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I have half an idea for a children's book that I may one day write called "Teach your parents to code" targeted at a child and a parent where neither of them c
by Lerc 8y ago
I have half an idea for a children's book that I may one day write called "Teach your parents to code" targeted at a child and a parent where neither of them can code. The idea is that you put the child in the driver's seat making them motivated to help their parents. At the same time, they have to learn the concepts in order to explain them. In explaining the concepts to an adult they not only self review what they have learned, but the adult can also review and catch misconceptions.
- CobrastanJorji 8y agoI listened to Amy Bruckman give a talk about LambdaMOO some years back. She mentioned that kids frequently took much better to physical object-oriented metaphors than adults did. They might say things like "I don't understand why adults can't understand that a dog is-a animal, but a house has-a dog in it." I think it's a great idea for a book. Send me a PM when it's published and I'll buy one :)
- yeahitslikethat 8y agoIts brilliant. I hope he writes it. There's a riddle that little kids get right away but Harvard grads hardly ever get. What's greater than God. Meaner than the devil. Poor people have it. And if you eat it you will die?
- DenisM 8y agoYou will be interested to know that Brett Victor wrote a tutorial on lambda calculus for preschoolers. [1] Also, I have a lambda-calculus ballet production in my head, but since I know nothing about ballet I can't really put it down to paper or make a production. Not that it helps you any, but I think it's a fun idea to ponder. [1] http://worrydream.com/AlligatorEggs/ http://worrydream.com/AlligatorEggs/