Board Thread:Eureka Moments/@comment-33676857-20181019195621/@comment-35379880-20181023134928

This has made me think about a conversation I had with a student when I mentored a coding club. Student: “Can you show me how to do ....”  Me “That would require hacking.”  S “yes, but, can you?”  Me “I can, but I am not going to.”  S “why not?” M “What we are able to do and what we actually do are frequently not the same. Every choice we make has larger implications.” We then talked about the implications both share and long term. It was one of the best conversations I have ever had with a student, especially since this was an eleven year old.

As many have stated, this is a game. I play because I enjoy it and I post here because MOST of the time I enjoy it. I would not want to change it into a succeed at all costs activity.