In addition to the good advice already offered about building social and personal skills, I'd recommend the following in regard to programming.
1) By all means, teach him to program. I think many bright kids are frustrated by their inability to implement their ideas. Sure, he can explore math, physics, and chemistry, but only programming will allow him to satisfy the creative urge he's already expressing.
I'd suggest also teaching him the tools of creation in the physical world as well - welding, for example - as soon as it is age appropriate.
2) Help your student choose small projects that they stand some chance of completing. Instead of focusing on "building an OS", focus on the pieces he's interested in as long as it is interesting, then move on to other stuff.
When I ran a programming SIG a few years back, I frequently saw bright young kids choose overly ambitious projects and then drop them unfinished after a few months. In some case, the project exceeded their abilities, but more often they tired of the grunt work after they had finished the "fun" part of the project. And so they should; it's more important for them to learn than to ship.
3) Encourage him to publish or exhibit the things he creates. Creation for ourselves alone, or to satisfy a requirement, is insular; creation for publication is communal. It teaches that he can contribute and, over time, will lead to confidence in his abilities.
After almost 40 straight hours of working to recover/rebuild a *blech* a WinNT 3.51 server (why? I'm not sure), I may be slightly out of it.
However, I thought they'd changed the release date back several days to the 15th? Have they re-changed their minds again? I was planning on getting some friends together, and renting out a theatre for a private showing - for my best friend who's getting married that Saturday (22nd). Does this mean the plans are out?
*sighs* if all those rules apply, there's no way I'll be able to afford it - the largest auditorium? y'know how much those cost to get, even for one movie's worth?
1.2.28The Crimes Act 1914 should be amended to permit the AFP, NCA and ASIO to 'hack' into a nominated computer system to secure access to that system or evidence of an electronic attack on a computer system. (paragraphs 6.2.3; 6.2.22 refer)
does that mean that they're breaking into a "nominated computer system" to secure evidence that they just broke in? *snorts* stupid! sounds just like something a government would do....
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In addition to the good advice already offered about building social and personal skills, I'd recommend the following in regard to programming.
1) By all means, teach him to program. I think many bright kids are frustrated by their inability to implement their ideas. Sure, he can explore math, physics, and chemistry, but only programming will allow him to satisfy the creative urge he's already expressing.
I'd suggest also teaching him the tools of creation in the physical world as well - welding, for example - as soon as it is age appropriate.
2) Help your student choose small projects that they stand some chance of completing. Instead of focusing on "building an OS", focus on the pieces he's interested in as long as it is interesting, then move on to other stuff.
When I ran a programming SIG a few years back, I frequently saw bright young kids choose overly ambitious projects and then drop them unfinished after a few months. In some case, the project exceeded their abilities, but more often they tired of the grunt work after they had finished the "fun" part of the project. And so they should; it's more important for them to learn than to ship.
3) Encourage him to publish or exhibit the things he creates. Creation for ourselves alone, or to satisfy a requirement, is insular; creation for publication is communal. It teaches that he can contribute and, over time, will lead to confidence in his abilities.
After almost 40 straight hours of working to recover/rebuild a *blech* a WinNT 3.51 server (why? I'm not sure), I may be slightly out of it.
However, I thought they'd changed the release date back several days to the 15th? Have they re-changed their minds again? I was planning on getting some friends together, and renting out a theatre for a private showing - for my best friend who's getting married that Saturday (22nd). Does this mean the plans are out?
*sighs* if all those rules apply, there's no way I'll be able to afford it - the largest auditorium? y'know how much those cost to get, even for one movie's worth?
stupid....
-Nato.
does that mean that they're breaking into a "nominated computer system" to secure evidence that they just broke in?
*snorts* stupid! sounds just like something a government would do....