Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas - 1980

In this seminal work, visionary educator and MIT mathematician Seymour Papert challenged conventional thinking about how children learn and introduced a revolutionary approach to education through technology. Drawing on his collaboration with Jean Piaget and his work developing the LOGO programming language, Papert demonstrated how computers can create powerful learning environments where children become active builders of their own intellectual structures. Through engaging case studies and thoughtful analysis, he illustrated how programming becomes a natural medium for children to explore mathematics, physics, language, and their own thinking processes. Far more than a book about computers, "Mindstorms" presented a profound vision of education where technology serves not to program the child, but as a tool for the child to program and control. Decades ahead of its time, this influential classic continues to inspire educators, technologists, and parents to reimagine learning as a joyful process of construction, creativity, and self-discovery. Mindstorms - Seymour Papert Published 1980, Basic Books Inc, New York Softcover. Approx. 5.5x8in. 230pp. In good vintage condition.