May 1, 2012
“The computer can be a partner in a great diversity of relationships. The computer is an expressive medium that different people can... Read More
April 4, 2012
“I find an interesting toe-hold for the problem in which I called the playful facet–the element of tease inherent in the idea... Read More
April 3, 2012
“My goal in life which has been my major activity over the last 10 years, has been to find ways children can... Read More
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
March 8, 2012
“But insofar as it can be seen as an aspect of education, it is about something far more specific than constructivism in... Read More
January 17, 2012
“One of my central mathetic tenets is that the construction that takes place “in the head” often happens especially felicitously when it... 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 25, 2011
“Let’s go back to Dewey for a moment. Intellectual growth, he often told us, must be rooted in the child’s experience. But... 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
October 5, 2011
“This praise for the concrete is not to be confused with a strategy of using it as a stepping-stone to the abstract.... Read More