[ale] my 3 year old hacker

[Robert L. Harris]

My Son's reading are both way ahead of their age/grade.  I let them
watch cartoon network and they see there are games for Teen Titans on
"cartoonnetwork.com".  "Daddy load that for us!"...  Open Netscape,
create a link on the desktop and show them how to properly click the
link.  "You figure out how to find the game you want and read the
instructions to play."  They've done wonders.  

Just don't forget the squidGuard and the firewall that runs egress
filters.


Thus spake rhia (rhiannen at atlantacon.org):

> Applaud the hacking - formation of critical thinking skills - give her
> more to figure out, and teach her spelling/reading via old fashioned
> books & paper (and the obligatory fridge magnet alphabet.) 'Red Fish,
> Blue Fish' and 'Hop on Pop' come to mind (Dr Seuss is timeless.)
> 
> -- 
> rhia
> Excuse me, please. What universe is this?
> 
> On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 10:14, Jim Philips wrote:
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> > My daughter has one of those interactive toys that try to teach spelling. She 
> > has discovered that if you press a certain combination of buttons, the toy 
> > will spell out the word for her. This is clearly not an intended "feature". 
> > So, which skill is more valuable? Spelling or hacking?
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Robert L. Harris                     | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B
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