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Hi, Sebastian<br>
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Interesting, this author sees what we are trying to do as
facilitating the terrible future in which teachers are robots.<br>
<br>
The missing ingredient, of course, is education. The best teachers I
encountered in school had the wide perspective of an educated <br>
person that enabled them to movtivate students to explore.<br>
<br>
Consider the golf coach. His expertise is not in playing golf (or he
would be on the tour). His expertise is in recognizing the problems
players <br>
are having with their game and recommending ways to solve these
problems by practice or by using new techniques. The golf coach is
unlikely to <br>
be replaced by a robot.<br>
<br>
For me, the problem is that society has forgotten that it's about
education, not training. A teacher is not an expert but a motivator
and a door-opener.<br>
<br>
Tony<br>
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:32:23 -0500
From: Sebastian Silva <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sebastian@fuentelibre.org"><sebastian@fuentelibre.org></a>
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Subject: [IAEP] The Deconstruction of the K-12 Teacher.
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Dear IAEP,
I recently read a fascinating article: "The Deconstruction of the K-12
Teacher".
It discusses current trends in the 1rst world with regard to "online"
education and the role of teachers.
As a parent-teacher who is active promoting freedom in software and
other human values, I find the discussion invaluable in envisioning
appropriate solutions that is appropriate for our children in a rural
context.
/"//I don?t have many answers in this brave new world, but I feel like I
can draw one firm line. There is a profound difference between a local
expert teacher using the Internet and all its resources to supplement
and improve his or her lessons, and a teacher facilitating the
educational plans of massive organizations. Why isn?t this line being
publicly and sharply delineated, or even generally discussed?"/
This is why, in the context of educating with computers, Free Software
is of <i class="moz-txt-slash"><span class="moz-txt-tag">/</span>vital<span class="moz-txt-tag">/</span></i> importance.
The same question Michael Godsey raises is our very reason to be.
The usage of digital tools is not innocent, it implies a commitment and
a model and even contractual requirements, for example limitations on
use and redistribution, etc.
Here's the full article:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/?single_page=true">http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/?single_page=true</a>
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