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Great work and thanks for sharing the process! simplifying complex things into concepts that are digestible by young people is a challenge, and really makes me
by keyboardhitter 9y ago
Great work and thanks for sharing the process! simplifying complex things into concepts that are digestible by young people is a challenge, and really makes me consider how I came to understand these concepts.
Though some may say simpler is needed, it's not that I entirely disagree but I think of the situation of "being young and not 'getting' it" from another angle.
When i was young, if I didn't understand something 100% I sought the answer elsewhere (including more challenging sources or by hands on action). Well... i still do that. I've gotten better at recognizing how to navigate new things of course.
But throughout my life a lot of concepts have and continue to be abstract to me (I am self taught, no college degree) - I don't often need to know the formal description of something to, eventually, connect the dots. (I am sure I'm not alone on that front but won't claim I know how common it is. I am writing this comment casually but any sources on learning and development methods would be appreciated.)
Regardless, my point is, I think these technical concepts could be very useful even if "imperfect", to plant the seeds of ideas and maybe kick start further curiosity. it'd be telling if kids looked back on this book or ones like it and began "correcting" the limericks, or suggesting alternatives like in this thread lol
- arthurjj 9y agoThanks. That's a much more complete and nuanced explanation of what I wanted from the book for my kid. Even if he just knows that the word "Queuing" is about ordering things it gives him the vocabulary to look up a better explanation.