Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play
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Em 23 de agosto de 2013, eu encontrei o presidente da Universidade Tsinghua, a maior universidade de engenharia na China. Como sou professor no Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts (MIT), e a Tsinghua é conhecida como o “MIT da China”, não é de surpreender que nós dois nos encontrássemos. Talvez mais surpreendente tenha sido o local do encontro: a fábrica de brinquedos da marca LEGO, na Dinamarca.
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