Re: LOGO-L> Re: What really is Logo?

[Marian B Rosen <mbrosen@icon-stl.net>]

Brian, I agree with the general point.  Give me a person (teacher) who
understands inquiry and has read their Dewey-Kozol-Holt... and I can
show them tech applications that let them teach better than before. 
And, I've seen teachers who believe in only setting problems that have
right answers, who  use Logo in unappealing ways.  The interesting area
is the gray one in between...

But about the following:
 
> P.S.  In the newspaper just yesterday was a study about how much schools
> are paying in hidden costs of technology, mainly repairs and upgrades,
> and how that's affecting their commitments to other programs.  Seymour
> pooh-poohs this sort of thing by talking about how computers keep getting
> cheaper, but right now, at least, I can see how progressive teachers might
> well dislike even Logo when costs vs. benefits are taken into account.

In my 16 years of teaching Logo and eight years of organizing an
elementary school with about 150  computers, LogoWriter / Micro-Worlds
has been the most used, most reliable and cheapest part of the budget. 
It is amazing how low the price has been.  Although they're businesses
and need to produce some profit, I think LCSI and Terrapin have been
truly remarkable in holding down costs.
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