It is a fact that some children learn by themselves, without much adult assistance. Some learn by questioning themselves, problem solving and through investigation and discovery. Dr. Mitra alluded to the fact that children do not have to know about ICT to work with ICT. Consequently as Teachers, we need to provide the infrastructure and access that would enable our students to grapple with ICT and allow students to control their learning. It is very true that relinquishing control or norms is a difficult asking but we sometimes coach the students to need us by believing that they cannot learn without our help, using faint subconscious cues to them. Therefore we must believe in our students and allow them to actively engage in constructive learning.As Rodd Lucier, in The Clever Sheep, puts it, “If we get out of the way, even crows can learn!” Therefore we should just renounce control of learning and let the students drive their own learning vehicle.
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