Situated Learning...

Chapter 4 in James Paul Gee's book, " What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy," has some very interesting ideas. I found true that as humans we have a brain that works similar to a computer. By this, I am trying to say that we can edit the most important things that happen to us and store it as knowledge for future experiences in our lives. This is what Gee says it's to have a connection or make a connection between our stored knowledge and new experiences. This of course will be different from person to person because we are all different. Another point I found interesting and that I agree with is the fact that in every situation where learning is taking place, there has to be active learning, engaging in an affinity group and thinking and acting as a knowledgable person in the specific area to be learned. I this is a very good idea since many of us can read but not really understand what we are reading. To make things short, I think that situated learning is a process that requires lots of work and engagement.