tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post5093456133544492082..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: We are doomedCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-88645191854031776102009-09-11T12:11:34.965-07:002009-09-11T12:11:34.965-07:00I suspect he's plumping technology more so tha...I suspect he's plumping technology more so than group learning. It's a marketing tactic: push the tech because the average person views tech as good and efficient. But the average person isn't informed enough to understand the methodology that's packaged with it. And to the extent they do, their opinion of it is shaped by the "experts" who sell it. <br /><br />Conservatives do indeed have an uphill battle with this, but the first step is to attack the "link" between tech and group learning.Freevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047022449005504355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-53911936303333575122009-09-10T11:01:45.316-07:002009-09-10T11:01:45.316-07:00A liberal sees constructivism and thinks: "Th...A liberal sees constructivism and thinks: "This is compatible with my Romantic child-centric philosophy." A pro-capitalist thinks: "This is high tech. Group learning prepares kids for collaboration in the business world."<br /><br />ari-freedomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-44357428379130019072009-09-10T06:04:51.701-07:002009-09-10T06:04:51.701-07:00"... but here we have something that works&qu..."... but here we have something that works"<br /><br />I'm sure nobody will ask exactly how they quantify that. Rather than look at the whole K-12 picture, they are playing guess and check. It's all relative, not absolute.SteveHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956560674752399562noreply@blogger.com