[Its.an.education.project] untangling constructionism

[Andreas.Trawoeger at wgkk.at]

Hi Bernie!

Bernie Innocenti <bernie at codewiz.org> schrieb am 02.05.2008 11:15:41:
> /Please/, let's not re-discuss constructionism and freedom in this list.
> Sugar is an educational environment built around constructionism and it
> also happens to be free software.  Let's take this assertion as a matter
> of fact and discuss how it can be improved.

I agree with you. It doesn't make sense to spend hours discussing if 
constructionism is the one and only way to do education or not.

But on the other hand it still puzzles me that there isn?t ANY discussion 
about educational concepts and educational content at all (and I have lost 
count on how many OLPC related mailing list I?m subscribed by now).

There are many educational concepts that are very similar to what Sugar 
would like to achieve (like the work of Maria Montessori or Celestin 
Freinet). These concepts and many others are currently ignored by the 
overall Sugar development. 

For an outside observer which is familiar with these concept this could 
lead to the conclusion that Sugar currently ignores ANY of the existing 
educational concepts (including constructionism).

Nobody will expect a software developer to be an expert in something like 
the Montessori Method. But not having a basic understanding of them is 
like someone who would like to become a Linux Kernel hacker, but never has 
heard about the make command.


cu andreas
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