Exhibit 23.2



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
The Learning Company, Inc. (formerly known as SoftKey International, Inc.) on
Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-73422, 33-63073, 333-00145, 333-02385, 333-03271, 333-
10009, 333-40543, 333-40549, 333-48009, 333-50915, 333-56641, 333-57397, 333-
62171) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-75134, 33-92920, 33-92922, 33-61931, 333-
00107, 333-02337, 333-04619, 333-40539, 333-42449, 333-43653, 333-45113, 333-
45115, 333-57335, 333-59123, 333-67045, 333-67047, 333-70705) of our report
dated October 10, 1998, except for Note 12 for which the date is March 24, 1999,
on our audits of the supplemental consolidated balance sheets and financial
statement schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts of The Learning Company,
Inc. as of January 3, 1998 and January 4, 1997 and the related supplemental
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended January 3, 1998, which report is
filed as an exhibit to this Amendment No. 3 to Current Report on Form 8K/A.


                                                 /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
                                                     PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
March 24, 1999