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  • Language 600
    2026-10-19 11:00 - 2026-10-19 12:00

    "He who does not speak foreign languages
    knows nothing about his own.“

    — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

     

     

    Here's a rough breakdown of the top languages on the web:

    English: 55.4% - Russian: 6.6% - Japanese: 5.4% - Spanish: 5.2% - Chinese: 4.6%

     

    One of the most contentious aspects of best practice discovery and promulgation in any domain, and no less so in educational settlements, is an agreed-upon vocabulary and shared understanding.  As we explain elsewhere in this history, when a counter-party disagrees with you, he simply switches out the vocabulary -- i.e. changes definitions or adds or subtracts from the traditional meanings of things.  So we approach this topic several times a year to confirm our bearing on the meaning of things.

    Attention Is All You Need | Ashish Vaswani, et. al

    We begin 2025 by breaking down this topic into four sections

    Language 100: Survey of vocabulary in the standards catalogs relevant to building and managing education settlement real assets; including legal terms.

    Language 200: Electrotechnology standard catalogs; including computer programming languages.

    Language 300: The English as the language of science and innovation; the birthplace of computing and programming, the internet's native tongue, standardization & open source development; etc.

    Language 400: Reserved


    We observe National Poetry Month in the United States and Canada every year with an inquiry into changes in the (meaning of) definitions at the foundation of best practice literature; frequently the subject of sporty debate among experts writing codes and standards for the built environment of education communities.

    In the United Kingdom, National Poetry Month is celebrated in October, and it is known as "National Poetry Day" which has been observed since 1994. It is an initiative of the Forward Arts Foundation, which aims to encourage people to read, write and perform poetry.

    Other countries also have their own poetry celebrations, such as World Poetry Day, which is observed annually on March 21 by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide.

    In past years we used a Tamil mnemonic because Tamil is the oldest surviving language and remains the spoken language of 80-odd million people of South Asia.  Alas, use of Tamil confounds our Wordpress content management system so in 2024 we began coding this topic in American English

    https://youtube.com/shorts/iEhbwbUTukE?si=bUQHwT14GbxNL_5b

    https://standardsmichigan.com/%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8a%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%bf-2/

  • "My Old School" Fairfield Warde High School
    2026-10-24 All day

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  • Health 400 | OB-GYN
    2026-10-26 11:00 - 2026-10-26 12:00

     

    With emphasis on OB-GYN because educational settlements are where families begin and grow among the young.

    Many research universities have large medical research and clinical delivery enterprises that provide significant revenue.   We periodically scan public consultations for literature that sets the standard of care for the facilities and technologies in these enterprises in education communities.

  • Data Centers
    2026-10-27 11:00 - 2026-10-27 12:00

    Status check on open source consensus products -- and practical applications --  evolving around distributed ledger technologies for financing, planning, design, operation & maintenance of the #WiseCampus.

  • Pathways 100
    2026-10-29 11:00 - 2026-10-29 12:00

    Review of best practice literature for the design, construction and maintenance of campus pathways for pedestrians and vehicles within buildings, between them and along the boundary between campus and the "real world".

  • Playlist: Monster Mash
    2026-10-30 All day

    Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus 1888| Mrs. Shelly. George Routledge and Sons

    https://open.spotify.com/track/0xxZY5C9xxij3D1HkzbnfC?si=0c583cd961504098
    https://youtu.be/_DfW654p5O0?si=QbWTW3tv8dJGMKDg

    https://youtu.be/6_tif-OZpuk

    • “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
    • “I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.” (Chapter 8 – Creature)
    • “Learn from me… how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge.” (Letter 4 – Walton)
    • “If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear.” (Chapter 17 – Creature)
    • “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
    • “Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
    • “The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
    • “Man, how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!” (Chapter 23 – Victor)
    • “Seek happiness in tranquillity and avoid ambition.” (Chapter 24 – Victor)
    • I am malicious because I am miserable.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
    • “My heart was fashioned to be susceptible of love and sympathy.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
    • “All men hate the wretched.” (Chapter 10 – Creature)
    • “You are my creator, but I am your master.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)

    https://youtu.be/fqV5jJ1y5yM?si=Vv-mJOKgvQ0AJCQj

    https://youtu.be/THf1ULU0_cQ

     

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    https://youtu.be/fqV5jJ1y5yM?si=Vv-mJOKgvQ0AJCQj

     

  • Colloquy (October)
    2026-10-30 11:00 - 2026-10-30 12:00

     

    https://standardsmichigan.com/colloquy-october/

  • "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" Oswego High School
    2026-10-31 All day

    .https://standardsmichigan.com/music-almanac-of-the-western-tradition-autumn/


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  • "If There Is an Afterlife" (Barber) National Taiwan University
    2026-11-01 All day

  • Language 600
    2026-11-02 All day

    "Tradition and the Individual Talent" T.S.Eliot 1818

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    American conservatives and liberals often disagree because they attach different meanings, priorities, and emotional associations to the same words. Political language evolves as society changes, and each movement seeks terminology that reflects its values and persuades others. Conservatives may emphasize continuity, tradition, and established definitions, while liberals may advocate revised language that reflects changing social norms or emerging perspectives and technologies.

    As new terms gain acceptance and older meanings shift, debates arise over whether language is clarifying reality or reshaping it. These disagreements extend beyond vocabulary, reflecting deeper differences about history, identity, law, culture, and the proper role of institutions -- such as standards setting organizations -- in defining and communicating public values.

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    Popular music is one of the chief ways that American vernacular English is created, refined, and shared. A successful song can introduce a phrase, metaphor, or rhythm of speech that quickly spreads beyond its original audience into everyday conversation. Because songs are repeated on radio, streaming services, at sporting events, and in schools, their lyrics become familiar across generations and regions. Memorable lines are quoted in casual conversation, advertising, journalism, and even political speeches, giving them cultural authority.

    Songwriters pick up on the language of ordinary people while expressing it with economy, wit, and emotional force.  As a result, lyrics preserve regional expressions, technical domains, idioms, thus reshaping older ones into forms that feel fresh and memorable. Over time, the most enduring lyrics become part of the nation's shared vocabulary, enriching American vernacular English by providing common expressions, cultural references, and memorable turns of phrase that unite speakers from diverse backgrounds.

     

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