tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038738696524035331.post5516564851002094015..comments2021-02-15T03:25:39.840-08:00Comments on WOW... The Learning Crusade!!!: DIY - From Atoms to Bits and Back AgainKylie Pepplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13112256938128354057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038738696524035331.post-79660381932337543462011-04-16T12:02:47.080-07:002011-04-16T12:02:47.080-07:00@Kate - You bring up a lot of interesting points h...@Kate - You bring up a lot of interesting points here about new materials and our need to physically see, touch, and experiment with them. There are some interesting implications for creativity -- for example, do you need to see some possibilities before you can imagine what to create yourself? I think so and it sounds like you do too...Kylie Pepplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112256938128354057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038738696524035331.post-54018061923016160082011-04-14T19:14:37.956-07:002011-04-14T19:14:37.956-07:00Thanks, Charlene for your comments - I agree that ...Thanks, Charlene for your comments - I agree that it does look like double dutch. I met Bill Ayers today and he addressed constructionism in the classroom and I found it so enlightening to hear him discuss ways of getting it ignited in the community/schools. Of course, he makes it sound easy - when it is rather complicated! Right?! Again, like double dutch - making something rather complicated look easy!!! <br /><br />BTW he recommends reading up on Deborah Meier. I will be attending the brown bag lunch with Meier and Ravitch when they come to visit. I am really excited to connect what I have learned from this course - have you read Meier's work? -KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9038738696524035331.post-66865810484305187862011-04-11T09:56:09.062-07:002011-04-11T09:56:09.062-07:00Your map reminds me of kids jumping double dutch. ...Your map reminds me of kids jumping double dutch. The arcs, like rope, tie everything together, keep it in motion, and make something very complicated look easy. <br /><br />I like the idea of construction coming into classrooms. As much as we teach to the idea that everyone should be able to learn the same material in the same way, it just is not realistic.Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14343788964909204865noreply@blogger.com