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

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.

What the gears cannot do the computer might. The computer is the Proteus of machines. Its essence is its universality, its power to simulate

Working with the computer gives rise to many opportunities to transcend asocial behavior, because it produces exciting and visually interesting things to share, whether it's by creating video games, computer art or sharing exciting Web sites.

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

Similarly, computer literacy courses tend to produce computer people who know a lot about computers or a piece of software but they don't help people become fluent with the machine.

The goal is to teach in such a way as to produce the most learning from the least teaching.