Comments on: School kids – want to learn computer programming? http://timkeller.me/2010/01/22/school-kids-want-to-learn-computer-programming/ Thoughts on Technology and the future of Learning Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:51:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deborah http://timkeller.me/2010/01/22/school-kids-want-to-learn-computer-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-2997 Deborah Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:50:22 +0000 http://timk.co.za/?p=62038226#comment-2997 Hi there Please could you keep me informed if you are going to run your course in Johannesburg. My son is 15 and his only passion is computers. I have tried everything to get him to play sport or to get involved in other extra murals at school but he is not interested. He has been assessed as a 80% average student for Grade 12 but he is just so bored with normal school work. Perhaps getting involved in other courses like yours will give him the drive he needs. Kind regards Deborah Hi there

Please could you keep me informed if you are going to run your course in Johannesburg. My son is 15 and his only passion is computers. I have tried everything to get him to play sport or to get involved in other extra murals at school but he is not interested. He has been assessed as a 80% average student for Grade 12 but he is just so bored with normal school work. Perhaps getting involved in other courses like yours will give him the drive he needs.

Kind regards
Deborah

]]> By: Tim Keller http://timkeller.me/2010/01/22/school-kids-want-to-learn-computer-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Tim Keller Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:38:45 +0000 http://timk.co.za/?p=62038226#comment-1536 Hi Trish - your son sounds a lot like me at age 11. Thanks to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cs.uct.ac.za/Members/hussein/news-and-events/uct-algorithm-circle-awarded-google-cs4hs-grant" rel="nofollow">funding</a> from <a target="_blank" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/our-2010-emea-cs4hs-awardees.html" rel="nofollow">Google</a>, my friends at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.umonya.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=6" rel="nofollow">Umonya</a> Project are now planning are to deliver courses in Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, Durban in 2011. Keep on eye on my blog, or <a href="http://www.umonya.co.za" rel="nofollow">www.umonya.co.za</a> for details! Hi Trish – your son sounds a lot like me at age 11.

Thanks to funding from Google, my friends at the Umonya Project are now planning are to deliver courses in Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, Durban in 2011.

Keep on eye on my blog, or http://www.umonya.co.za for details!

]]> By: Trish http://timkeller.me/2010/01/22/school-kids-want-to-learn-computer-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Trish Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:21:50 +0000 http://timk.co.za/?p=62038226#comment-1535 Please let me know if you have anything in Joburg fourways area. My son is 11 and taught himself visualbasic untill he hit a maths problem= he had not reached that level in class. I would love him to met with like minded friends and even /actually make friends. He also loves building lego robotics. Any advise is welcome. He has lost all interest in school. Forever Hopeful Trish Please let me know if you have anything in Joburg fourways area. My son is 11 and taught himself visualbasic untill he hit a maths problem= he had not reached that level in class. I would love him to met with like minded friends and even /actually make friends. He also loves building lego robotics. Any advise is welcome. He has lost all interest in school.
Forever Hopeful
Trish

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