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I just saw this up at Stephen’s Web

I have always tried to offer as much of myself as I could through this service and others in my work and in my own time. It has never been enough, which was made clear to me today, but I am tired and don’t have anything more to give. Accordingly, I am placing this newsletter and website on hiatus for an indefinite period. I will be back when I’m back. Please know that I have always valued and held in the highest esteem the work that all of you are doing to try to make things better, especially for the young. My dedication toward your objectives, toward social justice and opportunity, toward a better life for all, is never wavering, will never waver. It is time for a darkening of the light as I retreat and think about what I am going to do and how I am going to do it, but know that the light will never flicker and never fade. I wish you well in your endeavours, and I will be back to walk the long hard road alongside you.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel a bit like Frodo after Gandalf fell in the Mines of Mordor Moria (thanks, D’Arcy). I have much I still want to accomplish, but I am without the presence of my virtual mentor and friend. I’ve met Stephen a few times, and I was always deeply impressed by his intellectual honesty and his accessability for anyone who wanted to ask him any questions.

OK - enough of sounding like a eulogy! Stephen, you got me and many, many others engaged in some serious discussions about where we want education to go, and the appropriate role of technology in that future. I also want to thank you because I began doing some serious blogging after hearing you speak at a conference in 2002, and I’ve been trying to follow your example of intellectual honesty and putting everything out there for anyone to comment/use/criticize ever since then. Take care of yourself, and best of luck with whatever the future brings you.

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