Comments on: Enough With the Silly Pencil Argument! http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/enough-with-the-silly-pencil-argument/ A Quest for learning, unlearning, relearning... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:33:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Stephen Ransom http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/enough-with-the-silly-pencil-argument/#comment-329 Stephen Ransom Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:13:30 +0000 http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-329 @Jennifer, it sure does poke fun. All I am saying is that the comparisons between banning technological devices and banning pencils is not logical. It does appeal to one's emotions on the issue, but I don't think it does the issue justice due to the faulty logic. @Jennifer, it sure does poke fun. All I am saying is that the comparisons between banning technological devices and banning pencils is not logical. It does appeal to one’s emotions on the issue, but I don’t think it does the issue justice due to the faulty logic.

]]> By: Jennifer http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/enough-with-the-silly-pencil-argument/#comment-328 Jennifer Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:23:54 +0000 http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-328 I actually used to work at L&L, and Doug's column was meant to be poke fun at some of the silly arguments against the use of technology in education. I'm working on a compilation of the best L&L articles from the past 5 years, and I would love you and your readers to visit my blog and nominate your favorites. Doug's column is one of my favorites because it generated a lot of reader feedback and blog posts--even two years later. http://bestofll.blogspot.com I actually used to work at L&L, and Doug’s column was meant to be poke fun at some of the silly arguments against the use of technology in education.

I’m working on a compilation of the best L&L articles from the past 5 years, and I would love you and your readers to visit my blog and nominate your favorites. Doug’s column is one of my favorites because it generated a lot of reader feedback and blog posts–even two years later.

http://bestofll.blogspot.com

]]> By: Stephen Ransom http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/enough-with-the-silly-pencil-argument/#comment-265 Stephen Ransom Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:38:46 +0000 http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-265 Here are some interesting resources: http://tinyurl.com/2wqvrl http://tinyurl.com/2l7xyc Here are some interesting resources:
http://tinyurl.com/2wqvrl
http://tinyurl.com/2l7xyc

]]> By: sleepswithbear http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/enough-with-the-silly-pencil-argument/#comment-264 sleepswithbear Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:20:33 +0000 http://ransomtech.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-264 What did the pencil replace? I remember reading as a kid that some famous figure of Colonial times made his own pencils for school. I believe there were "blab schools" before the pencil, in which memory and recitation were emphasized. Maybe there was also chalk and slate, but did all kids have them, or was it just the teacher. We don't look at the pencil as a revolutionary innovation, but try making your own. Did the kind of uproar that greets computers in the classroom also greet pencils? Maybe it did. It would be interesting to know. What did the pencil replace? I remember reading as a kid that some famous figure of Colonial times made his own pencils for school. I believe there were “blab schools” before the pencil, in which memory and recitation were emphasized. Maybe there was also chalk and slate, but did all kids have them, or was it just the teacher. We don’t look at the pencil as a revolutionary innovation, but try making your own. Did the kind of uproar that greets computers in the classroom also greet pencils? Maybe it did. It would be interesting to know.

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