[ExI] Gifted children

[Adrian Tymes]

There are quite a few games like this.  Rather than just run off
and make your own, a better approach would be to see what
has already been developed, see where they fall short, and use
that knowledge to make something better.

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Sondre Bjellås <sondre-list at bjellas.com> wrote:
> Robot Odyssey looks awesome, have a look at this newspaper clip from 1984
> with the Atari MindLink System... have we improved since then?
> http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yC4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&dq=robot+odyssey&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bKAgT_3xJu-WiQfszdXaBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=robot%20odyssey&f=false
>
> I'm going to see if I can develop a simple game similar to this that uses
> robots and logic. Thanks for the replies everyone :-)
>
>
> - Sondre
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Sondre Bjellås <sondre-list at bjellas.com>
>> wrote:
>> > We live in Norway and our daughter is still only 19+ months old, but
>> > we've
>> > already started thinking about what we can do for her in regards to
>> > schooling. Here in Norway, there are virtually no private alternatives
>> > other
>> > than religious schools. The public schools are some of the worst in the
>> > world and Norwegians score poorly in global tests.
>>
>> Worst in Europe, maybe.  "Worst in the world" means you're
>> comparing to countries which have virtually no public schooling,
>> and/or outlaw girls going to school.  It seems highly unlikely
>> that Norway's schools would be nearly that bad.
>>
>> > Which country would be a good alternative where one would be able to get
>> > a
>> > visa, permanent residency?
>>
>> I echo Bill's statement that you should seriously look at
>> schools within Norway first.
>>
>> That said, if you're serious about changing countries - which
>> suggests you have reasons other than just education - schools
>> in parts of the US are really good.  Be careful which part you
>> choose, but for instance, the public primary education in Palo
>> Alto, California ranks among the best in the world (though
>> schools in certain other parts of California, not so much) - and
>> the area is generally welcoming to transhumanist mindsets.
>>
>> > Our daughter on the other hand, is showing incredible skills even at 19
>> > months.
>>
>> Be careful.  Lots of parents think their children perform far, far
>> beyond the level they actually perform at.  It is a natural
>> cognitive bias - but it is still a bias.
>>
>> > She have been using the iPad since she was 3 months old, for watching
>> > movies. Now she plays a lot of games, and whenever she comes across any
>> > device, she'll unlock it in a second and find her favorite apps and
>> > games.
>>
>> Try getting her interested in math and logic games.  Not the
>> typical "do a puzzle to get some flashy unrelated reward", but
>> games where the puzzle to solve is actually related to advancing
>> things.  Things like these, though they may be too advanced
>> just now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Odyssey#Similar_games
>>
>> http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7221/on-sets may be
>> better at her age.
>>
>> > The norm here in Norway is to put kids
>> > in kinder-garden at 1 year of age, we felt that was to early and we
>> > thought
>> > we could do better ourselves.
>>
>> Kindergarten in the US starts at 5.  See
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States
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