BASIC is to computer programming as QWERTY is to typing.

You can sit down with your child and prompt him to show you something - perhaps how to play a game [on the computer]. By learning a game, you're getting close to the kid and gaining insight into ways of learning. The kid can see this happening and feels respected, so it fosters the relationship between you and the kid.

It's not what you know about the computer that's important, but your ability to do things with it. By studying French in an academic setting, you get to know a lot about it, but typically, you can't express yourself well or have an interesting conversation with it.

Now more people are doing work that requires individual decision-making and problem-solving, and we need an educational system that will help develop those skills.

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

I prefer software where kids build something and run into problems they have to solve.

I am convinced that the best learning takes place when the learner takes charge.