We often treat children as if they're not very competent to do anything on their own. So we make them stop learning in a natural way - by exploring. Logo [the computer programming language ] allows them to find their way around the computer, as they would find their way around the house, uncontaminated by the bureaucracies of schools.
Seymour PapertOur goal in education should be to foster the ability to use the computer in everything you do, even if you don't have a specific piece of software for the job.
Seymour PapertIt'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.
Seymour PapertRather than pushing children to think like adults, we might do better to remember that they are great learners and to try harder to be more like them.
Seymour Papert