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From: johnhlee@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Vince Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Kids (Designasaurus)
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Date: 17 Aug 89 06:22:45 GMT
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In article  atheybey@lcs.mit.edu (Andrew Heybey) writes:
>In article <7366@microsoft.UUCP> t-jondu@microsoft.UUCP (Jonathan Dubman) writes:

>I'll second that.  My seven year old cousin uses Prowrite to write
>stories.  He changes fonts, centers the titles, and edits away.  From
>a snotty adult point of view, the plots leave a little bit to be
>desired, but I was impressed.
>
>andrew

I'll have to third that.  My little brother wouldn't touch an "educational"
program.  He turned 10 last week, and his favorite programs are a Pascal
compiler and Macro Assembler.  Funny thing, though.. he taught himself.
None of the rest of us here know assembly language. :)

Bottom line:  Most educational stuff is either the useless quiz-and-drill
type or dazzle-and-bore type.  The only good packages are for very young
kids, and even these are often quickly outgrown.  Caveat Emptor.

-Vince