[CLUE-Talk] Teaching Linux and/or programming to kids

Dale K. Hawkins dhawkins at cdrgts.com
Fri Nov 21 09:21:20 MST 2003


Kevin Cullis <kevincu at orci.com> writes:

> I remember an article in Linux Journal that described the poorest
> sectino of India and the results of giving no education to any of the
> kids and, while they didn't know the "correct term" of what things were,
> they were able to figure things out.  Don't remember much of it, but
> it's been within a year or so.

Yes, I do recall something like that.  It was about free kiosks that
the kids could use.  The idea that the kids just played and figured it
out themselves.

-Dale



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