Seymour Papert

Mathematics is not something you do because you're told; it's something you do because you want to.

The hardest thing to teach is how to think.

Logo is a language for children, but it's also a language for ideas.

Failure is an opportunity to debug your thinking.

In a Logo world, the child is the master.

Computers should be in the hands of children, not just on the desks of teachers.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

Programming is thinking, and thinking is programming.

Children are natural mathematicians; we just need to let them play.

The future of education is in the hands of the makers.

Bugs are not errors; they are invitations to learn.

I believe that Logo can change the way we think about learning.

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

The turtle teaches geometry through movement.

In constructionism, the learner builds knowledge structures.

Computers are mirrors of the mind.

Play is the highest form of research.

The best way to learn is by making mistakes.

Logo is not just a programming language; it's a way of thinking.

Children should program computers, not be programmed by them.