[IAEP] Why do you contribute to Sugar?

[Chihurumnaya Ibiam]

Sugar has made me see things differently, it has given me an oppurtunity to
learn and to grow, not everyone in my area know about sugar and I'm lucky
to, this area of my life has never been the same since i met some persons
in sugar, i strive to learn more one of the reasons being to contribute to
sugar, sugar has given a platform where you can create whatever you want to
see(via sugar activities). Sugar has made learning interactive, i remember
back then in junior high, we used to learn french with the sugar platform
on our XO's. I love being part of sugar and I'll always be part of this
great organization.

                                                                     Thanks

                                                              Ibiam
Chihurumnaya

On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Sam Parkinson <sam.parkinson3 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Here is my reflection too:
>
> I contribute to Sugar because the current EduTech used in ACT schools is
> so boring.  Sugar shows that we can make awesome software for schools,
> rather than the meh software like managebac or google classrrom.  We can
> best integrate collaboration, journalling, reflection and creation -
> tailoring the whole experience to education.
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:33 PM, tkkang at nurturingasia.com wrote:
>
> Good to hear what others have to say .. here is my own reflection: I
> worked with Sugar till today as I have personally tested it with children
> from the gifted to the developmentally delay; and made many
> video-recordings of children using it over the years under many different
> circumstances. It works - Sugar simplicity and flexibility makes it my best
> choice as a clinical or educational tools, to help children be empowered in
> their learning. T.K Kang
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Walter Bender [
> mailto:walter.bender at gmail.com <walter.bender at gmail.com>] Sent: Monday,
> June 6, 2016 07:28 AM To: 'Dave Crossland' Cc: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Why do you contribute to Sugar? On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at
> 7:20 PM, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>
> In thread "A Better Idea..." on 5 June 2016 at 16:41, Sean DALY <
> sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Perhaps trying to thrash out texts is not the best approach - maybe we
> should start with why we the volunteers are convinced about Sugar, and
> think about distilling our Vision from that.
>
> I like this suggestion! I request that everyone subscribed to this list
> reply to this thread with a short message about why they are convinced
> about Sugar. I'll go first :) I am convinced about Sugar because I believe
> learning through self-discovery is a powerful way for young people to
> become good people, good citizens, and to find some particular talents to
> develop to the maximum; and I believe Sugar is software that encourages
> such learning. _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's
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> See [1 and 2]. But to gist: At Sugar Labs we make a collection of
> Free/Libre Software tools that learners use to *explore*, *discover*,
> *create*, and *reflect*. We distribute these tools freely and encourage our
> users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility for their
> learning. To me, one important goal at Sugar Labs is to have our user
> community engage in the development process. Towards this end, we have
> provided scaffolding to support our users in their exploration of the tools
> themselves and how the tools are built. This has not been just an
> intellectual exercise. We design for end-user contributions, and we have
> seen learners taking ownership and the responsibility that comes with
> ownership. Sugar users, even when they don’t made contributions to the
> code, are active learners, who are immersed in a culture where they are
> encouraged to create as well as consume. [1]
> http://people.sugarlabs.org/walter/docs/Learning-to-Change-the-World-Chapter-4.pdf
> [2]
> http://sites.ed.gov/oese/2016/04/open-discussion-on-the-role-of-education-technologies-in-early-childhood-stem-education/
> --
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> http://www.sugarlabs.org>
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