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Mindstorms (Revised) - Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas (Paperback)
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Mindstorms (Revised) - Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas (Paperback)
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Computers have completely changed the way we teach children. We
have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, first published in
1980, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the
invention of LOGO, the first child-friendly programming language,
to make the definitive case for the educational value computer
programming. Papert argues that children are more than capable of
mastering computers, and that teaching computational processes like
de-bugging in the classroom can change the way we learn everything
else. He also shows that schools saturated with technology can
actually improve socialization and interaction among students and
between students and teachers. Papert is not interested in
specifically preparing children for careers in computer science.
Rather, Mindstorms makes the case that computation offers a
uniquely practical way of developing a child's problem-solving and
quantitative reasoning skills. This new edition will also include
an extensive introduction by Mitchel Resnick, a former student of
Papert's and one of today's leaders in computer literacy, which
will introduce the wisdom of Papert's research to a new generation
of readers. Technology changes every day, but the basic ways that
computers can help us learn remain. Mindstorms stands as the bible
of computer literacy, a book that has helped thousands of teachers
and parents harness the power of computation and teach their
children to think both clearly and creatively.
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