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prennert 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What do you tell kids when they ask "Where...

Thank you so much for your suggestion.

I tried just yesterday to explain to a kid how software can model and optimise something they were interested in. But I lost them really fast.

But maybe I should be looking into their syllabus more so I can link this up with some of their math problems they might be solving.

blackbear_ 89 days ago [–]

I would really push on the visual aspect of it, perhaps by showing some videos on YouTube or some cool interactive demo. That would have definitely captured my attention, as a kid :)

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