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Comment Re:Microsoft losing to the school what? (Score 1) 219

What a strange comment.

I don't know where his career path will take him. He is a fair artist with a number of medium, and may go into the creative arts like his mother.

Or he might go IT like Dad. hard to say.
Hell, my first degree is Humanities, I just turned out to be that good at IT and I wanted a job. And I use it a lot, I produce a lot of written materials like whitepapers and technical solution documents. Being good at IT and the written word is a huge advantage. I haven logged into a server in 5 years, now I plan how they get there, how they will be used, and what their life cycle will be.

But where ever he goes or does, I suspect he will use a computer 8 to 12 hours a day to do it.

Comment Re:Microsoft losing to the school what? (Score 1) 219

He was learning touch typing at 4 years old. Until he got good at it he was required to use a typing game to learn it. And yes, he has the hand reach to do it, both my wife and I have 12th reach on the piano, and he inherited it. Don't assume.

And I make him look words up in the dictionary if he spells it wrong or uses a homonym. Drives him crazy, but we are down to 1 or two per paragraph and it gets better every year.

Comment Re:Microsoft losing to the school what? (Score 1) 219

My son is on the mild side of the autistic spectrum, with sensory/motor issues, particularly fine motor skills.

He has used a computer since 1st grade as his ability to write with a pencil is compromised. Writing assignments that are in class are done on the computer, and then sent to the class printer.

I have a hard time finding a fault with computers in the classroom. I spend 8 to 12 hrs a working day on the computer, he will probably follow that path.

How much better it is to integrate it into his skill set then use it to do useful things, rather than take a "computer class" to learn to use Word.

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