Towards Making a Computer Tutor for Children of All Ages: A Memo

One of the primary goals of our research group is to improve education through computing. We are interested in unleashing the power of the computer to create automated \"intelligent\" tutor systems (ITS). This paper presents ideas that may guide the design of such a system, targeting the problem of computer-programming education in particular. We also outline a research and development plan to build this system. While this plan is just a straw-man (there is a lot of uncertainty), our hope is to get a discussion started on this important topic.