David Shaw vs. Seymour Papert Debate (1995) [video]
It is kind of disappointing that the discussion got side tracked to the computer budget in the classroom, which is totally missing the point.<p>Perhaps it is a good idea to watch carefully the opening statement of Professor Papert:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.c-span.org&#x2F;video&#x2F;?c4616563&#x2F;user-clip-seymour-papert-alan-kay-technology-education" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.c-span.org&#x2F;video&#x2F;?c4616563&#x2F;user-clip-seymour-pap...</a><p>The mess we are in right now (such as <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.c-span.org&#x2F;video&#x2F;?462071-1&#x2F;technology-companies-algorithms" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.c-span.org&#x2F;video&#x2F;?462071-1&#x2F;technology-companies-...</a>)
might have been avoided if we had a few generations of kids grown up in the Professor Papert&#x27;s vision of &quot;Educational Jet&quot; instead of &quot;Educational Stage Coach with Jet Engine&quot; (zoom?).<p>P.S.<p>This is also related to another discussion about Metaphors in teaching:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=25257087" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=25257087</a><p>in which I agree with EWD 100%.