“We need to critically analyze the problems that need solving before we proclaim a solution.”

i agree. however, i also think that the processes set in place to analyze these problems whether in academia or the public school bureaucracy are themselves mired in even greater complexities than the solutions proposed. but that might not even be apples to apples, according to some, so i digress…

i think we need the voices of the negropontes and the paperts. my reason for sabbaticalizing–is that a word?–myself from the edtech conference world is that most of is full of the powerpoint, word, skills crusaders. they entertain themselves with their new powerpoint skills while kids sit and yawn.

i think the negropontes and the paperts have something important to add to this discussion which, for the most part, gets left out of these discussions. the part that includes developing creative, critical thought in young minds and the importance of beginning to do this early in the life of a child.

any imperfect solutions we currently implement are fragmented, at best. but fragmented might not be so bad.

being clear of our goals, personally and as a community of educators will best help us clarify what kind of local solutions/experiments we’d like to undertake in order to see learning “happen” in our classrooms and schools. whatever our divergent visions of what that actually looks like in the end may be.

you raise some good food for thought.

thx.