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I want to meet with those who want to make it count, to put their skills and gumption to nothing less than changing the world, as kids everywhere can as they grow up, if just given the chance.
I want to meet with those who want to make it count, to put their skills and gumption to nothing less than changing the world, as kids everywhere can as they grow up, if just given the chance.
In many ways this aims '''beyond Sugar as a purpose in itself''', to something like '''seeing Sugar as a tool for a purpose'''. I am not much of a programmer, I sincerely am in awe at those who can manage the nitty gritty of coding and putting things together. I barely have found some success in working communication with the Sur list and OLPC News. I've been a classroom teacher over 15 years, in Uruguay, the US...
In many ways this aims '''beyond Sugar as a purpose in itself''', to something like '''seeing Sugar as a tool for a purpose'''. I am not much of a programmer, I sincerely am in awe at those who can manage the nitty gritty of coding and putting things together. I barely have found some success in working communication with the Sur list and OLPC News. I've been a classroom teacher over 15 years, in Uruguay, the US. This to say that I just want to help things along - I do not have all the solutions, alas.
My proposal is that we will listen to the needs of the teachers, of kids and families, and focus our assembled geek abilities to help them achieve quality education, definitely not just what we think it means, but rather what they actually need as priorities thatw e can help with.
My proposal is that we will listen to the needs of the teachers, of kids and families, and focus our assembled geek abilities to help them achieve quality education, definitely not just what we think it means, but rather what they actually need as priorities that we can help with.
Longer [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Yamaplos Yamandú Ploskonka's profile in laptop.org]
Longer [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Yamaplos Yamandú Ploskonka's profile in laptop.org]