My vision of a new kind of learning environment demands freecontact between children and computers.
I think that this quote shows one of the principles of learning regarding "accessibility". Having access to computers is vital in the learning process. This has been accomplished within my district by distributing Chromebooks to students K-12.
Second, that the "right conditions" are very different from the kindof access to computers that is now becoming established as thenorm in schools
The access, or lack thereof, to computers would certainly influence learning in this case of learning to program. This reminds me of my students that do not have access to internet connections at home.
I have seen hundreds of ele-mentary school children learn very easily to program, and evidenceis accumulating to indicate that much younger children could do soas well.
This quote shows me that the owners of learning are partners. The students who are being taught and the teachers doing the teaching are co-owners in this process.
most children have great difficultylearning foreign languages in schools
I found that this phrase offers a great insight to where learning takes place.
Programming a computer
I think that this is a fine example of what learning is. You are literally programming a mind in the way that you want it to function.