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18 quotes by Mitchel Resnick

Mitchel Resnick (born June 22, 1956) is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, Director of the Okawa Center, and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab. Resnick currently serves as the head of the Media Arts and Sciences academic program, the academic program that grants master's degrees and Ph.Ds at the MIT Media Lab. Resnick's research group has developed a variety of educational tools that engage people in new...
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When you learn to read and write, it opens up opportunities for you to learn so many other things. When you learn to read, you can then read to... →

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When you become fluent with language, it means you can write an entry in your journal or tell a joke to someone or write a letter to a friend. And... →

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I never took a computer science course in college, because then it was a thing you just learned on your own.

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I became interested in educational technologies because I believe that they have the potential to transform how we practice and think about education... →

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I started my career as a journalist, writing about science and technology for 'Business Week' magazine. Then I decided to make a career... →

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For me, the most important and distinguishing property of new media is interactivity. But how many people can actually create interactive games... →

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As I see it, whoever's doing the inventing is also doing most of the learning - and probably having most of the fun.

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What I like to say is that we're trying to develop a new generation of technologies that are worthy of the next generation of kids.

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When you learn to code, it opens up for you to learn many other things.

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With 'Scratch,' we want to let kids to be the creators. We want them to create interesting, dynamic things on the computer.

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Computer programming has been traditionally seen as something that is beyond most people - it's only for a special group with technical expertise... →

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I believe that the best way to help people understand the world is to provide them with opportunities to actively explore, experiment, and express... →

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I'm pretty skeptical about a lot of the toys on the market, especially for young kids. Most of them just add these new technologies just to make... →

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