tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post330504815282541346..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: You Could Run A School Like Ours On This StuffTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-21242624559412724652016-03-25T16:27:16.152-07:002016-03-25T16:27:16.152-07:00Just looking at the photos make me want to pack up...Just looking at the photos make me want to pack up a bunch of this stuff and take it home!! HOW DID YOU RESIST???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375016615216910778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-34086605236000643842015-09-09T16:58:21.575-07:002015-09-09T16:58:21.575-07:00You know that you ARE the king of early childhood ...You know that you ARE the king of early childhood education, right? I am attempting to channel my 'inner Teacher Tom' as I embark upon a short term preschool position in a place where there is almost no stuff like you see in this photo essay. I'm trying to decide and figure out how to bring at least a little 'garbage' in without disturbing the peace too much. Thank you for your endless inspiration. :)Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526174637310382715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-60180463578734415262015-09-09T15:39:34.769-07:002015-09-09T15:39:34.769-07:00Like most 5 year olds, my son loves to build using...Like most 5 year olds, my son loves to build using cardboard boxes. I am in the wine business, so he sees a fair amount come into the house, and he builds all the time with them; robots, barns, firehouses, castles (complete with crenelations), you name it. Currently he is sleeping with a rather large cardboard contraption he built for his "stuffed up animals". I get lots of ideas from his use of cardboard.Rafer Nelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805847856852183645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-32832901994328981882015-09-09T14:03:34.909-07:002015-09-09T14:03:34.909-07:00I wish you were the king of early childhood educat...I wish you were the king of early childhood education.Karen McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223668660295343195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-80929527886003146312015-09-09T13:31:44.203-07:002015-09-09T13:31:44.203-07:00Oh, the tubes! The cardboard! The milk cartons! ...Oh, the tubes! The cardboard! The milk cartons! The shelves! Here in Phoenix our garbage goes in cans. If it doesn't fit, there are four weeks a year when it can be picked up from the curb. It can only be out the two weeks prior to pick up. Still, for those two weeks, I keep an eye out curbside!<br /><br />I tell parents all the time, if there's any question, bring it in. If I don't want it or can't find someone who does, I have a garbage can and I can throw it out as well as you can.Barbara Zaborowskihttp://barbarazab.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-41809507502922377282015-09-09T11:22:04.535-07:002015-09-09T11:22:04.535-07:00As a lifelong New Yorker, I remember the days when...As a lifelong New Yorker, I remember the days when SOHO was a haven for artists and warehouses. My high school art teacher would regularly make trips to pick up all the remanants on street corners from print shops, automotive places, metal and woodworking joints. It was how most artists got their supplies.<br />EileenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-71860959758042695252015-09-09T07:51:12.396-07:002015-09-09T07:51:12.396-07:00As a recent NYC transplant (and thrifty freecycler...As a recent NYC transplant (and thrifty freecycler to boot) I have come to understand why you see stuff like this. Obviously, there's the consumerism and waste aspect (magnified by the density and extreme wealth), but it's also HARD to transport things around/out of Manhattan. Your local area becomes very small when you have to haul things via arms, subway and cab! Then there's bedbugs and other yuck that accumulates so quickly here. <br /><br />But the cool thing is people are fond of leaving these things on stoops and sidewalks for the very purpose of giving them to others as they get them out of their own small spaces. The density certainly has the potential to make efficient use of such things, particularly if set up with a curb alert system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com