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I just LOVE it when professionals get into this sort of discussion!

Why don't we all just stop worrying about semantics and get back to using what little of our minds we have left to create more cool exhibits and programs!

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> Thanks, Ian. I couldn't agree more with you about the missing ingredients in
> most glitzy exhibits. Engagement of the head, the heart, and the hands is the
> integration we are looking for. I just think the "on" is superfluous. But if
> it turns people "on," to use the term, so be it. More important to me would be
> to see the rationale for any exhibit set forth in terms of how well it
> addresses engagement of the visitor on ALL of these levels. I also think we should be
> discussing the ingredient of "understanding." Does the visitor comprehend
> something more deeply after being so engaged, or have they just been engaged.
> That is the difference, it seems to me, between entertainment and learning. Peter
> Dow
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