Re: [Foundation-l] Rethinking brands

KH wrote:
> I was under the impression that wikibooks would also include textbooks for
> k-12.  Normally, k-3 don't have traditional texts because many are still
> learning to read.  Later, they read to learn.  So much of the "textbook" is
> really worksheets, pictures, and planned lectures and activities.  Actually,
> a better word to use for k-3 is curriculum, not textbooks. But I've read we
> are not supposed to do curriculum.
> 
> Soooo, I'm not sure what wikibooks really is.  Here is where I got my info:
> 
> http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003069.shtml
> 
> Although dated 8/05, it seems Mr. Wales had a definite vision:
> 
> "The second thing that will be free is a complete curriculum (in all
> languages) from Kindergarten through the University level. There are several
> projects underway to make this a reality, including our own Wikibooks
> project, but of course this is a much bigger job than the encyclopedia, and
> it will take much longer."
> 
> Curriculum, by definition, is a package.  It can include textbooks but
> certain goes beyond that to worksheets, teacher planning, activities, etc.
> I would love to redo the SRA Direct Instruction curriculum in wikibooks so
> that parents AND teachers have an option for scientificially based
> curriculum.  But according to new definitions, I'm not sure wikibooks is an
> appropriate place.  Under the old definition from the website listed above,
> it is.
>  
> 
> -Kathy

Hmmm
This looks like one of the 10 points of his presentation last year at 
Wikimania (10 things to become free). I am not sure it is a blog 
afterwards, or actually the transcript of his presentation.
You should be able to find a video of it somewhere on the wikimania 2006 
site (or somewhere else...)

This said, wikibooks was created long before than presentation. I 
certainly do not think a presentation done in 2006 define the goal of a 
project created 2 years earlier roughly.

Ant