Paul said: "speaking of objective nature, has anyone picked up on the role
of "objectivity" in the discourses surrounding the Florida recounts. It's
quite telling how the republicans insist on "the objectivity of the machine.""
Looked at from the outside, the spectacle of the Land of the Free - the
country which regularly invades and "destabilises" other sovereign nations
for the purpose of forcing them to hold elections - having the son of a
former President/CIA Director getting the numbers in the judiciary to STOP
the counting of votes (from those rich and lucky enough to get registered
to vote anyway) in the state run by his brother - this is really choice. It
marks the end of any possibility the US ever had of imposing "the American
way" on other nations!
I find it difficult to believe that anyone could swallow that "objectivity
of machine" argument! Surely not??
>
>Paul H. Dillon
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Yrjö Engeström <yrjo.engestrom@helsinki.fi>
>To: <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 11:37 AM
>Subject: Re: Reading Learning by Expanding
>
>
>> I'll be happy to take part in and contribute to any mode of interaction.
>> Reading and writing thoughtful messages in rapid-fire rhythm on e-mail is
>> not my strength, however. I always fall way behind the fast-paced American
>> discussion. Videoconferences are much easier for me.
>>
>> Yrjo
>>
>>
>> > From: Mike Cole <mcole@weber.ucsd.edu>
>> > Reply-To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
>> > Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:18:36 -0800 (PST)
>> > To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
>> > Subject: Reading Learning by Expanding
>> > Resent-From: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
>> > Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:18:38 -0800 (PST)
>> >
>> >
>> > I have a proposal that may or may not please people.
>> >
>> > Kris Guiterrez at UCLA and I will be teaching a course on
>> > CHAT in education to grad students at UCLA starting in April.
>> >
>> > Reading that book in the context of an xmca discussion in which
>> > Yrjo is a part of would be fantatistic for that class (and, I
>> > can imagine, for classes others of you are teaching).
>> >
>> > The problem is that the class starts in April, so there is a delay,
>> > There is, however, a giant plus. Yrjo will be here at UCSD in the
>> > spring, and since the class with Kris is done through interactive
>> > video, multiple modes of interaction become possible.
>> >
>> > What would be most engaging for you, Yrjo?
>> > mike
>> >
>> >
>>
>
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