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How long does it take to read The Children's Machine?

Rethinking School In The Age Of The Computer

Seymour Papert

The Children's Machine by Seymour Papert takes about 4 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 25 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1985. 241 pages, about 66,275 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 22 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 25 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 46 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Education, Computer assisted instruction, Data processing, Informatique, Éducation, Onderwijsvernieuwing

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