Re:Ask HN: How Would You Teach Kids Computer Science and Eng...
by Malloc_Leake on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @02:28PM
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I actually am about to send an email to the local Youth Council of a city near mine for exactly this reason. I am going to ask them if they'd be interested in sponsoring me so that any kid who is interested could learn.
I was never keen on the idea, though. The thought of only helping kids whose parents are rich enough to pay $80/hr felt like I was just widening the already-deep achievement gap. If you have any of this sentiment, you might try to put together a cohort of four kids, and charge each $20/hr.