[Xmca-l] Re: How much fun are we having . . .

[Anthony Barra]

Thank you to Helena.  Very interesting.

"Vygotsky - through a Labor Education lens" -- https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://youtu.be/iYndG7cKlj0__;!!Mih3wA!TEUjOSfiWRp0TM4f0of9IHUPilVY3cdyCB7aTG5A6Jd4TSu70iaaju2lZ974R-I7RgvKPw$ 

On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 6:05 PM Helena Worthen <helenaworthen@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Anthony, I am going to try taking you up on your challenge.
>
> *How would YOU explain Vygotsky's theory for a general audience -- e.g.,
>> parents, teachers, coaches, relatives -- without sacrificing too much
>> accuracy?*
>
>
> I did this, of course, in my book, *What Did You Learn at Work Today? The
> Forbidden Lessons of Labor Education,* published by Hardball Press in
> 2014.  Note the prestigious academic press  — and it only costs $15!!!! But
> I will boil it down to the 5-minute schpiel that I would give in my classes
> to union members whose second question, after “How did you learn to do
> labor education?” would be, “How can I get your job?”
>
>
> Helena Worthen
> helenaworthen@gmail.com
> helenaworthen.wordpress.com
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> check your registration at vote.gov
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> On Nov 28, 2020, at 12:32 PM, Anthony Barra <anthonymbarra@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Recently, a small spat has spun into an interesting larger discussion, and
> mostly productive at that.
>
> The whole spat, however, began with a misunderstanding.  When sharing the
> "Why generations?" video, Andy was alluding, lightly and positively, to a
> previous video where he himself was "put on the spot" (ironically enough in
> a post titled "Let's have some fun!
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://culturalpraxis.net/wordpress1/2020/11/09/an-audience-participation-question-lets-have-some-fun/__;!!Mih3wA!T43ZvPV-bP_hJ_7jwudj1LjgsrqO8umkMgxxV9l0-NRN9Ldn3GSgisSsJJXWQaTroRXAcg$>").
> In my family, from childhood onward, 'on the spot' always had a positive,
> even playful connotation. (Maybe it's an italian-american thing?)
>
> Sadly, the initial offer of fun, three weeks ago, was hardly taken up,
> save for a brief, interesting response from Huw Lloyd.  But the party
> shouldn't end, and the open-ended question remains:
>
>> *How would YOU explain Vygotsky's theory for a general audience -- e.g.,
>> parents, teachers, coaches, relatives -- without sacrificing too much
>> accuracy?*
>
>
> Andy gave it a nice go, without advanced warning (i.e., 'on the spot').  I
> think it's a pretty hard question, and maybe a poorly asked one -- but what
> if many of us weighed in and gave it a shot?  It'd probably be less hard
> then, and certainly interesting (and likely beneficial to anyone looking to
> share Vygotsky's work in various settings beyond academe) ---> "the pool of
> collective knowledge is big," perhaps even *oceanic*.
>
> No one wants my advice, but this would be it: assume you have something
> worth saying and also that it might not come out as well as you'd like AND
> that people will want to hear it anyway, and even more importantly, that
> the momentum of having many voices contribute will be worth as much
> (probably more) than any individual contribution (i.e., literally no
> pressure).
>
> Give it a shot here, maybe even in video-form if you'd like: "An Audience
> Participation Question . . . Let's Have Some Fun!"
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://culturalpraxis.net/wordpress1/2020/11/09/an-audience-participation-question-lets-have-some-fun/__;!!Mih3wA!T43ZvPV-bP_hJ_7jwudj1LjgsrqO8umkMgxxV9l0-NRN9Ldn3GSgisSsJJXWQaTroRXAcg$>
> <<But please avert your eyes at the 1:47-1:48 mark>> (I kid, I kid!)
>
> There are other good videos over at CulturalPraxis -- and hopefully, the
> uptick in xmca engagement will spill over to there as well (the more the
> merrier).
>
> As Natalia Gajdamaschko has suggested, "development comes out of
> resolving some sort of contradiction..some type of crisis -- a good crisis
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://culturalpraxis.net/wordpress1/2020/10/05/video-series-join-the-discussion-dr-natalia-gajdamaschko-crisis-in-the-classroom/__;!!Mih3wA!T43ZvPV-bP_hJ_7jwudj1LjgsrqO8umkMgxxV9l0-NRN9Ldn3GSgisSsJJXWQaQl-3J_Og$>
> ."
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Anthony
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