They Begin to Build Bridges

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Konrad Glogowski[Edit][Delete]: They Begin to Build Bridges, Blog of Proximal Development [Edit][Delete] October 31, 2006

[link: 7 Hits] More reflection on the topic of groups. When I spoke in Castelldefels on Saturday, I noted that education does not have - but maybe needs - a version of the Hippocratic Oath, or at the very least, the admonition to do no harm. People talk about the benefits of groups to some people, but they forget the harm, and it seemed to me that the forced placement into groups could only be justified of no harm would be caused. More...