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Our Philosophy - Learning for the 21st Century
Constructivists devote more attention to higher order thinking and problem solving skills. They believe that basic skills should not be learned in isolation. Curriculum themes should be integrated just like they are in the business world and public administration. The successful nations of the 21st century will be the ones with an educated, flexible, creative workforce. Although there is much debate on how to develop this type of workforce, there is agreement in one area: the vast amount of information available dictates that simple memorization will not do. Students must learn how to analyze problems that have no predetermined answer and come up with creative solutions. A spirit of inventiveness must be developed in the workers of tomorrow. There can be no fear of failure. Encouraging the development of these types of abilities will make the difference between being a country that is moderately successful and one that is a world leader. For all these reasons, truly stimulating, open-ended constructivist educational software will become a highly valued component of the best education systems of the future. What is Logo? And who needs it?
Logo Philosophy and Implementation (HTML version). Logo Philosophy and Implementation (PDF 1.48 mb). (to save the document on your computer, Windows users should right-click on the link and choose "save as"... Mac users should press the mouse button until a dialogue appears) |
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The
constructivist philosophy believes that students excel by
building and constructing for themselves the specific
knowledge they need, rather than having a teacher dictate
numerous facts. Teachers play an important role as
knowledge facilitators.
