Seymour Papert

The computer is a tool for transforming education and society.

Most of the time, the only thing that's wrong with a child's thinking is that it's not adult thinking.

You can't think about thinking without thinking about thinking about thinking.

The computer is not just a tool; it's a medium for thinking.

Learning is a natural process, like breathing. You don't have to teach people to breathe, you just have to make sure they have air.

The idea of 'fixing' education is often based on the assumption that there's something broken. Maybe it's just different.

We don't need to teach children to use computers; we need to teach them to think with computers.

The greatest danger in education is not that we fail to teach, but that we succeed in teaching the wrong things.

If you want to understand something, try to change it.

The most important thing about a computer is that it can be programmed.

Many people think of mathematics as a collection of facts and procedures. I think of it as a way of thinking.

The problem with education is that it's too often about transmitting knowledge, not about creating it.

The computer is not a substitute for thinking, but a tool for thinking better.

We should not be asking what computers can do for education, but what education can do with computers.

The greatest learning happens when you're not trying to learn.

The computer is a medium for expressing ideas, not just for processing data.

If you want to make a difference, don't just talk about it, build it.

The computer is a medium for creativity, not just for calculation.

The future of education is not about more technology, but about better ideas.

The computer is a tool for self-expression, not just for information retrieval.