<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Yawe,</div><div><br></div><div>My experience with the Montessori methodology is unfortunately not pleasant.. They are good at instilling discipline and structure to the young minds but they fall short on content and diversity in extra curriculum activities. In fact our children had to get extra help to catch up with children in a public school this after $700/per child/month fees! Lesson learned expensive is not necessarily better!<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:15 AM, robert yawe <<a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I went though the Montessori system when I was in a City Council Kindergarten in the early 70's (yes I am that young) in preparation for the opposite ear touching entry exam for class 1 as I had been taught very little arithmetic's and trigonometry. <br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">In the so called "africanisation of eduation" before a click of so called
indigenous educationists replaced it with what is today called the Kenya Headmistress Association (KHA) system where entry to class 1 includes a 3 hour written exam.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Maybe the "no child without a laptop" program will give us a chance to remedy the situation.<br></div><h1 class="entry-title">Program Objectives</h1>
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<h3>Program Goals and Objectives</h3>
<div>The primary goal of a Montessori program is to help each child reach
full potential in all areas of life. Montessori materials promote the
development of social skills, emotional growth, and physical
coordination as well as cognitive preparation. Each classroom is a
carefully planned and stimulating environment, in which children can
play and learn. Some specific goals and objectives are:</div>
<ol><li>To develop a positive attitude toward school and learning.</li><li>To develop high self-esteem.</li><li>To build concentration for lifelong study skills.</li><li>To develop and foster an abiding curiosity.</li><li>To develop initiative and persistence.</li><li>To foster inner discipline and a sense of order.</li><li>To develop sensory-motor skills in order to sharpen ability to discriminate and judge.</li><li>To develop socially acceptable behavior.</li></ol>
<h3>School Objectives</h3>
<ol><li>To facilitate the growth of a strong sense of discipline and complex reasoning.</li><li>To develop in the child a sense of order, concentration skills, good coordination, self-confidence and independence.</li><li>To create a warm and inviting classroom environment.</li><li>To be responsible for the social, emotional, physical, spiritual and intellectual growth and progress of the child.</li><li>To be responsible for the safety and physical well-being of the child at all times.</li><li>To encourage parent participation in all school activities.</li></ol>
</div><div> <br>Let us remember that the project is to equip class 1 (primary) and not year 1 (university) students with laptops so we need to tone down on the need for Java and Perl programming as a requirement.<br><br>Regards<br><br></div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> steve mutuvi <<a href="mailto:stevemutuvi@gmail.com">stevemutuvi@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 21:13<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Day 2 Laptops project: What Educational Content
would support the Knowledge Objectives above(examples of educ.
content/software used)<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv9653967799"><div dir="ltr"><div>@Barrack<br><br>Children present an interesting and unique user group who has in the
past received minimal attention from UI/UX experts.
The conventional Interaction design guidelines (for adult users) may not be applicable when designing for children.<br><br></div>
Some important guidelines to follow while designing for children
include:-<div>* Development of age-appropriate content -
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A good example of age-appropriate content is <b>BBC's
Bitesize</b>.</div><ul style="margin-left:40px;"><li><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/</a><br></li><li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/division/play/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/division/play/</a></li>
</ul><div>* Understanding children's mental models - Children and Adults don't have same mental models when it comes to understanding the world around them. For instance, in understanding of mathematical concepts, children might not visualize subtraction in terms of <b>2-1=1</b><font><font> bu<font>t</font> may best</font> understand pictorial representation as follows<font>.</font></font></div>
<div style="margin-left:120px;"><a href="" rel="nofollow"><apples.jpg></a><a href="" rel="nofollow"></a><br></div><div>* Use of appropriate language that children can understand.</div><div>*Consider ergonomic constraints that children will face while interacting with educational content. e.g font size and color contrast.</div>
<div>The above guidelines are by no means exhaustive but its a clear pointer that designing for children require careful planning.</div><div>Mutuvi.<br></div><div><br>
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</div><div class="yiv9653967799gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="yiv9653967799gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Barrack Otieno <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="yiv9653967799gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Listers,<br><br></div>Many thanks to all that have contributed to day ones discussion, feel free to continue posting your comments as we proceed. Day 2 will focus on education content:<br>
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<b>Question<br>What Educational Content would support the Knowledge Objectives above(examples of educ. content/software used)</b>?<br><br></div>The floor is open.<span class="yiv9653967799HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><div><div><div>
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