I left this comment at artichoke in response to his technology as meddler entry. I am a thorough going materialist. Human = Technology. Warm and fuzzy? Not yet.
Yes, the tool analogy is hopeless but that doesn't stop School from attempting to lobotomise the computer, dumb it down to the extent that it starts to look like a mere tool. That is the sociological drama going on in School. Curriculum is the vehicle through which Departments attempt to control teachers.
Indigenous mathematics: smoke and mirrors
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Papert actually conceptualised the computer as a rival to the curriculum, in his book, 'The Childrens Machine'.
Extract from an essay I wrote about this a long time ago:
"Meddler in the middle" slogan reminds me of "Technology as Trickster" in an essay by Jermey Price.
The fundamental question is, "What is technology". I discuss this here.
Extract: