Sam Patterson

“Finding the solution to a hundred problems will not yield the same understanding as writing a program to solve those same problems.”
― Sam Patterson, Programming in the Primary Grades: Beyond the Hour of Code

“Training your students to use each other as a resource keeps them actively involved in problem solving. When students are talking with each other about a problem, they are both learning. When a student has a hand raised, staring at the busy teacher and waiting for help, the learning has stopped. The classroom is not a theme park; no one should be waiting in line to learn.”
― Sam Patterson, Programming in the Primary Grades: Beyond the Hour of Code