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" Finally, don’t forget that what you want to see happen is thoughtful tinkering. You want to see kids thinking about what they’re tinkering with. I assume
that eventually, every kid will do this thinking, but it’s good to make a conscious
effort to get them to make a conscious effort to learn as they tinker. “Conscientization” was Paulo Freire’s word for a different but related process. Here,
what you want is for kids to become conscious of how they are learning, what there is to learn, and what they know already. Once they ’ve got this ability,there is no stopping their self-education. "

, Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff


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 quote : Finally, don’t forget that what you want to see happen is thoughtful tinkering. You want to see kids thinking about what they’re tinkering with. I assume<br />that eventually, every kid will do this thinking, but it’s good to make a conscious<br />effort to get them to make a conscious effort to learn as they tinker. “Conscientization” was Paulo Freire’s word for a different but related process. Here,<br />what you want is for kids to become conscious of how they are learning, what there is to learn, and what they know already. Once they ’ve got this ability,there is no stopping their self-education.