I believe that the best way to help people understand the world is to provide them with opportunities to actively explore, experiment, and express themselves. — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share Image
Working as a correspondent for 'Business Week,' I felt that I was simply informing people, not empowering them. I saw a parallel problem in the world of education. In too many educational settings, teachers simply 'inform' or 'instruct' learners, rather… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share Image
As I see it, whoever's doing the inventing is also doing most of the learning - and probably having most of the fun. — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
“Most schools in most countries place a higher priority on teaching students to follow instructions and rules (becoming A students) than on helping students… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
“Along the way, I began to develop an understanding about not only the process for making a miniature golf course, but the general process… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
“opposite: I believe the rest of school (indeed, the rest of life) should become more like kindergarten.” — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
“Openness can enhance creativity in many different ways—not just for organizations like the LEGO Group, but also for individuals. And the benefits of openness… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
When you learn through coding, [you're] coding to learn. You're learning it in a meaningful context, and that's the best way of learning things. — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
I never took a computer science course in college, because then it was a thing you just learned on your own. — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
I became interested in educational technologies because I believe that they have the potential to transform how we practice and think about education and… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
Our society expects that everyone should learn to write, even though very few become professional writers. Similarly, I think that everyone should learn how… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
I started my career as a journalist, writing about science and technology for 'Business Week' magazine. Then I decided to make a career shift.… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
I believe that the best way to help people understand the world is to provide them with opportunities to actively explore, experiment, and express… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
With 'Scratch,' you create computer programs by snapping together graphical programming blocks, much like LEGO bricks, without any of the obscure syntax and punctuation… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
Computer programming has been traditionally seen as something that is beyond most people - it's only for a special group with technical expertise and… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
In my office, I have the creative things that kids have made for me over the years. The nice thing about the physical side… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
I'm pretty skeptical about a lot of the toys on the market, especially for young kids. Most of them just add these new technologies… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share
