Papert wrote this 45 years ago. The internet didn’t exist—0 laptops had been sold. Could’ve been written last week.
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I honestly disagree. Instant access to information has made rote learning less necessary.
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That’s interesting and true! So: how should edtech adapt to an instant-access world? :)
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I’d love to see computers teach problem solving, but that’s a harder problem.
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Effective problem solving requires rote learned knowledge/concepts. Rote learning still required.
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Edtech should adapt by accepting that it isn't necessarily negative that brains change according to new stimuli.