellation video...

From: D. Sterner (dsterner)
Date: Wed Mar 01 2000 - 19:23:31 PST

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    re: tessellation video...
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      From: Bunki Kramer [bkramer.us]
      Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 10:06 PM
      To: ArtsEdNet Talk
      Subject: re: tessellation video...

      from: Bunki Kramer
      Los Cerros Middle School
      968 Blemer Road
      Danville, CA 94526
      bkramer.us
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      I'm sorry that I seem to have stepped on a few pairs of toes about a
      personal critique of a video. I didn't intend to offend or anger anyone or
      to cause bad feelings. If you know me, you'd know I'm not that way. If
      you'll remember, I DID say it was only a personal opinion of mine and to
      take it in the spirit that it was given. Unfortunately it didn't meet my
      needs but...as I said...if you don't know alot about tessellations and how
      to present it to students, this would be a good primer. We DO agree on
    that it seems. The grade I gave was only for my personal needs and I said as
    such
      and gave my reason.

      I wish someone would make a tessellation video which
      emcompasses all the necessary material...methods, history, and creating
      images...which is why I was so looking forward to seeing this video.

      I think that at least HALF of the "production" of a tessellation IS
    creating the shapes within the tessellated form you have made. Just exactly
      WHAT will you make out of this form? This, in my humble opinion, is the
      magic of tessellation. When you said that he only shows the "production"
    of making tessellations...and only that...nothing more...it's like saying
    you're washing dishes without soap. Production INCLUDES thoughts on how
    you're going to make the edges become something in a drawing...for example,
    "how" he decides he is going to make one tessellation an old lady OR another
    a bird. That's the punch that's missing here in this video and why I think
    it's not an A.

      Yes, Jim is a very good presenter and a very good tessellation artist. We
    agree on that too. My comments are to those verteran teachers who already
    teach tessellations that they might want to preview this video before
    thinking of buying it. Differences of opinion make the world go 'round. Best
    of luck on your workshops. Toodles..... 

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