Re:Ask HN: How can I get my children excited about programming?
by true_tuna on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @12:30PM
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The Raspberry Pi is great fun. You can build a night vision camera, a robot, an advertising black hole, a vpn server. A retro gaming system etc.
The Make introduction to Raspberry Pi book is the cleanest introduction to computers I have ever seen.
Sit down with your child, put together an order (let them pick the case and components, buy multiple cards so you can swap projects) come up with a few projects and turn them loose or spend time together working on a project or two.
You can’t force interest, but you can share your interests and spend time together. If any of the projects appeal, the interest will be self-sustaining. But if it’s not fun it’ll fall a bit flat.
The Make introduction to Raspberry Pi book is the cleanest introduction to computers I have ever seen.
Sit down with your child, put together an order (let them pick the case and components, buy multiple cards so you can swap projects) come up with a few projects and turn them loose or spend time together working on a project or two.
You can’t force interest, but you can share your interests and spend time together. If any of the projects appeal, the interest will be self-sustaining. But if it’s not fun it’ll fall a bit flat.