> >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kirby urner > >Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 9:18 AM > >To: Andre Roberge > >Cc: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Introducing classes > > > >> Any kind of comments would be appreciated, especially as I > >am thinking > >> of writing a rur-ple lesson using this approach :-) André > >> ==================== > > > > > >In sum, I think it's OK to teach the traditional > >read/imagine mode ONLY IF we acknowledge and respect the TV > >and audio modes they've learned from multi-media. I am very > >much in favor of teaching multi-track editing as a part of > >regular schooling (lots about this in my blogs).
The difference in our sensitivities here has to do with the fact that I am unwilling to forget that the media our kids are experiencing is as it is only as a matter of market forces. The classroom should be a haven, and a respite and a counterforce. And one way to communicate to kids that we are somewhere else, is to turn off the TV. Art _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
