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Mathematician

Mathematician, computer science pioneer, and educational technology advocate. Seymour Papert is renowned for his contributions to computer science and mathematics education, particularly in the areas of LOGO programming language and constructivist learning theory.

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“It's not what you know about the computer that's important, but your ability to do things with it. By studying French in an academic setting, you get to know a lot about it, but typically, you can't express yourself well or have an interesting conversation with it.”

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“Similarly, computer literacy courses tend to produce computer people who know a lot about computers or a piece of software but they don't help people become fluent with the machine.”

People Knows Helping Courses Pieces Produce Computer Machines Software Literacy Fluent Computer Literacy

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“We should think about what we mean by literacy. If you say, "He's a very literate person," what you really mean is that he knows a lot, thinks a lot, has a certain frame of mind that comes through reading and knowing about various subjects.The major route open to literacy has been through reading and writing text. But we're seeing new media offer richer ways to explore knowledge and communicate, through sound and pictures.”

“Every maker of video games knows something that the makers of curriculum don't seem to understand. You'll never see a video game being advertised as being easy. Kids who do not like school will tell you it's not because it's too hard. It's because it's--boring”

Knows Hard Seems Kids School Games Easy Boring Video Makers Curriculum

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“You can't teach people everything they need to know. The best you can do is position them where they can find what they need to know when they need to know it.”

“Daddy always asks me and I never know what to say”.”

Knows Asks Ask Me Daddy

Author:Seymour Papert

About the Author

Born: February 29, 1928
Died: July 31, 2016
Known for: Mathematician
Quotes: 54

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Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful IdeasRelated source material

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