Re:Lisp Badge – Self-contained ATmega1284 Lisp computer
by maxkrieger on Friday January 11, 2019 @02:28PM
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There is something very whimsical about a pocket-sized lisp machine.
I wonder what the experience of (junior?) high school would have been like if students were given something like this instead of a TI-84. Math and science classes could focus on constructing playable models that answered the questions posed by the instructors a la "Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics" [0]. Obviously there are some ergonomics issues but I'm still going to daydream about the concept.
If people are interested in these kinds of ideas I highly recommend "Mindstorms" by Seymour Papert [1].
I wonder what the experience of (junior?) high school would have been like if students were given something like this instead of a TI-84. Math and science classes could focus on constructing playable models that answered the questions posed by the instructors a la "Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics" [0]. Obviously there are some ergonomics issues but I'm still going to daydream about the concept.
If people are interested in these kinds of ideas I highly recommend "Mindstorms" by Seymour Papert [1].
[0] https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/titles/content/...
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindstorms_(book)