tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392132758872548721.post8819381856779925226..comments2023-06-02T08:20:57.259-07:00Comments on Squaredi.com: Coding, Craftsmanship, and Technology: What I learned about coding from 5th gradersdShefmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13536061718008158529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392132758872548721.post-53745445522513821382014-12-10T11:15:49.727-08:002014-12-10T11:15:49.727-08:00Nearly all of them are having a blast. There are m...Nearly all of them are having a blast. There are many cheers of accomplishment throughout the room. I noticed maybe a handful of students (I've seen 8 classes of 25 by now) in the pair who are not participating, but overall, it has been a very fun and engaging experiencedShefmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536061718008158529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392132758872548721.post-79784700246089675352014-12-10T08:10:04.655-08:002014-12-10T08:10:04.655-08:00>So I'm curious as to where in life do we l...>So I'm curious as to where in life do we learn that we have to solve the whole puzzle at once?<br />In school, you don't turn in an assignment, quiz, or test one question at a time and get results one question at a time (unless the test is only one question). You turn in the complete assignment, quiz, or test, wait a while, and finally get results. <br />You don't typically go to the store, find an item, wait in line, buy it, go home, then turn around and go back to the store for the next item.<br />I speculate that batching work to gain efficiency is so common place it can become habit, and we stop evaluating if there is even efficiency to gain.<br /><br />I'm curious, how many of them were having a lot of fun compared to just getting through the activity?CrashCodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950273220921644720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392132758872548721.post-54737416871974853212014-12-09T13:50:28.550-08:002014-12-09T13:50:28.550-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.CrashCodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950273220921644720noreply@blogger.com