Boys, as well, made choices that indicated they preferred a collaborative classroom climate as some worked together on Internet Treasure Hunts. In addition, the boys generally opted to use email to write to me or friends rather than play games. This role of guide moved so easily from child to child as to become almost invisible. Female student using the Internet as a research tool. Midwife view of education .
Computers facilitate a midwife view of education rather than a banking view of education.
A review of all my email messages to the children reveal no instance of a banking stance and multiple instances of a midwife stance. As I observed the children's interests developing, I suggested to students that they team up and share information with one another. For example, when one girl found information on the blue dolphin, I encouraged her to collaborate with another student so that together they could get a deeper insight into both dolphins and how to explore the Internet for dolphins. When a male student showed great interest in sports pictures, I gave him a list of about ten Internet sites which could facilitate his search. Never did I take a banking stance and dictate to the class as a whole or to children individually what topic they should explore or what route they should take.