Seymour Papert

Mathematics, Computer Science South African-American 1928 – 2016 328 quotes

Co-inventor of the Logo programming language and a proponent of constructionism in education.

Quotes by Seymour Papert

The most powerful idea in education is that of 'constructionism,' which is the idea that people learn best when they are actively constructing something outside of themselves.

The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer

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

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

We don't need to teach children about computers; we need to teach children with computers.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can be a carrier of powerful ideas, not just a dispenser of information.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The child's mind is not a blank slate, but a rich and active constructor of knowledge.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can be a mirror for the mind, reflecting back our own thinking processes.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

Learning is not something that happens to you; it's something you do.

The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer

The computer is a medium for expressing oneself, for creating new things, for exploring new ideas.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The power of the computer lies in its ability to allow us to build things that we could not build before.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The most important thing we can teach children is how to think for themselves.

The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer

The computer can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and self-expression.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can help us to understand the world in new and different ways.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer is not just a machine for doing calculations; it is a machine for thinking.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can help us to develop new ways of thinking about ourselves and the world around us.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can be a tool for empowering individuals, for giving them control over their own learning.

The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer

The computer can help us to break down the barriers between different disciplines, to see the connections between different ideas.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can be a catalyst for creativity, for innovation, for new ways of thinking.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can help us to understand the nature of intelligence, both human and artificial.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

The computer can be a powerful tool for social change, for empowering marginalized communities.

The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer

The computer can help us to build a more just and equitable world.

The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer