Because Quote by Mitchel Resnick

“I never took a computer science course in college, because then it was a thing you just learned on your own.”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (8 ratings)

Because College Computer Computer science Computers Course Courses Just Learned Never Own Science Then Thing Took You Your

More by Mitchel Resnick

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

Image

“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

Image

“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

Image

“opposite: I believe the rest of school (indeed, the rest of life) should become more like kindergarten.”

Mitchel Resnick

Image

“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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

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

Image

Explore all 25 Mitchel Resnick quotes

More Because quotes

One is a painter because one wants so-called freedom; one doesn't want to go to the office every morning.

Marcel Duchamp

Image

I gave my archive to Emory University because there's a really dear friend who teaches there, Rudolph Byrd, and he's the editor.

Alice Walker

Image

Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,…

Rajneesh

Image

I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to…

David S. Goyer

Image

There were songs that we cut out after we chose the name, because 'Praise Break' turned out to be an underlying concept that I…

Daniel Caesar

Image

It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the…

Elmore Leonard

Image

I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings.

Tom Perrotta

Image

I believe in taxation and health care that is outside the usual libertarian mandate, because I don't want people to have to suffer. It's…

Neil Peart

Image

It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.

Samuel Barnett