Learning

Teach a Man to Fish

Jenny pointed out Glenn Fleishman's irate response to an article from the Lewiston, Maine, paper on Maine's iBook deployment. It follows on an IM discussion that she and I had earlier this year.

Computers — I almost said technology — are not taught well. Adding them as another tool in the classroom can do just as much harm as good, depending on how they are used. (They are, after all, just a tool.) Most instruction that I've encountered has focused on learning specific applications, in order to prepare for life outside the academy. But where are WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3 now? Teaching Microsoft Office does not teach first priciples; it teaches Microsoft Office. You understand nothing.

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