Re: Skole-relaterte TED-foredrag

Walter Bender <[email protected]> Wed, 29 May 2013 14:27:44 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.skolelinux.bruker
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IMHO, I think Robinson puts his finger on the real problems, without
defining a solution.
Mitra presents a solution to the wrong problem.

We need authentic problem solving in either the formal or informal
school environment; I am indifferent to the vehicle of delivery
(cloud, etc.)

-walter

On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Petter Reinholdtsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you for the feedback.  I was starting to wonder if I was alone
> on these mailing lists. :)
>
> [Walter Bender]
>> Hard to reconcile including Ken Robinson, who advocates for
>> learning, and Sugata Mitra, who advocates for instruction in the
>> same list.
>
> Well, one way to look at it is that Ken Robinson paint a picture over
> how todays schools are not working very well, and Sugata Mitra
> sketches a solution.  Another way to look at it is that Ken Robinson
> sketches what can be done in the short term to try to mitigate some of
> the problems in todays schools, while Sugata Mitra bring some
> visionary ideas on how to solve them in the long term.
>
> I'm not sure which of these I subscribe to, if any, but I am glad I
> have been able to hear them both (and the rest of the talks I pointed
> to), as they really get me thinking about the school of tomorrow. :)
>
> So I hope as many as possible start to check out the TED talks.
> Personally I subscribe using the miro video RSS reader, and normally
> see one or two every day.  :)
>
> --
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> Petter Reinholdtsen
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