Best distribution for an infant :)

[Joshua Zeidner]

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Alex Dean <alex at crackpot.org> wrote:
> On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Alan Dayley wrote:
>
>> Suggestion: Don't give her a computer.  The best form of education for
>> any child or adult does NOT directly involve computers.  She will have
>> computers pushed upon her soon enough, no need to rush it.
>
> I second that.  My 3-year-old son built a computer for himself by drawing a
> keyboard on a donut box with crayons.  He's 'worked' on his computer many
> times since then.  He's provided detailed explanations from him about what
> the various buttons do.
>
>>
>> If you must, to keep her off your keys, just give her an old keyboard.
>> Let her imagination provide the rest of the computer.
>
> Another good idea.  Keyboards are easy to get at goodwill if you don't
> already have a spare.  Plugging the cord into a cardboard box helps get
> things rolling.
>
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  I had an electronics set when I was a kid, something like this:

  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000683A4?ie=UTF8&tag=joshzeid-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000683A4

  but not exactly... thats how I learned the basics of logic which led
to BASIC, Apple II Assembler, AP Computer Science, and a BS in
Computer Science.

  -jmz




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