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From: thom@dewey.soe.Berkeley.EDU (Thom Gillespie)
Newsgroups: comp.society
Subject: Re: Teaching Children about Computers
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Date: 7 Jul 90 16:43:15 GMT
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Everything Dave Berman had to say is true at some level but the focus
seemed to be more on managing the kids than teaching them.  The key
thing to remember when you teach kids with/about computers is that 'you'
aren't the focus, the more you lecture, the less they learn.  I've
always encouraged them talking more than me, and them copying from their
neighbors, I call it learning from their neighbors.  If you are excited
about computers than they'll be excited about learning ...  still copy
out Dave's list, there's nothing worse than network problems and power
strip blow out.  If your lucky, you'll have a kid who'll show you how to
work around the problems.

Thom Gillespie