'''The first question is very simple: what is Sugar?'''

'''So first question, very simple; what is Sugar?'''

What is Sugar? Ummmm.  Well.

What is Sugar? Ummmm.  Well.

Sugar is a Learning Platform.  Sugar is a collection of software that gives children a rich environment for learning.  And it has three attributes that make it different and, I think, special.

Sugar is a Learning Platform.  Sugar is a collection of software that gives children a rich environment for learning.  And it has three attributes that make it different and, I think, special.

One of them is: it's very simple.  It has a very easy entrance.  So even the most young children, even children as young as 2 and 3 years old can start to use Sugar.

One of them is, it's very simple.  It has a very easy entrance.  So even the most young children, even children as young as 2 and 3 years old can start to use Sugar.

But at the same time, it has no limit to what they can do.  

But at the same time, it has no limit to what they can do.  

So the children can use this simple platform to reach to very complex ideas.  So they're not bound by it's simplicity but they use it's simplicity for growth.

So the children can use this simple platform to reach to very complex ideas.  So they're not bound by it's simplicity but they use it's simplicity for growth.

The second attribute of Sugar is collaboration.  Sugar makes it very very easy for children and teachers to work together on projects, to share ideas and, in particular, share a process of criticism of ideas.  So they can be expressive with their ideas, be expressive of their knowledge and engage in a critical dialogue which is so important to learning.

The second attribute of Sugar is collaboration.  Sugar makes it very very easy for children and teachers to work together on projects, to share ideas and, in particular, share a process of criticism of ideas.  So they can be expressive with their ideas, be expressive with their knowledge and engage in a critical dialogue which is so important to learning.