25 Quotes 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.

Computer programming has been traditionally seen as something that is beyond most people - it's only for a special group with technical expertise and experience. We have developed 'Scratch' as a new type of programming language, which is much more accessible.

Our society expects that everyone should learn to write, even though very few become professional writers. Similarly, I think that everyone should learn how to program, even though very few will become professional programmers.

I started my career as a journalist, writing about science and technology for 'Business Week' magazine. Then I decided to make a career shift. I went to graduate school in computer science, and I began developing educational technologies - in particular, technologies to engage children in creative learning experiences.

I'm pretty skeptical about a lot of the toys on the market, especially for young kids. Most of them just add these new technologies just to make more flashing lights.

In my office, I have the creative things that kids have made for me over the years. The nice thing about the physical side of life is that I can have them on my shelf.

Express your ideas with the world

With Scratch, we want to let kids to be the creators. We want them to create interesting, dynamic things on the computer.

I became interested in educational technologies because I believe that they have the potential to transform how we practice and think about education and learning.