[Edu-sig] Scaffolding

[kirby urner]

On 7/8/07, Tom Hoffman <tom.hoffman at gmail.com> wrote:

> How much scaffolding to do is a central issue in constructivist
> education.  I've read studies that indicates there was a huge
> difference between the amount of scaffolding done in a classroom by
> Papert (a lot! but mostly informal), how he described the process
> (downplaying his role), and what happened when people tried to
> replicate his process without the scaffolding he provided (didn't work
> well).
>
> --Tom

Interesting.  Didn't know that re Papert's teaching.

I should be honest that I use a lot of scaffolding in my
classes --  especially given you're sitting 8 feet from me and
I couldn't look you in the eye if I didn't tell it like it is.

Kirby