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We did two classes with about 20 students each. In both our offered courses we had balanced proportions of gender. Age ranged between 16 and 20 years. We did a
by pguth 10y ago
We did two classes with about 20 students each. In both our offered courses we had balanced proportions of gender. Age ranged between 16 and 20 years.
We did a questionnaire at the end and got pretty good feedback! About every student enjoyed having been there. A couple of students said that they would have liked to get to know more about the internals of the game and also about how to program in general. We also raised interest in our course of studies.
- willyyr 10y agoDo you think this could be used with kids at the age of 7-12 as well or will it be to complex?
- pguth 10y agoThat was the age group we originally had in mind. We guessed that it would work out fine :)
- rustynails 10y ago"we had balanced proportions of gender" Was that because you had the same number of applicants, or was that because you felt the need to disadvantage some children based on their biology? I rejected joining a robotics club because it had a sexist attitude. I asked them why 50% of the members needed to be female. They couldn't give an answer. I'm only interested in clubs that don't fuss over children's biology. Believe it or not, while I was there, there was 1 girl. Despite what I just said, I was the only adult who took the time to talk to her and said well done for having the courage to show up. I said something similar to her mother and said that opportunities for kids were essential. This basic concept seems missing on most people (ie. both respect and opportunity).