The title The Gears of My Childhood written by Seymour Papert raises many questions and sparks as I reflect on my own life experiences, both of my own childhood experiences and being an educator experiencing my student’s learning experiences. The word Gear metaphorically meant to me a slight push that put things in motion for… Read more »
Category: Cohort 3 Fellows
Freedom! It is Easy to see
Many times in my childhood, I was misunderstood not only by my caregivers but also by my peers. My teachers, who I view as my destiny makers also misunderstood me in some instances. Life and education in the upcountry back then was an adventurous experience accompanied with the bliss of childhood memories; such as those… Read more »
Who killed our inborn maker culture?
What kind of toys do your child play with? Who chooses those toys for your child? Kenya Universities today, over 50,000 Engineering students graduate annually but how does this translate to actual productivity? This is no different from most African countries. Very little manufacturing is taking place locally and this has contributed to among other… Read more »
Artificial Intelligence Club at the Polo Educacional Sesc in Rio de Janeiro
Teaching Artificial Intelligence in K-12 education through educational robotics and remote learning: the role of students and the mobilization of the school community “ Studying is not an act of consuming ideas, but of creating and recreating them. ” (Paulo Freire) The motivation to teach Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education As it is an increasingly… Read more »
My story
Between garage and electronic workshop I come from a modest family I stopped studying very early to help my parents When I was 15 I walked into a car garage to learn a trade: mechanics. Being very young, my role was to do some light tasks for adults. Two years after my uncle who worked… Read more »
Stop Waiting to Love Learning Again – Reflections on “The Gears of My Childhood”
I’ve been a little worried lately. Not about the world, or politics, or COVID – well yes, of course about those things, but lately I’ve been mostly worried that I’ve forgotten how to teach. I feel out of practice and out of touch. Everyone in education is a bit out of practice, having spent a… Read more »
Gears and fears – A reflection on Seymour Papert’s essay ‘The Gears of my Childhood’
When reading Papert’s essay I was fascinated by the way that Papert creates the link between his earliest childhood memories to his experience of learning and how these experiences shaped the way he would forever interpret the world around him. In the article he describes how his love of automobiles helped him to give context… Read more »
I Keep Learning; My Reflections on Dr. Papert’s “Gears of My Childhood”
Growing up, I loved school. Not because it was the most fun place to be, but because I enjoyed learning. I started school early as compared to my peers and that meant sometimes enduring bullies or kids who loved to mock the “tiny ones” in class. That aside, I always looked forward to school and… Read more »
Motivation – My correlation with Seymour Papert’s reflections
These are my thoughts on the essay “The Gears of my Childhood” by Seymour Papert. There is an acient story about a young man named David, who defeated the mighty giant Goliath in an epic battle. Maybe you know this story well or maybe you have only heard about it. David was small, had no… Read more »
Find your unique gear–The Reflection of Dr. Papert’s “The Gears of My Childhood”
There is a Chinese saying that goes: “You may figure out a person’s future from his childhood.” I think it applies well to the experience that Dr. Seymour Papert shared with us in “The Gears of My Childhood”. It seems that all the important turning points which Dr. Papert encountered can be traced back to… Read more »