What I observed in my reporting at KIPP Infinity was that in practice, the character report card seemed to function
more as a conversation piece than like a traditional report card.
Not exact matches
Though he is pithy at times, he is
more often than not likely to pursue a thought
as if in
conversation with the reader, at his best when describing those closest to him —
as in doting on his baby son Leo, «a pocket - size
piece of benign innocence.»
The app asks icebreaker questions to get the
conversation flowing and the jigsaw
pieces pop away, one by one,
as more and
more messages are exchanged.
Dial M remains
more of a filmed play than a motion picture, unfortunately revealed
as a
conversation piece about murder which talks up much
more suspense than it actually delivers.
But she's still not sure (
as we definitely are, since we have
more clues to
piece together and don't have Charlie's adoration for her uncle to overcome), and leads the
conversation to poke at Charlie's insecurities.
In fact, it looks
more like a toy than a game console, something you'd hang from a Christmas tree or put on your desk
as a
conversation piece.
The
conversation covers all of his major
pieces to date, from the internationally acclaimed Cremaster cycle to the somewhat less well - known Drawing Restraint series,
as well
as looking at particular projects in
more detail, such
as the recent «Khu» performance and Barney's participation in Il Tempo del Postino, curated by Obrist at the 2007 Manchester International Festival.
Much of that
conversation has focused around the FCC reclassifying the internet
as a Title II utility, which would let the commission impose
more stringent rules and avoid things like paid «fast lane» access, but a new
piece of Congressional legislation might seek to limit those controversial fast lanes without requiring reclassification.
I could see many businesses, like restaurants and cafés, integrate these affordable
pieces to encourage
more consumer engagement time and act
as conversation pieces.
Much
more of a
conversation piece as well.