Hi Martha, Thank you for your positive post.
Part of the decision includes challenging my own ideas, approaches and assumptions. A kind cleansing and re-evaluation. bringing about another version of me - to be more open to other forms of learning and expressions, which may have felt distant or even not part of my own experience or understanding. It will also tighten up my arguments relating to my shared and personal practice also. >I don't think you need this > "formal education" to gain stature, but it may come in handy for > applying for grants and such. . . So many reasons not to do it, yet many reasons to do so. As you mention, stature is way down on my list. As you know, I am really not interested in the genius syndrome. This new venture is also about finding new ways for furtherfield to survive and maintain its organic and free presence in the world somehow, without having to go the usual bland and tedious direction of charging subscribers, getting funds for research etc... wishing you well. marc > This is wonderful news, Marc. Coming into a university with so much > experience can bring much pleasure, because it will be easier for you to > separate the useful from the useless . . . And, if UK universities are > anything like those in the US, you may find that resources like > big-ticket software and equipment will be incredibly less expensive for > you to obtain with that student i.d., so if there is anything you have > needed for your work, now is the time . . . The main challenge may be > the tact required (or the silence sometimes, which is even worse) when > you encounter the latter. On top of that, you have a fund of experience > which will certainly be recognized and appreciated (apparently already > with the admissions offer) -- and you may find that other students will > want to participate in your work, so that you can undertake projects > with more bodies than you have had before. I don't think you need this > "formal education" to gain stature, but it may come in handy for > applying for grants and such. . . > > Anyway, have fun and stay happy. . . > > All best, > Martha > > The Lost Shoe > http://www.chapbookpublisher.com/shop.html > > The Lost Shoe video > http://www.sporkworld.org/Deed/lostshoe.mov > > this is visual poetry by Millie Niss (27 March 2010 release) > this is visual poetry by Martha Deed (24 August 2010 release) > http://thisisvisualpoetry.com > > Heat and 500 Favourite Words (Released July 2010) > http://chapbookpublisher.com/tiny-shop.html > > > On 10/11/2010 11:23 AM, marc garrett wrote: >> Hi Alan, >> >> Entering into education the wrong way round. > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
