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Maybe I am blind. It’s certainly me, but I didn’t see what’s attractive about these static pets. More sadly I could not see many values in this website. on the contrary. In a way it’s similar to the disney princess website just with pets and less impressive design.
I guess that the fact that the owners of this made millions makes them geniuses. the complementary sentence has to be – content is a cheap thing (it even comes free…), it’s the looks that worth the money. When reality shows and the life of Angelina and Brad are in prime time what do I expect? I should have been born a few years earlier (not between 1930-1942 if possible).
I saw that some of the names become HUGE. Even bigger than JOYCE!… and of course I got stressed.. Maybe if I would have these exciting teaching methods of engineering that we’ve observed in our class, I would have been able to make my name as big as Cathy’s without have to share my thoughts….
However, I learned in an old fashioned method which probably means that I have to work harder than those kids who knows how to program. Does it means that they’ll have an easier life? Or does it only says ” no short cuts for conservatives?? Either way I think my daugthers (I don’t know how to write this word and the spell checker doesn’t suggest!!!) would enjoy this non verbal method of teaching. The question mark that was presented with regard to the children’s ability to explain what they have done, didn’t bother me much. The fact that most of us can’t explain exactly how the computer works doesn’t nececerally stops us from learning through this media. The experience itself is the most valueble thing. If a child find’s it of extreme interest he will be motivated enough to find the answers. In other words if we want to measure the learning process we’ll have to allow multiple outcomes.
Photos that are taken by children, allows us a unique and exciting opportunity to see the world from a child’s view. The analysis of the process however, that was done in the paper, didn’t add much insight to our understanding of children. A more open ended approach that doesn’t look for adult’s reasoning might have been more beneficial. For instance, instead of asking the kids why did they took that picture we might want to ask them if they have something/anything to tell us about this picture. Moreover, the idea in my opinion is to allow kids to express themselves in different ways. Forcing words to describe non verbal process doesn’t always contribute to our understanding nor to the experience of the children. Sometimes we just need to observe/be present and not try to “make sense” or search of an outcome of an experience.
Song Child seems to be a WONDERFUL project. The oppurtunities that it allows for children where ever they’ll be are really amazing.
But when did it become a must to share things that you create with people that you don’t know? when did it become a need? and why? why people are allowed to post videos of their children in youtube without asking their permission? many ethical questions should be raised with regard to this phenomena.
Regardless, I am waiting for this project to become alive. this specific one should be fantastic. .
Infant and toddler’s mental health is a relatively new field of study. During the last decade however, intensive research provided us with many significant insights with regard to our understding of infant’s and toddler’s inner world. A different area of study – resilience, added more important insights with regard to what helps people overcome adversity or hardiness. Combination of both fields reveals that development in the early years (under 3-4) happens only in a relationship context (and virtual relationship can not be considerd as relationship in the context of early childhood because of the type of memory, and as of different emotional and cognitive schemes).
It’s clear that some parents want’s their children to master the computer as soon as possible as computer are considered to be a symbol of progress. However, it is my belive that the role of ECE’s in that case should be to explain the importance of attachemnet, free play and social emotional aspects for development and not necesarily to satisfy these parents. Maybe they will be interested to know that the only single factor that predicts school readiness is social emotional development.
But that’s just me.
The importance of play is clear in our class. Play seems to be a part of ECE’s ideology. The importance of parent-child bonding is part of my ideology being in the field of mental health. Ginsburg suggestion that the “new hurried life style” and the focus on academic achivement might impact negativly on children, didn’t surprise any of us. It all comes to the basic quesion of what we wish for our children. For some people the answer is money and/or comfortable life. This answer, though isn’t a wrong or “bad” one, is very far from my understanding of the world. Both my husband and I were’nt a great students at school (and that’s a British understatment). However today we are more “educated” than most of our friends, and surely from %95 of the North American population (actually I am not sure about the numbers here but I got the feeling that not many people here continues beyond B.A). I am hoping to provide my daugthers with a safe space to grow to whatever they choose to become. I am also hoping that they will have families and find interest in whatever they do. That’s all. Ballat classes doesn’t have to be part of their resume unless they ask for it. I have spoke about this issue with friends that came for a visit from Israel. I thought that this tendency towards academic excellency is a North American thing. It turned out that in Israel it looks very similar.. I guess I’ll have to move out from my bubble some time soon..
The idea of “Casual Culture” as Danny rephrased, excited me. There is something so great in not having to be formal in order to be meaningful. It allows so many opportunities for so many people that couldn’t raise their voice before. Talented people with a guitar can share their excellent music with others from all over the world using a simple and accessible technology. However, this casualty raises a few questions with regard to culture:
1. Will “live” or “real” culture still be able to exist in this instant era?
2. Won’t this phenomena lower the “shared common” of our society?
In this phase of our course it’s clear to me that technology added significant opportunities and possibilities to our society. However, how do we maintain some of our past in this fast pace changing world, is the question that keeps bother me. Creating a huge gap between the past and the future might lead to a further return back (boomerang effect), as demonstrated through our history.
plus I didn’t had much fun (my daughter was sick). Any way in a somewhat impressive delay I wanted to focus on the differences between the native and the immigrant. Being an immigrant (literally), I think that much of my anxiety toward technology would have been gone if there was less uncertainty with regard to where all of this leads us as a society. Alex looks pretty calm (and she know what’s most of it is about) so I think that I might try to relax a little bit. However, the idea of having a picture of myself, even a tiny one, ruins any passion / slight motivation I succeeded to gather. I guess it depends on how you look like..
I wish we could discuss the intersection between technology and educational aims. For me, being raised in a 11 months of summer a year, and spending much of my childhood simply outside, the importance of outdoors for example is very clear. However, the intersection with technology is still vague for me. I understand that it’s a tool in hand but it would be meaningful for me to understand why and if we should choose this tool over others.
I think I am somewhat a techno-fobe. Everything that has to do with buttons – stresses me. I am sure it has something to do with the defined gender roles in my family (it’s always convenient and true to blame your parents). However, I am traveling in this journey of life with a pretty competent feeling. As for my daughters - there journey will probably be different – and as we discussed, maybe I need to guide them through these new challenges ??? So far I feel very little motivation to do this – there are so many more important things that I can and should teach them (and any way they would probably blame me ..).
Yael
