tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474194216259052444.post1858134651386093372..comments2023-10-14T06:10:35.712-07:00Comments on Literacy, Technology, Learning: Swimming Without DrowningSarah Hanawaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16562865776353395978noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474194216259052444.post-14723583931831503312009-03-19T14:18:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:18:00.000-07:00Kia ora Sarah!Aaah! The epic fail!Yes, there are l...<B>Kia ora Sarah!</B><BR/><BR/>Aaah! The epic fail!<BR/><BR/>Yes, there are lots of things to be learnt here. Learning that treating things that don't go the way you think they should as failure, is a mistake.<BR/><BR/>Since we can always learn from a mistake, it cannot be treated as <I>failure</I> - more <B>a success</B>.<BR/><BR/>We could adopt Benjamin Zander's idea:<BR/><BR/><B><I>I made a mistake - how fascinating!</I></B><BR/><BR/>The suck-it-and-see approach is one that adults tend to shy away from, out of fear (of the unknown). Interesting, but understandable that young children have no fear of learning by this method.<BR/><BR/>The fear of the unknown, though it can be Pavlovian, is a protective strategy for us experienced individuals. Understanding why its there can help us overcome that fear when appropriate, so that we can then revert to the useful primal '<A HREF="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2009/01/suck-it-and-see.html" REL="nofollow">suck-it-and-see approach</A>'.<BR/><BR/><B>Catchya later<BR/>from Middle-earth</B>Blogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.com