That's not true; my girlfriend of 28 months (I'm a sophomore in high school) is not interested in computers whatsoever outside of browsing "that Internet" to get movies times or similar information, but she is (or appears to be) very proud that anything technology-related comes easily to me.
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To clarify: "I would not even think twice about taking part is a programming competition or the like" should be interpreted as "I would not even have to think twice about taking part in a programming competition or the like, I would sign up immediately."
I'm a high school student, a sophomore; I would not even think twice about taking part is a programming competition or the like. However, I don't think that the 'average' high school student would be interested in that.
Someone mentioned trying out car-related products. If you were to provide a somewhat-inexpensive in-dash computer and allowed students to pit their programs against one another (for example, the student whose program gets the best response from fellow students [and is useful; not just a screen-saver or something similar]), I think you could not only get students' attention, but perhaps get more students interested in computers in general.
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That's not true; my girlfriend of 28 months (I'm a sophomore in high school) is not interested in computers whatsoever outside of browsing "that Internet" to get movies times or similar information, but she is (or appears to be) very proud that anything technology-related comes easily to me. Hackers make the best significant others. Spread the word.
To clarify: "I would not even think twice about taking part is a programming competition or the like" should be interpreted as "I would not even have to think twice about taking part in a programming competition or the like, I would sign up immediately."
I'm a high school student, a sophomore; I would not even think twice about taking part is a programming competition or the like. However, I don't think that the 'average' high school student would be interested in that. Someone mentioned trying out car-related products. If you were to provide a somewhat-inexpensive in-dash computer and allowed students to pit their programs against one another (for example, the student whose program gets the best response from fellow students [and is useful; not just a screen-saver or something similar]), I think you could not only get students' attention, but perhaps get more students interested in computers in general.