[vox] ISO: Good programming language to teach an 8yr old

[Nicole TWN]

At 03:29 PM 3/19/2004, you wrote:
>  As for turtle graphics, I suspect the modern male child would learn how 
> to draw a star, then a boobie, then get bored with it.


I don't know if I count as a modern child (I'm 26), but MY formative 
programming experience was with the Logo turtle, and I liked it.  It was 
somewhat formal, though: the teacher would say, "Class, this month we're 
drawing [a heart | a house | a zoo animal | something else]."  And we would 
have to figure out how to draw whatever it was; it had to be recognizable, 
but otherwise there were no requirements.  I'm not sure how this would work 
if your target child wasn't motivated by a grade (Adult: "I'd like you to 
draw a house."  Child: "No."), but there's PLENTY of challenge to be had 
with Logo.

--nicole twn