Mindstorms: children, computers, and powerful ideas

by Papert, Seymour

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Title Statements

Full title :Mindstorms : children, computers, and powerful ideas / Seymour Papert ; with a new foreword by Mitchel Resnick.

Summary

"Computers have revolutionized the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist and education Seymour Papert makes the definitive case for the educational value of computer programming. Papert argues that teaching children computational processes, like debugging, can help them learn other subjects more efficiently. He also shows that schools saturated with technology can actually improve socialization among students and between students and teachers. However, Papert is not interested in specifically preparing children for careers in computer science. Rather, he argues that computation offers a uniquely practical way of developing problem-solving and quantitative reasoning skills. 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."--Back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2020

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Basic Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020

Notes

"Originally published in hardcover by Basic Books in 1980."--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 265 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781541675124, 1541675126
oclc:on1241202095
LC Classification:QA20.C65
Dewey Decimal:510.78

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