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From: Sacha Chua <sacha@sachachua.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2021 01:58:03 -0400
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+[[!meta title="Emacs and Montessori Philosophy"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2021 "]]
+[[!inline pages="internal(2021/info/montessori-nav)" raw="yes"]]
+
+<!-- You can manually edit this file to update the abstract, add links, etc. --->
+
+
+# Emacs and Montessori Philosophy
+
+
+As a former Montessori guide and now parent, I often think about the
+relationship of this particular educational philosophy and how it manifests
+in my work with software, Emacs in particular. This talk introduces the
+concept of Emacs as an educational environment and how it expresses elements of
+Montessori psychology regarding "Human Tendencies". Human tendencies are innate
+drives present in everybody that allow us to explore and make sense of our world.
+
+
+
+# Outline
+
+-   5-10 minutes: (brief description/outline)
+    Quick overview of a Montessori classroom environment:
+    
+    -   the adults or guides primarily observe and present material
+    -   the children are free to explore materials as they choose (within limits)
+    -   the environment itself is prepared specifically to foster engagement
+    
+    Enumerate the "Human Tendencies":
+    
+    -   Abstraction
+    -   Activity
+    -   Communication
+    -   Exactness
+    -   Exploration
+    -   Manipulation (of the environment)
+    -   Order
+    -   Orientation
+    -   Repetition
+    -   Self-Perfection
+    -   Work (also described as "purposeful activity")
+    
+    How does Emacs express these things?
+    
+    -   in the short version, pose the question, and perhaps give one example.
+    -   Emacs is an environment that provides facilities for individuals to
+        find their way to proficiency through their Human Tendencies.
+    -   We are all both learners and guides, Emacs is our classroom
+
+<!--
+-   20 minutes: (brief description/outline)
+    This would follow the same outline as above, but go more deeply into how
+    Emacs fosters understanding and growth by allowing individuals to express
+    the various Human Tendencies.
+
+-   40 minutes: (brief description/outline)
+    I don't have in mind to do a 40 minute talk, though a friend and fellow Emacs
+    user is also a former Montessori guide and we had talked about sharing our
+    experience together in this presentation. This would include more anecdotal
+    evidence of what we experienced ourselves observing children as well as our
+    journey to competency as software developers through the classroom of Emacs.
+-->
+
+
+[[!inline pages="internal(2021/info/montessori-schedule)" raw="yes"]]
+
+[[!inline pages="internal(2021/info/montessori-nav)" raw="yes"]]
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