They'll just do something else. I think it's a mistake to assume that if kids aren't exposed to what we were exposed to as kids then they won't learn anything.

They'll just do something else. I think it's a mistake to assume that if kids aren't exposed to what we were exposed to as kids then they won't learn anything. I could see kids writing iPhone apps to impress their friends these days. I know I'd be impressed if my kid did something equivalent to that when she's that age. I probably would have when I was 16 or 17 just for that reason-let alone the fact that it's cool.