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Try to find something in their experience that matches the point you're making. Maybe, get them to remember their most favorite class project, or project outsid
by neilk 19y ago
Try to find something in their experience that matches the point you're making. Maybe, get them to remember their most favorite class project, or project outside of school. Point out how the best parts of such work might be the freedom, the complete engrossment, the creativity, and the results. Let them in on the secret that this is the way it was meant to be; work is supposed to engage all of your abilities.
However, I personally do not believe that every child is born to be a hacker, nor is this the only way to contribute. Your goal might be to reach the 10% of the audience for whom this message makes any sense, and, perhaps to explain that 10% to the other 90%.