Home / Quotes / Quote by Seymour Papert

Quote by Seymour Papert

“If a kid really is retarded and can only come up to a certain level, he will still have more success if what he learns is connected with something important to him.”

Quote by Seymour Papert

Author

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. more

You May Also Like

“Until very recently, most knowledge was inaccessible to people who couldn't read text. But this is changing. The computer opens up other channels of gaining knowledge. If someone is blind, we now have very good machines that will read to him. If someone can't recognize letters, he also will have access to knowledge through sound and images.”

People Ifs Sound Computer Letters Machines Blind Very Good Access Inaccessible Gaining Knowledge

Author:Seymour Papert

“My ex-student, Idit Harel, who wrote a book, "Children Designs," has a documented story of a kid who was very shy, isolated and didn't talk much to other kids. She was a little overweight, and the other kids looked down on her for that reason.But then she made a discovery about how to do something on the computer. The discovery was picked up by other kids, and within a few weeks there was a total transformation. This kid was now in demand. And that changed her feeling about herself.”

Children Littles Made Book Reason Stories Feelings Kids Week Design Changed Students Demand Computer Discovery Transformation Shy Isolated Exes Overweight

Author:Seymour Papert

“Working with the computer gives rise to many opportunities to transcend asocial behavior, because it produces exciting and visually interesting things to share, whether it's by creating video games, computer art or sharing exciting Web sites.”

Giving Art Opportunity Games Interesting Share Produce Behavior Computer Creating Exciting Video Site Interesting Things

Author:Seymour Papert

“The first thing to note is that pornography and many abductions occur apart from the use of computers, and that most child abuse happens within the family. So I think the extra degree of danger that computers pose doesn't justify the frenzy.”

Thinking Firsts Children Use Happens Danger Degrees Computer Abuse Notes Extras Justify Child Abuse Pornography Frenzy Abduction

Author:Seymour Papert

“This frenzy about cyberporn indicates some deeper fear of adults as they see kids become more independent and learn things they never learned. I think those fears also reflect a failure to communicate. Parents should be able to say to their kids: "There is stuff out there that we don't look at, and if you find yourself looking at it or someone approaching you about it, then let's talk about it."”

Ifs Thinking Should Looks Kids Able Stuff Parent Adults Independent Communicate Deeper Finding Yourself Frenzy

Author:Seymour Papert

“Do away with curriculum. Do away with segregation by age. And do away with the idea that there should be uniformity of all schools and of what people learn.”

People Should Ideas Age School Segregation Curriculum Uniformity

Author:Seymour Papert

“I think we should allow for schools within schools, where 100 out of 500 kids may be organized by the way they work and what they do, and what they do often is more progressive. I would like to see a lot of kids of different ages, maybe even some adults, work together on a project.”

Thinking Way Should May Different Kids Age School Together Projects Adults Organized Working Together Progressive Often Is Different Ages

Author:Seymour Papert

“I do think that we'd do better if we just offered all the bureaucrats in the Department of Education very attractive early retirements. But whether you want to abolish the department is another matter. Maybe there's room for recruiting a lot of visionary people who would do very good things: develop new techniques, new ideas, foster innovative models, disseminate those ideas.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Ideas Matter Rooms Models Good Things Very Good Technique Attractive Department Retirement New Ideas Innovative Visionaries Abolish Bureaucrats

Author:Seymour Papert

“Now more people are doing work that requires individual decision-making and problem-solving, and we need an educational system that will help develop those skills.”

People Needs Helping Problem Individual Decision Skills Educational Decision Making Problem Solving Educational System

Author:Seymour Papert

“Corporate America needs to get its act together to see that the education system is changed so it produces what it needs. The educational system that teaches kids to be passive recipients of knowledge worked when most workers were sitting in assembly lines.”

Needs Kids Together America Lines Teach Changed Produce Sitting Workers Educational Corporate Passive Assembly Education System Educational System Corporate America Assembly Line

Author:Seymour Papert