ABSTRACT
Jim Hewitt in his paper describing the transformation of one classroom over 10 years shows how the teacher moved from a focus on tasks to a focus on understanding. There is perhaps no better description of how the ComputerSupported Intentional Learning Environment (CSILE) can transform education, so we owe a great debt to Hewitt for describing that transformation so compellingly. But the transformation itself raises questions that I have been wrestling with for the past decade: What should be the balance between a task focus and an understanding focus in schooling and more generally how should we prepare students for the complex world they are entering?
