Changes

1. While I am not chasing down Turtle Art bugs, I am catching up with my summer reading. The quote from ''A Fire in the Deep'' seems a nice summary of the discussion about teaching physics on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2009-August/007722.html IAEP list]. It is worthwhile reading the whole thread.

1. While I am not chasing down Turtle Art bugs, I am catching up with my summer reading. The quote from ''A Fire in the Deep'' seems a nice summary of the discussion about teaching physics on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2009-August/007722.html IAEP list]. It is worthwhile reading the whole thread.

2. Some other summer reading includes a short article on behavioral economics published by the [http:neweconomics.org New Economics Foundation] that discusses some principles of behavior that we may want to consider was we consider how to maximize the impact of our efforts as a community. (I am unaware of any serious study of Free Software by behavioral economists. This particular summary is more useful in regard to understanding the motivation of teachers whom we'd like to consider adopting Sugar and perhaps become more observant about what they are doing with the platform in their classrooms.

2. Some other summer reading includes a short article on behavioral economics published by the [http:neweconomics.org New Economics Foundation] that discusses some principles of behavior that we may want to consider as we consider how to maximize the impact of our efforts as a community. (I am unaware of any serious study of Free Software by behavioral economists. This particular summary is more useful in regard to understanding the motivation of teachers whom we'd like to consider adopting Sugar and perhaps become more observant about what they are doing with the platform in their classrooms.

I am thinking about each of their principles as a vehicle for asking questions that I am hoping community members may be able to discuss.

I am thinking about each of their principles as a vehicle for asking questions that I am hoping community members may be able to discuss.

* "People’s self-expectations influence how they behave: they want their actions to be in line with their values and their commitments."

* "People’s self-expectations influence how they behave: they want their actions to be in line with their values and their commitments."

:This is a tough one for us, because much of what we are doing is not in line with expectations. However, we as long as we are on a sound footing in terms of values, we are in a position of influence.

:This is a tough one for us, because much of what we are doing is not in line with expectations. However, as long as we are on a sound footing in terms of values, we are in a position of influence.

* "People are loss-averse and hang on to what they consider ‘theirs’."

* "People are loss-averse and hang on to what they consider ‘theirs’."

:Sugar need not be an either-or proposition. (Sugar on a Stick means there is nothing to give up in taking up Sugar.) And as Minsky has pointed out, until you understand something from more than one way, you don't understand it. Sugar can be offer another perspective on their status quo.

:Sugar need not be an either-or proposition. (Sugar on a Stick means there is nothing to give up in taking up Sugar.) And as Minsky has pointed out, until you understand something from more than one way, you don't understand it. Sugar can offer another perspective on their status quo.

* "People are bad at computation when making decisions."

* "People are bad at computation when making decisions."