October 18, 2021
“Our school systems are being strangled by the cost of this curious epidemic of learning disability.” Seymour Papert From Papert, S., March... Read More
May 9, 2012 (Rare Discoveries Week)
“…for example, Larry Cuban, the hypercritic, the king of the criticism of computers – recently, and again, in an interview with the... Read More
April 24, 2012
“It’s astonishing – no other word would do – that everywhere where there is knowledge work, you expect to see a computer... Read More
March 13, 2012
“I guess this week the question to ask in Maine is, “Why should every 7th and 8th grader have a laptop computer?”... Read More
December 12, 2011
“The cost of giving every child a $750 computer with a five-year life would add only 2 percent to the average cost... Read More
November 30, 2011
“We better recognize that laptop is just a little step in the progress towards the shift from the medium of paper, the... Read More
September 29, 2011
“My vision of a new kind of learning environment demands free contact between children and computers. This could happen because the child’s... Read More
September 22, 2012
“Q: But there are statistics to show that in most cases technology in schools doesn’t work. A: The statisticians ask a silly... Read More
June 2, 2011
“The eighth big idea is we are entering a digital world where knowing about digital technology is as important as reading and... Read More
June 1, 2011
“The seventh big idea is do unto ourselves what we do unto our students. We are learning all the time. We have... Read More