Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer

Seymore Papert's contention that we placed more of an emphasis on teaching rather than on learning. He proposed we use the word "mathetics" to describe the art of learning (Papert, 1993). (However, rarely is it used.) This critique by Elizabeth Murphy, 1996, from Papert's book, 'Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer', 1993, suggests that rethinking our concept of learning is one way to reform our schools and our roles as educators.