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rpbobcat
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A Question for Education Majors/Educators

Posted: 12/30/2016 7:03:59 AM

There's an article in The Post about renovations to McCracken Hall.

They quote one education major "They've made all the walls able to be written on . . . so we can write anywhere as we think."

Sounds like a recipe for graffiti.

Anyone know what what she's talking about ?

Robert Fox
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RE: A Question for Education Majors/Educators

Posted: 12/30/2016 7:52:40 AM

I assume she's referring to white-board walls. You can paint standard drywall walls with a special paint that acts like a dry erase surface. Either that, or something much more high-tech. The dry-erase paint is not my favorite. It leaves smudge marks and doesn't erase well when the ink sits for too long.

rpbobcat
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RE: A Question for Education Majors/Educators

Posted: 12/30/2016 8:53:51 AM

That's what I thought,white board walls,.
The question is,why ?

Alan Swank
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RE: A Question for Education Majors/Educators

Posted: 12/30/2016 11:47:51 AM

Just got back from McCracken to see what is/was really happening with the walls. The classrooms have white boards on at least two sides and in some cases three sides that go from 30 inches off the floor to 78 inches. This is really no different than many older elementary schools like the one I attended in Akron in the 60's that was built in the 20's. The only difference was that those where black boards. On a side note, we had an internal vacuum system where you could clean the erasers in each room. That was a common after school "chore" for boys who misbehaved during class.

So don't worry, McCracken isn't going to turn into one big piece of graffiti. So much for concise reporting. And for the culinary minded, the demonstration kitchen is pretty slick.

Last Edited: 12/30/2016 2:28:26 PM by Alan Swank

mcbin
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RE: A Question for Education Majors/Educators

Posted: 12/30/2016 4:13:12 PM

Robert Fox wrote:

The dry-erase paint is not my favorite. It leaves smudge marks and doesn't erase well when the ink sits for too long.

Robert, for what it's worth, we have 'white board' like walls at work, and it's way better than the ones that you're referring to. Very easy to wipe off, unlike how it used to be. The walls are basically like white glass. No idea if this is what's getting put in, but I know there's a better alternative these days.

Alan Swank
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RE: A Question for Education Majors/Educators

Posted: 12/30/2016 4:56:53 PM

mcbin wrote:

Robert Fox wrote:

The dry-erase paint is not my favorite. It leaves smudge marks and doesn't erase well when the ink sits for too long.

The boards they put in are from a company called Claridge and they have aluminum framing. Again, they are about 48" from top to bottom, not from ceiling to floor. As a board person versus a power point guy, I would find them very functional and useful for teaching and group work also.

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RE: A Question for Education Majors/Educators

Posted: 12/31/2016 12:04:07 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

. . . On a side note, we had an internal vacuum system where you could clean the erasers in each room. That was a common after school "chore" for boys who misbehaved during class.

Remembering from personal experience, Alan? ;-)

In about 4th grade I had to scrub graffiti off the boys' restroom walls, along with some classmates. I used too much Spic&Span and took a layer of paint off. I then had to go back and do all the walls with the same concentration of Spic&Span so that the walls were all the same color. This whole experience was strange because I had not actually written any of the graffiti, but when asked I confessed to something I hadn't done because all of the cool guys had done it and it made me feel like I was part of the cool guys club. Peer pressure can be strange in grade school. Now, by the time I was in junior high school, I was in the principal's office several times for infractions that I had actually committed. Thanks for bringing back the memories, Alan!

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