Not that this will work for 8 year olds, but, when explaining what a
systems programmer does, I have always said that we maintain the
software that allow programmers to do their jobs.
Richard Heritage wrote:
This is more of a Friday question, but I got busy Friday and didn't have
time to post. At my son's school, they are having parents come in and
talk to the class about their jobs. It's heartwarming that my son is
proud of me and wants me to come in and speak, but I'm at somewhat
nervous about trying to make what I do interesting or even intelligible
to second graders. Somehow I don't think that HiperSockets will be as
exciting to them as they were to me when I first heard about them.
I have some ideas, but I'm hoping that some of you have been through
this before and have some tips on things that worked (or didn't work!)
for you. How do you explain such a technical occupation to young
children? What props or visual aids would you use to illustrate work
that mostly goes on inside either our brains or our computers? Any
ideas you have will be appreciated.
Richard Heritage
Lead Systems Software Engineer
IT @ Johns Hopkins
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