| Leading Educational Theorist and Father of Educational Computing Seymour Papert Dies |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| Education has lost a profound influence following the death of Seymour Papert at age 88. Papert dedicated his life to finding effective ways for children to learn and grow, successfully pioneering movements in child development, educational technologies and more. According to MIT, the "central tenet of his Constructionist theory of learning is that people build knowledge most effectively when they are actively engaged in constructing things in the world.” MIT attributes Papert to being one of the first individuals to recognize the learning potential of computers in classrooms as early as the late 1960s. Even further, Papert is one of the first individuals to understand the benefits of teaching computer science to children. |
| Source: Education World (USA) | Published: August 3rd, 2016 |
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