The Start of My Computer CareerThe Start of My Computer Career
When I was about 11 years old I decided that I wanted a career related to computers. My first computer was the TEC-1 single-board Z80 based kit computer from Talking[...]
Category: School
Is Hand-writing Necessary?Is Hand-writing Necessary?
The Washington Post has an article about handwriting, apparently for some university entrance exams in the US 85% of students write their essays in block letters. The article claims that[...]
Praising Children vs Praising ProgrammersPraising Children vs Praising Programmers
In a comment on my blog post titled Childhood, Don Marti refers to an earlier blog post he wrote which refers to a New York Magazine article about the effects[...]
ChildhoodChildhood
Recently there has been some discussion and controversy about a 15yo boy being allowed to perform a Caesarian operation on a woman (without her consent). Don Marti seems to think[...]
Documentaries about Gifted ChildrenDocumentaries about Gifted Children
On several occasions I have watched part of a TV documentary on gifted children, but I have never been able to watch one completely because every one that I have[...]
Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies
Apparently they are planning a reality TV show that might be named “Kids Nation” where 40 children are allowed to develop their own society for 40 days. The claims are[...]
school ratingschool rating
The web site <A HREF="http://au.ratemyteachers.com/">http://au.ratemyteachers.com/</A> allows Australian students to rate their teachers. Ratings are anonymous and give teachers a score out of 5 as well as allowing students to[...]
death threats against Kathy Sierradeath threats against Kathy Sierra
The prominent blogger and author Kathy Sierra has recently cancelled a tutorial at a conference after receiving death threats. Obviously this is a matter for the police to investigate –[...]