The Bee and the Acorn: A Memoir by Paula Susan Wallace
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161428508X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reviewer said This is an awful book.. As an alum and former employee, I was really curious about this book. SCAD was an OK place to go to grad school, a literally awful place to work, and I was dying to know how much BS this book would be serving up. In my opinion as someone who attended/worked at SCAD for over a third of the school's relatively short existence, it wouldn't be possible to tell an honest history and expect a reader to even like the founders afterwards. It's really . Paul Wallace is a visionary leader in higher education I highly recommend reading this book. Paula Wallace is an inspiring visionary leader in the field of higher education and in the world of art and design. I wanted to read this book primarily because my daughter is a SCAD student. I did not know the story of how she conceived and built the school over the last Paul Wallace is a visionary leader in higher education K. Elster I highly recommend reading this book. Paula Wallace is an inspiring visionary leader in the field of higher education and in the world of art and design. I wanted to read this book primarily because my daughter is a SCAD student. I did not know the story of how she conceived and built the school over the last 40 years. I literally could not put the book down. Of course I have a first hand experience of how great a school SCAD is, but I found i. 0 years. I literally could not put the book down. Of course I have a first hand experience of how great a school SCAD is, but I found i. "SCAD Magic" according to Amazon Customer. As a SCAD graduate, I approached "The Bee and the Acorn" assuming I knew the story of SCAD. With each turn of the page I found myself immersed in a new narrative, one that illuminated unseen facets of my alma mater and gave a name to the aura that surrounds SCAD: magic. At the end of the memoir, I felt a strong connection to President Wallace’s journey and her ability to empower each student to embark on their own voyage.
“All around us, dreamers were dreaming up new ideas: Star Wars, The Clash, Apple. SCAD enrolls more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 100 countries. What happened next would change the face of higher education. The tiny college would be a radically different kind of institution, buzzing with progressive ideas about what education could be and what it should do for students. Nearly forty years later, SCAD has become one of the largest and most highly regarded arts universities in the world.Established in 197
In her candid and compelling memoir, she weaves the story of its founding together with her deeply personal meditations on creativity, family and faith. Hers is a most inspiring American story! --Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer and style iconPaula Wallace built one of the world s premier institutions of design, art and education. This is an important book by one of America's most influential and innovative educators. --Arianna Huffington, cofounder, president, and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post . --Augusten Burroughs, New York Times best-selling authorAs
Wallace earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University and Master of Education and Education Specialist degrees from Georgia State University; she also was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Gonzaga University. . Paula Wallace is the president and founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Among her many honors, she has been named one of the world s “30 Most Admired Educators by DesignIntelligence and “Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and was awar