Hi
All,
I have been reading
the list for over two years now. I have not yet written any code. I
have been busy creating content by guiding my two code writing friends in the
creation of an industrial robot for grade schoolers to teach (they teach the
robot what we teach them) and use to build custom homes and gardens and sell
them. The students sell the mansions they have taught the robots to
build.
You see 4 and 5 year
olds can build if they can trial and error at it. With the robots we have
created a simulator where the students trial and error until they get it right
and then they send the digital instructions to the robots to preform the
work.
No, we have not
completed a mansion yet. We are on Monday the 24th of April setting up at the
Oak Hills Elementary in Bountiful Utah, USA with the robots to do our first
pilot project.
I have been looking
for the best way to quickly teach the students how to program. We have
purchased St?phane Ducasse's book Bot Inc. and have had the students creating
training videos of this media. The creation of the videos really excites
the students to get in and practice. All on their own they have created 6
videos. They still need lots of practice but it is good enough for us to
pay them to do the work.
So, with Alan
and others saying why is there not someone creating something to change the
world, I thought you might like to know what we are doing. I have looked
at etoys and many other materials but as has been stated no one is getting
at the heart of world progress the way it could be done with all the powerful
tools.
The way we see to
bring the children up to their full potential is as we are doing.
Which is showing them how to use the tools and make money form 4 years old
on up. This may not set well with many of you but if you are truly honest
and think about it this is the only way. After they, the children
are confident, then their altruisms will grow and the money will not be
the motivation to learn and create. But we have to start them here to
motivate them to experiment and over come the fear and negativity
they get from all people older than them both youth and
adults.
I will be posting
videos of our robots etc. this next week. Bottom line,
the creation of resources is the only thing that keeps this earth
functioning and leading the way to a better world. So the children
need to have the opportunity to create in the real world, which we give them
with out the bodily hazardous.
I know Alan is shy of the youth working and
learning by producing. But this is not assembly line work. It is creation,
design, engineering and fun. It has a real sense satisfaction and
accomplishment.
Anyone who would like to join us is welcome.
Thanks for all the effort
you all put forth everyday,
Chuck Smith
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