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From: edw@pinot.zehntel.com (Ed Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: Why teach primary children to program computers? [54 lines]
Message-ID: <487@zehntel.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 88 07:56:32 GMT
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Reply-To: edw@pinot.UUCP (Ed Wright)
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on a very personal note,
teaching my daughter to program in basic got the old math grade
from a c to A, more important SHE UNDERSTANDS !
and now she enjoys,  on algebra ".. just like the computer
huhn dad? look at this ...."
I think that sums it up.

ed wright


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