[TriLUG] How young is too young for linux-ish training?

[Jeremy Davis]

This is a great topic. I have a 10 year old daughter that I try to keep
immersed in a fun tech learning environment and I wish I knew of a Linux (or
tech) group for kids in the area. I am sure no matter what path she chooses
for a career, a strong tech savvy background will only enhance it. I had a
great math teacher in middle school who led a computer club after school. It
was a small group and all the kids in there would compete to write the
coolest programs. I had a Commodore 64 and the school had Apple IIc
computers. We started out making math games and screen savers then
eventually made some simple games similar to Pacman and Asteroids. Then I
went about 20 years unplugged with no computer at all. One day I decided to
get back into the computer scene and what I had learned way back then came
back very quickly.  It apparently left a lasting impression. Now I tell kids
they are spoiled, we had to make our own video games with spaghetti code
when I was growing up.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Paul G. Szabady <paul at thyservice.com>wrote:

> Greetings TriLUGers!
>
> My 7 year-old grandson has been asking me for close to a year to teach him
> to build a website.  Not knowing how to go about teaching someone that
> young, I finally just put up a site for him.  He loved it for about a week,
> then started asking me to show him how to make changes.  I would love to
> begin teaching him some basic html or maybe even some basic programming, but
> I'm stumped.  How and where to begin?  Has anyone ever run into this type of
> issue before?  And/Or does anyone have any suggestions on where to begin?  I
> don't want to push him into something that would cause resentment.  On the
> other hand, he is academically gifted in math and reading, loves science and
> excels in sports.  So he already has a track record of pushing himself.  If
> there's a way to "learn" together, I would love to have special
> papa/grandson time if there are any classes that we could attend.
>
> Any/All thoughts are welcome!
>
> Thanks!
> Paul
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