Social discussion of CS in K-12

["Reese, George Clifford" <reese AT illinois.edu>]

Technology is one of the stalking horses.

Privatization is the agenda.

 

I think Audrey Watters and Gary Stager have been calling it out on technology just as Diane Ravitch has been calling it out on charter schools and voucher programs.

 

George

 

 

 

From: ctrl-shift-bounces AT lists.mste.illinois.edu [mailto:ctrl-shift-bounces AT lists.mste.illinois.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Schultz
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:44 AM
To: ctrl-shift AT lists.mste.illinois.edu
Subject: [Ctrl-Shift] more food for thought: "Educational technology is a Trojan horse"

 

Good morning, Shifters,

 

I started to craft an email to David Hohman, but then as I got into it, I realized this might be relevant for a slight wider audience. So, David, I am still thinking of you, but I invite others to discuss as well:

 

http://etale.org/main/2016/05/20/audrey-waters-right-conspiracy/

 

At first it sounds scary - "dismantling public education"?!? But then Mr. Bull spells out his thought process a little more, and says:

"I am completely okay with challenging these more established technologies or systems, and I do not start from a place that gives them privilege because of their history or broader acceptance in society or the education establishment. These deserve just as robust of a critique as do the new technologies."

 

 

Unfortuantely, by the end he is getting way too broad and vague, but in general, it is my sense that the purpose of CTRL-Shift is to shift the mindset of people away from the "old" way of doing education towards a more people-centered and fulfilling experience.

 

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Charles Schultz