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June 14, 2004
Computers in Schools
In these days of national standards (which in my mind relate to narrowness and mediocrity) it's refreshing to see educators re-inforcing that schools are about producing "people who can think, create and innovate - and not just pass exams". (See Gary Barker's article Logging into the laptop revolution.)
I had honestly started wondering whether I was the only remaining person on the planet who believed this. What an interesting place to find these sentiments - in a conference about laptops in education. Not so strange really. It warms my heart to see it. Even warmer to read that Professor Seymour Papert was speaking at the conference. Papert, through his little book
Posted by chriscurnow at June 14, 2004 10:43 PM