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> a concept no 5-12 year old needs That's a huge assumption here. At the base of what a human needs are the physiological needs. Do humans need art? Fun? Maths
by rhn_mk1 4y ago
> a concept no 5-12 year old needs
That's a huge assumption here. At the base of what a human needs are the physiological needs. Do humans need art? Fun? Maths? Git? Where do you draw the line?
- ushakov 4y agoi draw the line when parents train children skills, which are only useful in context of performing work
- rhn_mk1 4y agoThen a lot of people don't need to learn maths beyond addition and multiplication. I prefer the opposite interpretation though: anything can become a hobby or puzzle. That puts nearly everything on the "ok" side of your line.
- viraptor 4y agoThat's not the only context. I would likely appreciate git at 12yo. I definitely enjoyed programming already and I believe that was the time I learned more about maths to code some music visualiser plugins and was sending fun examples back and forth with a friend. Git would've been useful.
- ryukafalz 4y agoYou don’t use git when you’re working on hobby programming projects?
- anthomtb 4y agoWould you have the same objection if the guy were teaching his kid how to use a screwdriver?
- tbrownaw 4y agoIsn't wanting to teach your kids the family trade a rather ancient tradition? Is there any particular reason behind saying that that's bad?