<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> I know some of you know Yama.  You might like to read his addition to the discussion from the SG. ;-)<div> </div><div>Caryl > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:32:45 -0500 > From: yamaplos@bolinux.org > To: support-gang@lists.laptop.org > Subject: Re: [support-gang] Fwd: Caught in a Ponzi scheme > > Oh my, so many quotables... > I'll cut mercilessly, pleace bear with me :-) > > > You must, I can't emphasize the must enough, get solid support for > > teachers for any innovation in education. > > Buy in is, like, totally vital. > Doesn't happen by blah blah, but by teachers actually noticing - > themselves - that ICTs work > > > They must see it as something they can easily do, something that will > > help them be better teachers (*but not make more work for them * > I am so much for positioning ICTs as something that will make a > teacher's job *easier* as a way to make it *better*. Simply cannot > laugh too much at people who want teachers to spend *more* time > preparing lessons now that they have ICTs in the classrooom... > > that will improve their students achievement levels (testing and > > evaluation come in here), > 'cause that is what the rules are made out of. > Change the rules, first, then maybe we can go to another pattern of > valuing what is useful. > > and above all, fun for both them and their students. Remember, > > learning should be fun and teachers are "Master Learners." > ooops, Caryl, we are exceptions. Just IMHO > > > > To do this, there must be excellent planning. This seems to have been > > done in Peru where the teacher training resources online (finally) are > > excellent. One really great plan that can be localized does fit all. > I'll have to take a look at that > > > > There is a great old saying that was one of my mantras as a teacher: > > "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." > > > neat > > Sorry for the rant, but I obviously feel very strongly about this. > > > much appreciated > > Caryl > > > > > are talking about "setting small fires that will set the forest > > > ablaze". > ooh, unhappy metaphor, I have no knowledge that something that has good > results in mind can come out of the vagaries of a forest fire... > _______________________________________________ > support-gang mailing list > support-gang@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang </div></body> </html>