[Noisebridge-discuss] unannounced groups of non-members at Noisebridge (esp. kids)

Shannon Lee shannon at scatter.com
Tue Jun 2 00:10:41 UTC 2009


+1

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy at goop.org> wrote:

> Christie Dudley wrote:
>
>> Noisebridge is not FOR children.  It is for hackers.  Helping people to
>> understand this prevents Bad Things.
>> [...]
>> "I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young people
>> in science and
>>
>
> Yes, but it is definitely FOR turning children into child-hackers.
>
> As a parent who's interested in deflecting the "science/engineering/hacking
> isn't for girls" meme before it can take hold, I think:
>
>   * the various posters, etc, are a non issue
>   * swearing in the space is a non-issue
>   * dangerous things need appropriate careful handling, regardless of
>     whether there's kids around
>   * kids who don't know the rules need to come with a supervisory
>     someone who can keep them out of trouble and teach them the rules
>
>
>   J
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