March 23, 2012
On many occasions over several years, Dr. Papert and I would discuss the need to build bridges to the wider (non-computer-using) community... Read More
February 22, 2012
“The essential point about the turtle is its role as as a transitional object. That is transitional between the body, the self... Read More
February 21, 2012
“Plastic robots, arrows on screens, hyperactive sprites all belong to the same turtle family. They all obey the same commands. By getting... Read More
January 23, 2012
“How do we make writing become hard fun? One way is to develop for kids “writable” activities that they love to do.... Read More
November 28, 2011
“I end by mentioning two less specific “firsts” with which “Teaching Children Thinking” should be credited. At that time the concept of... Read More
November 23, 2011
“Q: So far, we have only talked about access to the Internet. Would you speculate on how other technologies could affect American... Read More
October 26, 2011
“The majority of the students were in special education classes both inside the facility and in regular school. Typically, in special education... Read More
October 24, 2011
“This procedure gave a way to introduce powerful ideas such as mechanical advantage and torque not in an abstract way but in... Read More