If a kid can't read, he can't use the Internet. Although it would be quite difficult to use the internet with no ability to read, using it would help improve upon a basic reading ability. I have a south american friend who learned english by watching tv and listening to American music. Is it so difficult to comprehend that resources need to come before learning rather that learning before resources? If a kid can't do better than rudimentary math, she can't program. What desire is there to learn math if you can't see a use for it? If you have the resources to write a program, yet don't have the knowledge, your desire to create will lead you to learn the necessary skills.
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Steven Levy (author of the incredible book Hackers) has his own story about finding Einstein's Brain -- http://www.echonyc.com/~steven/einstein.html
If a kid can't read, he can't use the Internet.
Although it would be quite difficult to use the internet with no ability to read, using it would help improve upon a basic reading ability. I have a south american friend who learned english by watching tv and listening to American music. Is it so difficult to comprehend that resources need to come before learning rather that learning before resources?
If a kid can't do better than rudimentary math, she can't program.
What desire is there to learn math if you can't see a use for it? If you have the resources to write a program, yet don't have the knowledge, your desire to create will lead you to learn the necessary skills.