Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ Learning Method has Kids Teaching Themselves

Stephen Downes

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Short article outlinging Seymour Papert's work in constructivism, notable because of the learning that appears to be occurring when kids teach themselves. According to the article, "Jenna Manatrey is only 6 years old, but the Norwalk first-grader can build a motor and write computer programs to run it." Stories like this make you wonder what colleges and universities will be teaching them when these kids are old enough.

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