Hi again Christian-- Sorry I did not see your second post when I responded to the first. Weird interface on my end. 

Your post brings up an issue I often wonder about. Why does it have to be EITHER theory OR practice? Why can't it be a balance of theory and practice? I don't believe that good practice can occur without foundational philosophies grounded in conceptual thinking. And I don't think that theoretical work is very sound without a connection to reality and practice. Why is it that our field seems to always see it as EITHER/OR and not both? I have wondered this for years; it is implicit in all the conferences that I attend and the conversations I hear between museum professionals and from my students who are "so surprised" how useful theory can be (when considered in balance with practice). In order to do museum work, one needs both conceptual and practical understandings, no? Just my two cents (well, maybe three). And I totally agree with you about 'plain language'! I see no reason to get all fancy and bogged down in incomprehensible discourse.

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