My 2 euros worth, from Paris, I also have been amazed at the ease with which my kids (and my grand-kids !) hook up to the use of computers. It makes some grown-ups look quite silly.
But I have yet to meet a young person who can work out a square root without using a calculator (something I learned and never forgot !). They also think that digital transmission sends zeros and ones ! And they don't spell so good either ....... ! Different needs - different tools - different aspects. - Francis "In the quantum world, what you see is what you get and nothing is real.The best you can hope for is a set of delusions that agree with one another".
From: Jeffrey Reynolds
Interesting article. Actually, I have been amazed at how well kids understand the workings of computers compared to even heavily computer using adults! Also the kids usually grok this stuff when they dont know it pretty quickly, but i have explained some simple concepts to adults over and over and they never seem to get it. I
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