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On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 8:51 AM, Mark Schonewille < m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> wrote: > 1) A course can be systematic yet playful. The teacher needs to stick to a > number of principles and a plan, but the children should just have fun and > learn something. > > 2) When I create software, I do this with the skills I already possess. > When I run into a problem, I enhance my skills until I can solve the > problem. As a programmer, I am always ready to learn something new. If it > is required to solve the problem, I'll learn a (to me) entirely new > language. > > 3) Programmers want to work efficiently. If they decide to invest time > into learning something new, they are already out of their comfort zone. > However, if this is about the parents of the children you teach, you have a > problem. These parents don't want to take the time to learn something new > and they don't need to, but their children do. > > Do people really think that the world may fall apart, if everybody could > suddenly make their own programmes? Until the late 1980s, everybody was > forced to figure out programming by himself, because a) there were no > specialized schools for this and b) the internet was only barely available. > > People went to computer clubs and everybody who was interested could not > only make his or her own software, but also build his or her own computer! > Did the world fall apart? No! > > I think you need to convince the parents that the world has changed. Not > only has programming become easier, programming is now everywhere in our > daily life and has become a required skill. Not only because some people > might want to become a "programmer", but also because people need to be > able to understand an error message on the computer, think logically when > programming the microwave or DVR/PVR/STB, and be careful and precise when > entering a key on the website of their bank. It would be ludicrous to think > that everyone first would have to learn C++ to acquire these skills. > > I know a toddler who can't even talk yet, but uses pictures on a mobile > phone to show what she likes to eat and then goes to Youtube to listen to > her favourite music. In fact, I know several examples like this one. These > people are not going to need programming languages the way we do now, but > we need to offer them some framework within which they can develop their > skills. 4GL's may offer this framework, together with Arduino's, Raspberry > Pies, and who knows what else we'll see in the near future. > > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
