From: Derek Greene <topcoder AT mindspring DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Teaching a child to program in C
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 22:41:36 -0400
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deimos AT dds DOT nlREMOVE##NOSPAM wrote:
> you MUST be a teacher..

Actually, I've met teacher's with more respect than that.  His immaturity
crack, is incorrect though.  But I won't mention why.  As for the reason I
even bothered to reply to his original message:  his comments were
insulting!  Sorry, but, I know first hand that anyone can learn anything,
designed for them or not.  Sir,  I don't care how old you are, or how old I

am.  Age is a number.  You should show respect to people, no matter what
your prejudices are.  You can't just say, "He can't program, he's only
seven!"  That's prejudice.  The LOGO suggestion was a good one, I admitted
that.  But, your comments' context ruled out the possibility of other
languages.  As for my maturity, I will make one quick comment.  I'm 14, I
will act it sometimes, especially when someone insults me the way you did.
By far, I am not immature, you don't know me and you can't say that I am.
End of my discussion in this thread.


Derek Greene