On Sun, 07 Jun 2020 23:29:02 +0000, bob prohaska wrote:

> Doug Cooper  wrote:
>>
>>  De> If children are <10y.o. nothing.
>>
>> 12 going on 13, and a very mature 9 year old.  Both very much into
>> tech.
>>
>>
> By "very much into tech" do you man command-line tech, or GUI? Either
> way,
> Raspbian is a perfectly OK start. Depending on what they like doing, you
> might consider other options, especially if either one likes to tinker
> "under the hood".
>
.. and do you mean 'into  tech' in the sense that if presented with
something like a plastic airplane or starwars assembly kit + glue and
paint, they (a) figure out how to  assemble and paint it it and then do
it or (b) they just luuve tech but won't read manuals and throw Teddy out
of the pram when some button doesn't do what they think it should do.

I've met kids of all ages (some in their 30s and older) and seen both
reactions to technical toys and devices. If they do (a) then get them a
Pi, but if (b) is their usual reaction, give them a supersoaker or a
skateboard instead.


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