Re: [IAEP] [Grassroots-l] Concise explanation of Constructionism from the Learning Team

2008-08-20 Thread Timothy Falconer
On Aug 15, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Bastien wrote: > You could hardly find any philosopher who would defend something > like "pouring information into heads", and I challenge anyone to > point at teachers who do only that. Here's a great video from Haiti from one of the organizations we're in c

[IAEP] Why Embedded Sugar?

2008-08-20 Thread Bill Gatliff
David Farning wrote: > It has been a bit of a plug but it looks like we have reach critical > mass for a self sustaining embedded Sugar community. I love the idea of getting a critical mass around something, but I don't yet "get it" regarding Sugar for embedded work. The problem is most likely th

Re: [IAEP] [Grassroots-l] Concise explanation of Constructionism from theLearning Team

2008-08-20 Thread lcoffin
It continues. I unsubscribed via the approved site but the torrent of OLPC traffic remains. What gives? --Original Message-- From: Timothy Falconer Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bastien Cc: Educators and OLPC Cc: Education Cc: Grassroots OLPC Sent: Aug 20, 2008 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [Grass

Re: [IAEP] [beagleboard] Why Embedded Sugar?

2008-08-20 Thread David Farning
On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 21:29 -0500, Bill Gatliff wrote: > David Farning wrote: > > It has been a bit of a plug but it looks like we have reach critical > > mass for a self sustaining embedded Sugar community. > > I love the idea of getting a critical mass around something, but I don't yet > "get it

Re: [IAEP] [beagleboard] Why Embedded Sugar?

2008-08-20 Thread Greg Dekoenigsberg
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008, David Farning wrote: > On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 21:29 -0500, Bill Gatliff wrote: >> David Farning wrote: >>> It has been a bit of a plug but it looks like we have reach critical >>> mass for a self sustaining embedded Sugar community. >> >> I love the idea of getting a critical

Re: [IAEP] [sugar] Why Embedded Sugar?

2008-08-20 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Bill Gatliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Farning wrote: >> It has been a bit of a plug but it looks like we have reach critical >> mass for a self sustaining embedded Sugar community. > > I love the idea of getting a critical mass around something, but I don'

[IAEP] Sugar Labs mission statement.

2008-08-20 Thread David Farning
As we go forward with Sugar Labs, it is important that we clearly define our mission and goals. Going through the mailing list archives I have come up with the following Mission Statement: Sugar Labs is an open source community, whose projects are focused on building an educational platform based

Re: [IAEP] Sugar Labs mission statement.

2008-08-20 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 6:45 PM, David Farning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As we go forward with Sugar Labs, it is important that we clearly define > our mission and goals. Going through the mailing list archives I have > come up with the following Mission Statement: > > Sugar Labs is an open sou