Progressive Lenses, Golden Eagles, and Bartimaeus?

Maybe my new glasses, dubbed "progressives" will help me progress further --- I've been a bit stalled lately. Now that I think about it, I have been using vision metaphors increasingly to describe my new position, or more precisely, the different perspective which  my work responsibilities require. I welcome new lenses. ** I wonder if they come with a weight loss lens? (That's for another post)

The home of the Golden Eagles, I am realizing, is a wonderful place with lots of opportunities for experimentation and for extending students' experience beyond the traditional classroom. As I get a better understanding of the landscape, I think I need to work creatively  on a two tier track: enhancing these experiences (21st century learning opportunities) outside the classroom AND transforming the traditional classroom to embed these new instructional strategies and learning experiences within the classroom.

**Writing often clarifies and occasionally illuminates.  The concept of vision is indeed powerful. It turns out it is the subject of today's Gospel. [Excerpt posted by David McCallum, S.J. on Ad Maioriam Dei Gloriam]

Mk 10:46-52

As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd,
Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus,
sat by the roadside begging.
On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth,
he began to cry out and say,
"Jesus, son of David, have pity on me."
And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.
But he kept calling out all the more,
"Son of David, have pity on me."
Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."
So they called the blind man, saying to him,
"Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you."
He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?"
The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see."
Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you."
Immediately he received his sight
and followed him on the way.