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My eldest was already doing amazing things with his arduino when he was 7, well before his reading and writing skills caught up. I deliberately held back with h
by noonespecial 13y ago
My eldest was already doing amazing things with his arduino when he was 7, well before his reading and writing skills caught up. I deliberately held back with help on certain things to force him to RTFM. His fierce desire to figure it out did wonders for motivation.
It is gratifying to hear an 8 year old correctly use "instantiate" in conversation. We did have to warn him about using "magic" words amongst his "muggle" friends.
- kvcrawford 13y agoOh dear lord that's cute. Good on you for doing something right!
- vidarh 13y ago> We did have to warn him about using "magic" words amongst his "muggle" friends. Probably a good idea. I've on occasion realized that I was talking to someone about killing orphaned children in public within earshot of assorted people who are unlikely to understand the context, and having to hope that the mention of daemons and zombies in the same conversation makes it clear we're not actually planning murder.