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Stephen Downes

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This post is marketing for Remake Learning but I liked its take on Mister Rogers and wanted to pass that part along. The idea here is that Fred Rogers would start with something simple - a spoon, say - and with a child-centered activity - using the spoon to dig, say - and then extend that idea through the rest of the neighbourhood, drawing connections between the core concepts important to children and the things communities do. "Spoons become more than passing intrigues. They become musical instruments, a spark for artistic expression, and even possible career paths." It's an intriguing idea, and I'm not surprised that the private foundations employed it to market their own project.

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