On Mon, April 25, 2011 6:38 am, Cynthia Solomon wrote: > I just posted my book, Computer Environments for Children: A Reflection on > Theories of Learning and Education. > http://computerenvironments.wikispaces.com
Well done. I have launched a new Papertian project called Replacing Textbooks at Sugar Labs, where we propose to seek answers to many of the questions you asked in the book, among others. We have some conjectures partly worked out and in need of testing, particularly http://booki.treehouse.su/discovering-discovery/ My favorite part is Peter, the child who refused to fix a bug that he thought was a trick, until he realized that you didn't know what you had done wrong. I have had extensive training, both from my parents and in a Buddhist seminary, on the problem of keeping secrets, and the resulting problem of people assuming that you are keeping secrets, and thus keeping secrets from you. It is necessary to tell the truth fairly aggressively in order to even begin to overcome this problem. At the same time, we were all advised to "be careful how you go with the Truth under your coat," in a society that has made a heavy investment in various secrets. > --Cynthia > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://www.earthtreasury.org/ _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep