Ignorance Quotes by James Paul Gee

An academic discipline, or any other semiotic domain, for that matter, is not primarily content, in the sense of facts and principles. It is…

— James Paul Gee

“Our world is now so complex, our technology and science so powerful, and our problems so global and interconnected that we have come to…

— James Paul Gee

“people like stories because they are good, not because they are true.”

— James Paul Gee

Learning is a deep human need, like mating and eating, and like all such needs it is meant to be deeply pleasurable to human…

— James Paul Gee

“Global warming, environmental degradation, global flows of economic speculation and risk taking, overpopulation, global debt, new viruses, terrorism and warfare, and political polarization are…

— James Paul Gee

Gamers co-author the games they play by the choices they make and how they choose to solve problems, since what they do can affect…

— James Paul Gee

“human intelligence and creativity, today more than ever, are tied to connecting—synchronizing—people, tools, texts, digital and social media, virtual spaces, and real spaces in…

— James Paul Gee

“School is often based not on problem solving, which perforce involves actions and goals, but on learning information, facts, and formulas that one has…

— James Paul Gee

Video games provide an easy lead-in to computer literacy. They can get you thinking like a video game designer and can even lead to…

— James Paul Gee