LOGO-L> a parent reports...

[Jeff <jeffr@mugc.cc.monash.edu.au>]

What's below was sent to me by a colleague, I've forwarded it FYI

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Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 14:54:37 +1100

The maths program at <school x> is brilliant. I almost feel logo
should be compulsory everywhere. You may recall I asked your opinion
of the LAP tests. The main reason was that Pat (year 5) had scored >=
7 levels for everything.
In the recent Australia wide maths tests, 46 out of
126 <school x>  students came in the top 10%

When Charles was in g5 at <school y>, he came in the top 25%. In each
of his 3 years at <school z> he's been in the top 1%...even winning money!!
He has always been talented at maths but he also started logo at the
end of g5. 

And logo hasn't just helped his maths. The initial music he
programmed in g6 has lead to *industrial strength* "techno" and other
composition. Apart from creativity,he has gained an empirical
understanding of waves and frequency in physics which is causing
considerable discomfort in his science teacher who has a phd in
another field.

Oh dear, the proud mother...

W
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Jeff Richardson
Monash University


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