I promised my kid they’d get a laptop when they learn to read well enough.

This turned out to be a good motivator and they can now read full books.

The kid likes competitions and challenges. I would like to come up with tasks they can learn to do with the laptop.

The reason I want my children to have access to a computer specifically, is that while TVs and phones are used to consume, computers are used to create.

I will be installing some Linux flavor on this machine, as it is a bit dated.

I was thinking about things like:

  • Write a short story
  • Install a graphics editing program
  • Draw a picture of a cat

To get them started.

Probably I need some easier ones first.

  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
    17·
    14 hours ago

    You could do what my dad did and accidently delete some of the system files, leaving it for your kid to fix.

    The reason I want my children to have access to a computer specifically, is that while TVs and phones are used to consume, computers are used to create.

    Joking aside, that’s an interesting perspective. I hadnt really thought of it that way before, despite using a computer to create things almost every day.

    • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
      8·
      13 hours ago

      You could do what my dad did and accidently delete some of the system files, leaving it for your kid to fix.

      Now I assume this thread is full of folks trying to figure out if we found our siblings Lemmy account…