On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Yama Ploskonka <yamap...@gmail.com> wrote: > Let me go a step further than Martin. Anything, including the bestest and > newest computer thingie, will fail when the expected enabler is an > unenthusiastic teacher.
Sometimes. And sometimes it will make an unenthusiastic teacher interested (maybe permanently, maybe for a while). Sometimes it will open a window for curious kids (that is: all of them) to explore a bit on their own. I don't agree on the purely negative reading of WBs "theory". And actually nobody here does, otherwise we'd use our time in something more productive. But it is a very good kick in the gut to make us realize that we aren't the star in the movie. The protagonists are the children and teachers. We're just... an accessory. Sometimes useful, sometimes getting in the way. And I am here to maximize the useful, and minimize the getting in the way. cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep