When I was in the 3rd grade some time ago, an amazing teacher decided to bring in his personal apple IIe and allow interested students to hack after school. He

When I was in the 3rd grade some time ago, an amazing teacher decided to bring in his personal apple IIe and allow interested students to hack after school. He taught us "Logo", a simplified lisp variant that I remember being very intuitive. After we understood the basics, we began building robots with Lego/Logo, a Logo variant you could use with an external controller that operated motors an sensors embedded in lego bricks. It was a transcendent experience for me. What's more, as a kenyan immigrant living in midwestern suburbia in the early 90's, it was one of the first times I felt as though I had a meaningful place in the world. I never stopped programming and its why I'm an engineer today. Logo Project: http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/programming.html http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/programming.htm... Lego Logo Project: http://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/students/projects/1994-95/Lego-Logo/ProjectDescription.html http://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/students/projects/1994-95/Lego-...