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LXer: Getting Kids Into Computing
Nov 2, 2005, 02 :30 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (5558 reads)

(Other stories by Carla Schroder)

[ Thanks to Alice Sysadmin for this link. ]

"How can you encourage children to get interested in computing as a career? Should you even try? I have mixed feelings, because I think kids already spend way too much time sitting on their bums, getting fat and nearsighted.

"On the other hand, an entire generation raised only to be good little passive consumers scares me even more. And the demand for skilled IT persons grows every day. So let's start from the assumption that your little spawnlings are destined for greater things than menial temp work. Let's assume that they have the desire and ability to master complex skills, understand advanced concepts, and really make a difference in the world..."

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Let's be honest for a moment.  Most  ...   IT as a Career   
wolf
Nov 2, 2005, 04:12:18
 
Aye, at least let them have 'real&#3 ...   Re: IT as a Career   
imric
Nov 2, 2005, 14:05:16
 
I don't see a rosy future for progra ...   Programming as a career   
phil
Nov 2, 2005, 18:12:29
 
Nearly everything in IT has already been ...   IT is dead, long live robotics   
Stomfi
Nov 3, 2005, 12:53:31
 
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