[Gllug] Logo as a first language

[John Hearns]

On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 22:18 +0000, Holger Duerer wrote:
> >>>>> "John" == John Southern <john at sinoda.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
>     John> Does anyone remember logo? Not icons, but the programming
>     John> language.  Having collected my youngest from school, I find
>     John> that as a four year old, she is being taught how to program
>     John> a Roamer turtle 'bot in logo.
> 
> Cool.  I thought everybody was on the "it must be something that the
> industry wants, so let's use Java" trip.
> 
Java for FOUR year olds? Ye Gods.


Actually, let's not think about teaching commercially useful languages
to primary school kids. Remember, they will work for pocket money,
will be better at it than us and we'll all be out of a job.

And hello John, good to see you on GLLUG.

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