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Alan Kay has agreed to do an AMA today

1401 points alankay | 4 comments | 20 Jun 16 18:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.837s | source

This request originated via recent discussions on HN, and the forming of HARC! at YC Research. I'll be around for most of the day today (though the early evening).
1. corysama ◴[20 Jun 16 18:59 UTC] No.11940380[source]▶
What are the first 3 books I should read on the topic of teaching tech to kids? Thanks!
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2. alankay1 ◴[21 Jun 16 14:21 UTC] No.11945774[source]▶
What are the three best books you've read on teaching anything to kids? Let me know, and we'll start from there.
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3. corysama ◴[21 Jun 16 22:48 UTC] No.11950085[source]▶
I am completely ignorant. So, it's going take a lot more than three books :) How about I blindly guess at my own answer and ask for alternatives?

1) Start with books like: How To Read A Book, Thinking Fast and Slow

2) Then, move on to books like: The Secret of Childhood, Instead of Education, Mindstorms

3) Then, you are ready for: Flow, The Children's Machine

Thanks for coming back to answer more questions.

If you've missed 'Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind', I do recommend it. IMHO, Gladwell's Blink was HBTM with most of the material replaced with funny stories.

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4. alankay1 ◴[22 Jun 16 11:30 UTC] No.11952965{3}[source]▶
A big part of getting into reading is making choices of "this book, this time". And finding ways to do lots of reading (of pretty much anything ...)