Title: ORourke1 Signature
I read somewhere today that giving
all kids a laptop wasn't necessarily a good idea.
"A moron with a computer is still a moron."
David
"Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of
what's good for people than people do is a swine."--P. J. O’Rourke
On 9/6/2011 12:29 PM, [email protected] wrote:
from Doug Johnson's blog
Change from the Radical Center While the Radical Center
political movement has been around for thirty years, I suggest
that leaders in educational technology and school library
media programs adopt a similar view on hot button topics.
While polarized views of reading methodologies, filtering,
DRM, Open Source, copyright/copyleft, constructivism, e-
books, computer labs, fixed schedules, Mac/PC/Linux, and the
One Laptop Per Child project all make for entertaining reading
and a raised blood pressure, radical stances rarely create
educational change or impact educational institutions enough
to change kids’ chances of success. This presentation suggests
10 principles to follow from the Radical Center of Education
that will actually result in positive change in education.
As a radical centrist in education, I subscribe to the
following principles:
1. Adopt an "and" not "or" mindset.
2. Look for truth and value in all beliefs and practices.
3. Respect the perspective of the individual.
4. Recognize one size does not fit all (kids or teachers).
5. Attend to attitudes.
6. Understand that the elephant can only be eaten one bite at
a time.
7. Make sure everyone is moving forward, not just the early
adopters.
8. Don't be afraid to say, "I don't know."
9. Believe measurement is good, but that not everything can be
measured.
10. Know and keep your core values.
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Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community
<[email protected]>
Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism
Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
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Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]>
Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism
Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
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