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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

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They reflect the soul of the community and can be responsive to its unique interests and needs. Funders like the NSF have encouraged science centers in particular to share their techniques and evaluations, which is fabulous but also leads to rampant and sometimes unthinking imitation.

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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

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If we were scientists, we'd have documentation of each experiment, each publishable result, each improved-upon discovery. Last week, I spoke with Jim Spadaccini ( Ideum ) and Wendy Pollock ( ASTC ) about their experiences creating this site. Wendy: Part of the thinking was that NSF supported the book Are We There Yet? ,

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Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works

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The last three reflect the interests of the users--and not in quantity (i.e. The initial NSF proposal for ScratchR focused on creating networked opportunities for teams of kids who were already using Scratch and for whom a social component would add value to their education experiences. most views) but in recency. usercontent.