Twitter Book Club - Seymour Papert's "The Children's Machine" Chapter 5

"Why is there no word in the English language for the art of learning?" Papertless than a minute ago via Twitterrificanderscj
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Papert suggest that one of the biggest contributors to our collective focus on teaching rather than learning in School is the nature of the language we use to talk about school. He proposes we use the word "Mathetics" to describe the art of learning in the same way we use "Pedagogy" to describe the art of teaching.

@anderscj There is an English word for the art of learning... mistake. The art of learning is synonomous with making mistakes #learningless than a minute ago via webSean Grainger
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"The how-to-do-it literature in the constructivist subculture is almost as strongly biased to the teacher (cont) http://tl.gd/2mianfless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"It is not using the rule that solves the problem; it is thinking about the problem that fosters learning." Papertless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"So does talking about the problems or showing them to someone else." Papertless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"I suggest that any kind of 'playing with problems' will enhance the abilities that lie behind their solution." Papertless than a minute ago via Twitterrificanderscj
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RT @anderscj "I suggest that any kind of 'playing with problems' will enhance the abilities that lie behind their solution." Papertless than a minute ago via TwitterrificJoe Bower
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"Anyone who can draw as many people into situations related to learning as Peck, Lego, or Nintendo knows (cont) http://tl.gd/2mikqkless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"He has already encountered too many teachers who demanded not only that he get the right answer but also (cont) http://tl.gd/2miqesless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"Most people share a similar fear of being made vulnerable by exposing themselves as having an inferior or messy mind." Papertless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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This is a wall I bump up against constantly with PD. It is also why, I believe, Prensky's "Digital Native/Immigrant" concept has been wrongly co-opted by so many educators as an excuse for perceived deficiets in digital literacy. I believe that "Digital Natives" have not internalized this fear and are more comfortable with this form of vulnerability and that contributes to their perceived accelerated ability to learn the digital language.

"Getting a conversation going is a good ploy used cunningly by many 'learning-disabled' children." Papertless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"On a pragmatic level, 'Look for connections!' is sound mathetic advice, and on a theoretical level the (cont) http://tl.gd/2mjhhdless than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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"This suggests a strategy to facilitate learning by improving the connectivity in the learning environment, (cont) http://tl.gd/2mjim4less than a minute ago via Twittelatoranderscj
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I wonder what Papert would say about our current connective technologies like Twitter, YouTube, and Blogs? How would Papert leverage a PLN today?

@joe_bower The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computerless than a minute ago via Twitterrificanderscj
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@anderscj It was published in 1993?less than a minute ago via SeesmicDarcy Moore
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Thanks @anderscj for the Papert series of tweets - I'm now compelled to read it myself.less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhoneJeff Windsor
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