[Edu-sig] OLPC (was FYI: PataPata postmortem link)

Kevin Driscoll driscollkevin at gmail.com
Tue Dec 5 16:16:10 CET 2006


Don't sweat the gatekeepers, nor their philosophical leanings.
Deploy your skills at teaching with Python.

Students who discover your code will benefit.  Teachers who discover
your code will benefit.

Kevin


On 12/5/06, Arthur <ajsiegel at optonline.net> wrote:
> Kevin Driscoll wrote:
>
> >Pardon me for stepping in late.
> >
> >One way that edu-sig can get involved with olpc right away is by
> >building a tree of sample Python code for kids to discover as they
> >root around on their little green machines.  How many useful, curious,
> >humorous, or mind-altering scripts can we compose in the next few
> >months?
> >
> >
> Am I the only one who sees a inherent contradiction in these kinds of
> efforts???
>
> If we accept that the gatekeepers for the OLPC educational software have
> a distinct educational philosophy  ---
>
> the question then becomes why Python??
>
> In the context of that educational philosophy, the answer is "no good
> reason".
>
> But if our efforts represent a *different* educational philosophy - to
> me they necessarily do if they see Python as central
>
> - how does it get past the gatekeepers.???]
>
> Art
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