“Ever tired, ever failed, try again, fail again, fail better.”
Samuel Becket
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Concept cartoons by Naylor and Keogh
Seymour Papert’s Big Ideas
The first big idea is learning by doing
The second big idea technology as building material
The third big idea hard is fun
The fourth big idea learning to learn
The fifth big idea is taking the proper time for the job
The sixth big idea is the biggest of all: you can’t get it right without getting it wrong
The seventh big idea is do unto ourselves what we do unto our students.
The eight big idea is we are entering a digital world where knowing about digital technology is as important as reading and writing
The first big idea: learning by doing
Making opens up the opportunity to make mistakes, review and correct
The seventh big idea: do unto ourselves what we do unto our students.
Be seen to make mistakes and take risks yourself.
The sixth big idea: you can’t get it right without getting it wrong
Allow opportunities for failures and mistakes to deepen learning.
Invent to Learn: Martinez and Stager,Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, 2013
I love my World: Chris Holland,Wholeland press, 2012
The Art of Tinkering: Karen Wilkinson, Mike Petrich,Weldon Owen, 2014
Make it Wild: Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield,Frances Lincoln, 2010