Task 2

Through these eyes

Gears of My Childhood Seymour Papert

A reflection

A life at the foot of this montains on a ranch with lots of horses.

Wildness outside and freedom inside.

Just a few rules such as summer “siesta” time - full of reading and stories.

Learning environment

NO TV… Few industrial toys, a dog sled made from a baby carriage and my first mobile:

NO kindergarten ( just two little brothers to teach!)

A mother as a pioneer, practicing schooling teaching.

By the time I started school I was reading and doing math in order to resolve problems, although I did not write exercises or sentences if not needed!

I can swear, from that time I’ve learned:

NO to saying yes if I’m thinking no.

NO to learning by heart but “from my heart”.

NO to just following the flock .

NO to aceptting a “no” without a reason.

An answer not to what I’ve learned but

how I did it.

Ileana Farre Task 2 Learning Creative Learning MIT Media Lab

The more enjoyable learning moments in my life are connected

to my capability to (…) “retain in

adulthood attributes like

idealism, experimentation

and wonder” (Joichi Ito)