<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Actually, Mitra's "Grannies" may not be actual grand parents and they do have a curriculum. <div>They are chosen from older folks (he implies they are all women) who have time and want </div><div>to volunteer to help children learn. They meet regularly with their assigned children in </div><div>groups of 4 via the internet and check up on their progress with their current learning challenges. <div><div><br></div><div>I see no reason why this model would need to be limited to older volunteers. The same role</div><div>could be filled by older students, community members, or anyone else who would be</div><div>willing to commit the time to contribute to helping children learn to learn. </div><div><br></div><div>Caryl<br><br>> From: kksubbu.ml@gmail.com<br>> To: cbigenho@hotmail.com<br>> Subject: Re: [IAEP] NN, Mitra, and the role of the teacher<br>> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:11:18 +0530<br>> <br>> On Sunday 31 Oct 2010 7:56:03 am you wrote:<br>> > Hi...<br>> > Did you watch the second video? As Teemu Leinonen pointed out, it really<br>> > is better as he takes his research to other places and tries different<br>> > things. I find his experiences in England with his "Grannie Cloud" are<br>> > especially interesting. His volunteer "grannies" fill the role of the<br>> > "cheerleader" to keep the children on task and encouraged. His work seems<br>> > to be applicable to many educational situations, not just India. We need<br>> > to consider its significance for children in any country. Caryl<br>> > Hi... did you watch the second video?<br>> Yes, I did. His experiments were triggered based on his observations about how <br>> children learn. This tends to be same all over the world and that has led him <br>> to replicate his experiments around the world. My own findings is that around <br>> 25-30% of children detest the current enforcement to an extent where they slow <br>> down or stop learning. This also seems to be consistent around the world.<br>> <br>> Grand parents are excellent motivators because they don't have to stick to a <br>> curriculum ;-) and make excellent teachers of humanitarian and social aspects. <br>> There just aren't enough grannies to go around ;-).<br>> <br>> Subbu<br></div></div></div> </body> </html>