Comments on: Teach ‘Em While Their Young http://jhayne.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/teach-em-while-their-young/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dona http://jhayne.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/teach-em-while-their-young/#comment-8 Dona Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:36:11 +0000 http://jhayne.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/teach-em-while-their-young/#comment-8 Nyay I didn't mean to sound like I'm on attack mode in my previous comment lol. It's just amusing how younger and younger children become more exposed to technology and computers and I want to explore related topics if I have the opportunity and the resources for a postgrad research paper. Now, really, there's a shortage? :) Maybe shortage of good ones... :) Nyay I didn’t mean to sound like I’m on attack mode in my previous comment lol. It’s just amusing how younger and younger children become more exposed to technology and computers and I want to explore related topics if I have the opportunity and the resources for a postgrad research paper. Now, really, there’s a shortage? :) Maybe shortage of good ones… :)

]]> By: Geofrey Flores http://jhayne.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/teach-em-while-their-young/#comment-7 Geofrey Flores Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:24:01 +0000 http://jhayne.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/teach-em-while-their-young/#comment-7 Haha, I'm not arguing that teaching kids at such a young age should be discouraged. However, it's scary to think that perhaps shortage of CS and engineering students is so imminent not only in short-term but in the long-term as well, that they're targeting even the smallest of kids. At least we're rest assured they're not contemplating offshoring here. And thanks for visiting, btw :) Haha, I’m not arguing that teaching kids at such a young age should be discouraged. However, it’s scary to think that perhaps shortage of CS and engineering students is so imminent not only in short-term but in the long-term as well, that they’re targeting even the smallest of kids. At least we’re rest assured they’re not contemplating offshoring here.

And thanks for visiting, btw :)

]]> By: Dona http://jhayne.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/teach-em-while-their-young/#comment-6 Dona Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:58:22 +0000 http://jhayne.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/teach-em-while-their-young/#comment-6 Why not? As Jerome Brunner puts it somewhere in his <em>Process of Education</em>, the foundations of any subject may be taught to anybody at any age in some form. :) Interesting site by the way. ;) Why not? As Jerome Brunner puts it somewhere in his Process of Education, the foundations of any subject may be taught to anybody at any age in some form. :)

Interesting site by the way. ;)

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