I work in a real world school, and its not what it means there The challenge is how to balance the need for lots of instruction while preserving the spirit of inquiry
Not entirely sure if you're just wanting to get a rise out of polarised points of view, where accuracy or ability to see the whole isn't really a priority If not, and you just happen to feel strongly on the issue, you might be interested in this http://www.learningtolearn.sa.edu.au/Colleagues/files/links/Teaching_and _Learning_in_a.doc sincerely Rob > -----Original Message----- > From: Albert Cahalan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, 16 August 2008 5:20 PM > To: Costello, Rob R > Cc: Education > Subject: Re: [IAEP] Concise explanation of Constructionism from the > LearningTeam > > On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Costello, Rob R > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If constructionism means "the use of vague open-ended projects without > > instruction" then maybe more people would agree with you... > > > > But I can't see that anyone is really promoting that, except maybe as a > > paper tiger to shadow box with > > In real-world schools, that is exactly what constructionism means. > If you mean otherwise, then you'd best avoid using that word. > If you can, blacklist it with a spell checker. Important - This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
