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I would call Bob Sciamanda's essay a very good explanation of basic
constructivist philosophy. When applied to education it recognizes that
students construct their versions of reality based up on experience and what
they learn in class. Along with this idea is the basic recognition that
concepts are constructed rather than being communicated. One can attempt to
communicate them, but what the student actually does is use the teacher's
messages as part (often a very small part) of the information used to
construct the ideas.