Many of us have seen first-hand how Etoys can engage and inspire children, but when talking to school administers and journalists, they all want to know one thing: where's the proof?
They suggest giving the kids a test before, then after, and measure the progress. I've personally never seen how to do this and keep within the spirit of Etoys. They suggest action research projects, which pretty much amount to formalized anecdotes.
What I usually say at this point is:
If you took twenty kids and sent them to some kind of empowerment summer camp, then the following term these same twenty increased the grade-point-average by a full point, where their peers did not, would that be success?
What other ways of describing success have you used? Does Etoys fit at all within the standardized test paradigm, or is it simply too experiential, like music or visual arts.
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Hi everyone,
We got spammed by two new forum accounts this weekend. I've removed
the accounts, but it begs the question ... how did this happen?
Forum registration requires a "type the numbers in the image" check
and a "click this email" authentication check before posting is allowed.
This means the accounts could both read funky image numbers *and*
clicked through the link from their inbox (with a valid email address).
Either spambots have gotten smarter or these were actual humans, which
we can't really protect against without requiring moderator approval
of all new accounts.
Anyway, just letting you all know that I'm watching, researching, and
considering the problem carefully.
Take care,
Tim
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Timothy Falconer
Squeakland Foundation
http://squeakland.org
610-797-3100
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I keep reading that he's still dating Vanessa Hudgens, but who is zac efron dating <http://forums.theplanet.com/index.php?showuser=53746> the I just read that he's dating Nikki Blonsky. clarify please?
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