the friendly Bob the Brush, the thoughtful Patsy the Pencil,
the playful Leo the Line, and the villain Crazer the Eraser. |
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The characters are animated objects. They open windows
into children's imaginations and children can identify with
them easily whatever their age, gender or race.
The three main characters also show children different
ways to approach learning. That is, each of them has his
or her own way to explore, understand and experience the
process of learning, for instance, through reflection and
inquiry, or assuming different social roles, or engaging in
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In that process, they need to distinguish very clearly between good and bad. The characters from this collection offer children the opportunity to externalize all their common bad behaviors in one character, Crazer the Eraser, while they see the good behaviors in the others. Crazer is the one who erases all the good ideas and actions of the others, and replaces them with bad ideas. Overall, the main goal of these
aracters is to take children into the amazing, fun, and exciting world of learning. |
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“The creators obviously know their stuff. The children’s
best interest for developing their learning is clearly
at the forefront.”
Julie Viens, former Harvard
senior researcher and expert on MI theory |
(Harvard LT launch) |
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