Seymour Papert

Seymour Papert is an incredible man who had big dreams. In the sixties many people thought he was crazy when he wanted to teach children with personal computers, that were oh so expensive then. He has accomplished a lot and contributed so much to this world in his lifetime. He has a few degrees under his belt and lived to help others. I am not sure about his current activity because of a wreck he was in in December 2006. He has founded a small laboratory, The Learning Barn, where he lives in Maine. At The Learning Barn is where he develops ways of learning that are too advanced to just through out there. Papert strongly feels that all students in the state of Maine should have a computer. I agree with this. If all students have a computer at home it is much easier to assign online homework and research projects are so much easier. He also spends a large amount of his time working in the Maine Youth Center of Portland. This is a wonderful link to information about Mr. Papert.
Seymour Papert has not only contributed a lot towards the advancement of education. Like previously mentioned he has many degrees, two of which are PhD's in mathematics. In the early 1960's he co founded the Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT. He also helped create MaMaMedia.com with a former student of his. This website help connect the gap between what parents know and what children know about technology. I had lots of fun on this website!