Not sure where my complete email went... something to do with awaiting approval I think.<br>But just for clarity to all, I said the arrowed ">" text.<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/5/28 Albert Cahalan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:acahalan@gmail.com">acahalan@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">James Zaki writes:<br>
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> Understanding hierarchical file structures use the concepts of containers<br>
> and recursion with no limits (except for total capacity). It is not<br>
> naturally intuitive, like a tree where branches get smaller from the trunk<br>
> with fruit/leaves only at the end nodes.<br>
><br>
> Empirically I've seen many new people approach computers (non-tech<br>
> elder-relatives included), and hierarchical structures are not initially<br>
> utilised. It was a secondary focus that had to be learnt out of necessity.<br>
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Perhaps the concept is easier to learn as a child. If you've gone<br>
many decades without it ("non-tech elder relatives") and gotten set<br>
in your ways, you may be at a disadvantage.<br>
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Let's not leave the next generation at a disadvantage too.<br>
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> Perhaps an activity/game could be made that teaches the concepts<br>
> of a hierarchical file structure.<br>
<br>
That won't get enough use. Learning to deal with the general features<br>
of modern computing is much of the reason why the XO even exists, yet<br>
the children are denied the opportunity to learn about directories.<br>
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