May 14, 2014
“Across the globe there is a love affair between children and the digital technologies. They love the computers, they love the... Read More
April 30, 2014
“Throughout this essay, I use the word “mathematics” as a stand in for all disciplines. I use the word “math” to refer... Read More
June 27, 2012
“It is self-indulgent of us as teachers to say that we can spend 3 hours a week with a student and give... Read More
April 11, 2012
“Being a mathematician is no more definable as “knowing” a set of of mathematical facts than being a poet is definable as... Read More
March 22, 2012
“In Mindstorms (Papert, 1980), I asked (choosing one out of a vast number of possible examples) why the quadratic equation of the... Read More
March 12, 2012
“Instead of making kids learn math let’s make math kids will learn.” Papert, S. (1996). “An Exploration in the Space of Mathematics... Read More
February 9, 2012
“What they teach in school, I like to call, “math,” as opposed to mathematics. Mathematics is one of the great jewels of... Read More
December 8, 2011
“A central idea behind our learning environments was that children would be able to use powerful ideas from mathematics and science as... 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
September 21, 2011
“School as we set it up is tailor-made for certain personality types. I like to think of certain scales of oppositions: like... Read More