Not sure where my complete email went... something to do with awaiting approval I think. But just for clarity to all, I said the arrowed ">" text.
2009/5/28 Albert Cahalan <[email protected]> > James Zaki writes: > > > Understanding hierarchical file structures use the concepts of containers > > and recursion with no limits (except for total capacity). It is not > > naturally intuitive, like a tree where branches get smaller from the > trunk > > with fruit/leaves only at the end nodes. > > > > Empirically I've seen many new people approach computers (non-tech > > elder-relatives included), and hierarchical structures are not initially > > utilised. It was a secondary focus that had to be learnt out of > necessity. > > Perhaps the concept is easier to learn as a child. If you've gone > many decades without it ("non-tech elder relatives") and gotten set > in your ways, you may be at a disadvantage. > > Let's not leave the next generation at a disadvantage too. > > > Perhaps an activity/game could be made that teaches the concepts > > of a hierarchical file structure. > > That won't get enough use. Learning to deal with the general features > of modern computing is much of the reason why the XO even exists, yet > the children are denied the opportunity to learn about directories. >
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