I really like that phrase, "Sugar sweet-spot." I completely agree. Gerald <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Walter Bender <<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Gerald Ardito <<a href="mailto:gerald.ardito@gmail.com">gerald.ardito@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > Walter, > > It just happens that in my district the 5th graders are in the middle > school. > I consider them elementary students and they are still taught in an > elementary school fashion. > > Does that make sense? </div>Sure. 5th graders are a Sugar sweet-spot :) -walter <div><div></div><div class="h5"> > Gerald > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Walter Bender <<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com">walter.bender@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: >> >> Gerald, >> >> I am curious about your choice to evaluate a middleschool as opposed >> to an elementary school. Sugar and the OLPC XO were designed for >> elementary-school-aged children. >> >> regards. >> >> -walter >> >> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Gerald Ardito <<a href="mailto:gerald.ardito@gmail.com">gerald.ardito@gmail.com</a>> >> wrote: >> > Ian, >> > >> > I am just starting, and will be collecting baseline data. >> > And my principal and superintendent and the teachers are on board for >> > the >> > kind of disruption, which is great. >> > >> > More as it happens. >> > Gerald >> > >> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Ian Thomson <<a href="mailto:IanT@spc.int">IanT@spc.int</a>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Gerald, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Very interested in your project and research. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Did you manage to gather any baseline data on the students as >> >> independent >> >> learners before the project started? >> >> >> >> Also interested to know if the school authorities and the teachers >> >> understood the disruptive nature of the project and their commitment to >> >> including the whole school if the results are positive. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ian Thomson >> >> >> >> RICS and OLPC Coordinator >> >> >> >> Noumea >> >> >> >> SPC >> >> >> >> Phone +687 26 01 44 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: <a href="mailto:iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> >> [mailto:<a href="mailto:iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>] On Behalf Of Gerald Ardito >> >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:39 AM >> >> To: Edward Cherlin >> >> Cc: <a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> >> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Sugar evaluation and impact >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I have set up a week site that has some preliminary research findings. >> >> You can visit it here: >> >> <a href="http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html" target="_blank">http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html</a> >> >> >> >> I would appreciate any questions or feedback. >> >> >> >> Gerald >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Edward Cherlin <<a href="mailto:echerlin@gmail.com">echerlin@gmail.com</a>> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Gerald Ardito >> >> <<a href="mailto:gerald.ardito@gmail.com">gerald.ardito@gmail.com</a>> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > This literature review is fantastic. >> >> > >> >> > I am a middle school science teacher in Northern Westchester County, >> >> > NY, >> >> > and >> >> > am also a doctoral student at Pace University. My research project is >> >> > investigating the impact of our 5th graders using the XOs (and Sugar >> >> > of >> >> > course) on their independence. >> >> > >> >> > We began this project last year, and I would be happy to share the >> >> > results >> >> > if anyone is interested. >> >> >> >> We on this list are interested, and there is constant demand from >> >> governments, NGOs, and other for data on OLPC deployments, ranging >> >> from costs to educational outcomes. >> >> >> >> > Best, >> >> > Gerald Ardito >> >> > >> >> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:06 PM, <<a href="mailto:forster@ozonline.com.au">forster@ozonline.com.au</a>> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> see <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf</a> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> >> >> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> >> >> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> >> > <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> >> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin >> >> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. >> >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. >> >> <a href="http://earthtreasury.org/" target="_blank">http://earthtreasury.org/</a> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> > <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Walter Bender >> Sugar Labs >> <a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a> > > </div></div>-- <div><div></div><div class="h5">Walter Bender Sugar Labs <a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>