I was at a circuit bending workshop one time and a mom brought her son who was around 9 years old. The kid comes up to me, after showing off one of a robot he bought in a thrift shop, and asks to use the soldering iron. I immediately turned to the mom who gave me a nod. He did what he needed to do and went on his merry way. <br>
<br>The mom told me she and her husband were non-technical. She had no idea why her son what got her son interested in electronics. She felt if that's what he was into she would get him out to places where he can get exposed to what he loved. <br>
<br>Without a parent there that kid would have had no shot getting the soldering iron from me . Lucky for him he had a mom who figured out how to raise a hacker.<br><br>Dave<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Leigh Honeywell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:leigh@hypatia.ca">leigh@hypatia.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
This discussion got a bit sidetracked. I'd love to hear a bit about<br>
what other spaces are doing with regards to kids and workshops - have<br>
you had any kids do stuff like soldering in your space? How has that<br>
worked out?<br>
<br>
-Leigh<br>
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