People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down. Megan Smith arguebadhabit Change image and share on social
Code is just a list of instructions. There are countries that are teaching it as part of the core curriculum. Having some experience in those early years is very important. Megan Smith codecorecountry Change image and share on social
It's much easier to fail when you're in the pilot, early stage, when it's less expensive and you're exploring than when you're way out the door and you've spent all this money. Industry is smart: structured to have skunkworks and pilot phases. Megan Smith doorearlyeasy share on social
I think open source is an evolutionary idea for humanity, this idea of transparency. It played out for us in the technology world, but it also played out with the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission and Wikipedia. Megan Smith commissionevolutionaryhumanity share on social
Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code. Megan Smith codegraderlearn Change image and share on social
The most important thing is, we really want to make sure the American people are able to get to any Web site they'd like to get to. Megan Smith americanimportantmake Change image and share on social
Flipping our classrooms into active learning spaces really is important and having these convenient spaces where people feel comfortable. Megan Smith activeclassroomcomfortable Change image and share on social
I think it's so important in preschool and in kindergarten and elementary school that we're not biasing ourselves. Megan Smith biaseelementaryimportant Change image and share on social
I have been able to attend many technology conferences around the world over the years, including some of the largest, like Google I/O, Microsoft's Developer Conference, Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference, Oracle World, Le Web, and more. Megan Smith appleattendconference share on social
Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions. Megan Smith greathumaningenuity Change image and share on social
