[Edu-sig] Who are these people???

2006-12-01 Thread Arthur
Reading through some literature of The Future of Learning Group of the MIT Media Lab http://learning.media.mit.edu/projects.html There are astounding statements - in any sense one chooses to take the word astounding. My favorite is right near the top. Point 2, in fact. 2) established

Re: [Edu-sig] Who are these people???

2006-12-01 Thread Tom Hoffman
On 12/1/06, Arthur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reading through some literature of The Future of Learning Group of the MIT Media Lab http://learning.media.mit.edu/projects.html There are astounding statements - in any sense one chooses to take the word astounding. My favorite is right near

Re: [Edu-sig] Who are these people???

2006-12-01 Thread Arthur
Tom Hoffman wrote: This is why I find it so amusing everytime someone writes that the problem with OLPC is that it is just about hardware and there isn't any educational philosophy behind it. Well we certainly agree about something. There is an educational philosophy behind it. And

Re: [Edu-sig] Who are these people???

2006-12-01 Thread Arthur
Arthur wrote: And is only welcoming to people who are not like-minded. Why aren't you against it.??? Don't you see its the like-mindedness that is the root of the problem, and the root of my reaction to this Educational Philosophy because it contradicts everything it purports to represent