创造性思维：人工智能之父马文·明斯基论教育

by Marvin Minsky, 倪晚成 (Translator), 刘东昌 (Translator)

所有教育都是面向未来的，在人工智能时代呼啸而来之际，作为教育工作者，我们有必要重新思考，什么才是适应未来发展教育理念？

马文·明斯基作为人工智能领域的开创者，曾投身于OLPC(每个孩子一台笔记本电脑）项目，试图将计算机技术交到全世界儿童手中。本书中有五篇文章来自这个项目，在这些文章中，马文提出了他对于未来教育的理念和见解，指出传统教育更多的是提供思维的内容，而学习者更需要的其实是思维的方法与工具。

在马文看来，学习者是完全活跃的主体，是他们自己思维的创造者。正因为如此，学习者需要在完成任务的过程中，不断磨砺自己的思维技巧，从而养成创造性思维，提升自己解决新问题的能力。

Genres: Education, Psychology, Mathematics, Essays

235 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2020

About the author

Marvin Lee Minsky (born August 9, 1927) was an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy. Marvin Lee Minsky was born in New York City to an eye surgeon and a Jewish activist, where he attended The Fieldston School and the Bronx High School of Science. He later attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He served in the US Navy from 1944 to 1945. He holds a BA in Mathematics from Harvard (1950) and a PhD in mathematics from Princeton (1954). He has been on the MIT faculty since 1958. In 1959 he and John McCarthy founded what is now known as the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He is currently the Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and Professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

Reviews

[Billy Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's contagious seeing Minsky think and write about topics in education with such optimism.

His six essays cover topics ranging from learning by doing, to building mental models and cognitive maps, to school structure. But one of the clear themes present throughout this collection is his joy in empowering people - especially children - to learn and build their own models of the world, thinking, and thinking about thinking.

[Manzur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Small and enjoyable read from Marvin Minsky. It's a collection of essays written for OLPC project. There are parts related computer-aided education and parts challenging existing education system. Book contains interesting ideas on how to improve existing education. I am not sure how well those will work in practice, however I have noticed after myself nodding and virtually shaking hands of the author.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m still thinking about Minsky’s idea of the potential creativity that exists in an endless stock of Tinker-toys and what that means in the English classroom.

Each essay has given me something important to consider about my teaching and my own continuing education.

[Mehmet Yildiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating from all aspects.

[Kason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book! Mavin Minsky's opinion in education is inspirational.