This is a wonderful and thoughtful piece. I am intrigued though as to what will happen when the technology is embedded within people as it likely will be.
I am like this but with learning to code. I spent hours trying to builld something which I knew Chat GPT could do in seconds. I use Chat GPT as my teacher for this.
There is a scene in The Belgariad by David Eddings where Polgara the sorceress is sewing by hand when she could have easily mended the item using magic. This could now account for chess players, coders and many other things.
The difference between Chess and coding is that in chess the goal is to make the human the best chess player he can be. In coding the goal is to produce good code by whatever means.
This is brilliant and clear. It actually made me realize that perhaps a challenge (or reality) is the fact of compulsion in schools. Cheating and product matter when there is compulsion. A mustness to things. How can you inspire even in environments centered around compulsion?
I think there are many activities from which we can learn about education. I'll throw in knitting. Knitting is a perfect example of mathematics in action. In fact I don't think there are any aspects of mathematics that don't apply to knitting. Following a knitting pattern requires a high level of applied maths skills and designing a pattern to make something is off the scale. Sadly knitting is often regarded as a relatively low level craft activity. A similar case can be made for sewing. I've recently enrolled on an OU course in music theory and I can only salute those musicians who sight read with ease. Most exams remain the equivalent of pen and paper because that's easy and cheap to administer and assess. Assessment that offers a range of opportunities for students at all stages of education to demonstrate their knowledge and skills is what's needed but I'm not holding my breath.
This is a wonderful and thoughtful piece. I am intrigued though as to what will happen when the technology is embedded within people as it likely will be.
I am like this but with learning to code. I spent hours trying to builld something which I knew Chat GPT could do in seconds. I use Chat GPT as my teacher for this.
There is a scene in The Belgariad by David Eddings where Polgara the sorceress is sewing by hand when she could have easily mended the item using magic. This could now account for chess players, coders and many other things.
The difference between Chess and coding is that in chess the goal is to make the human the best chess player he can be. In coding the goal is to produce good code by whatever means.
Agree, that’s what my next post will be about.
This is brilliant and clear. It actually made me realize that perhaps a challenge (or reality) is the fact of compulsion in schools. Cheating and product matter when there is compulsion. A mustness to things. How can you inspire even in environments centered around compulsion?
Daisy - I agree, but there's so much more like:
Competence is a long and hard path: Learning to play chess well takes a lot of time and a lot of practice.
Knowledge is important: The more boards and games that you have in your long-term memory (knowledge) the better you can play.
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paul
Definitely. Practice & repetition!
I think there are many activities from which we can learn about education. I'll throw in knitting. Knitting is a perfect example of mathematics in action. In fact I don't think there are any aspects of mathematics that don't apply to knitting. Following a knitting pattern requires a high level of applied maths skills and designing a pattern to make something is off the scale. Sadly knitting is often regarded as a relatively low level craft activity. A similar case can be made for sewing. I've recently enrolled on an OU course in music theory and I can only salute those musicians who sight read with ease. Most exams remain the equivalent of pen and paper because that's easy and cheap to administer and assess. Assessment that offers a range of opportunities for students at all stages of education to demonstrate their knowledge and skills is what's needed but I'm not holding my breath.