Visit to School for Poetic Computation (Nov 22nd)

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the SFPC and also enjoyed meeting and speaking with the creator, Taeyoon Choi. The school setup reminded me a lot of ITP, although it was much smaller than the ITP floor it felt larger because there are fewer people who inhabit the space. An interesting point Taeyoon made was that a lot of students find out about the program by word of mouth. They might know someone who attended, or they may have found out about it from attending an event put on by the SFPC. Another thing I found interesting is that for Taeyoon, this school is a form of activist practice where the culture of diversity is celebrated. He had a lot of interesting things to say about learning and teaching as activism, access to tech and resources, community learning. Most people who attend SFPC are older and have already had work experience but want to learn more technical skills.

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