Students seeking teacher: Lesson on epistemology and ontology

These kids are so excited with the way their teacher brings ICT into learning that when she had to go for maternity leave, they decide to put a little video advertisement to prospective teacher who are keen to teach them. Their offer?

" you must be qualified but you don't have to be able to do all the computer things yourself. You just have to let us do it because we can do it for you!"

Easy job? You bet. Go to this link to read more of their ads.

It makes me wonder why kids in this country never put up an ads like this. I guess the way the teacher integrates ICT into learning empowers the kids into charting their own learning path, rather that one decided at the onset the teacher. It is a learning experience that change the kids epistemology and ontology beliefs.

In this regard, I remember reading an article about Vygotsky's idea of Spontaneous and Schooled concepts. I guess when it comes to implementing 121 computing in schools, we have to look into striking a delicate balance between spontaneous and "schooled" learning (well, I am all for spontaneous learning but see merit in incorporating some extent of "schooled" learning) in a way that moves learners' epistemological and ontological beliefs in line with what is demanded from the 21st century workforce.