Quote:I think the point TJ is making here, is the teach was obviously aware of how others might view the clock due to it's look hence his comment about keeping it in his bag. Telling Ahmed to leave it with him would have gone over a ton better because there would have been no freak out. 

Eh, sorta kinda. I don't disagree, but my broader point was that if the physics teacher really thought that a rational human being would mistake it for a bomb, they probably would have held onto it for Ahmed themselves rather than suggest he keep it in his bag.

 

Quote:This is one thing that you and I definitely agree on.  Something like this not only recognizes the kid's ability, it also could inspire other kids to open their minds, use some creativity and build their own project.

 

I would recommend people to look up Arduino and Raspberry Pi.  Both are Open Source projects created to teach.  What is it teaching?  21'st Century skills.  I would bet that this kid probably owns at least one of those devices, and if he doesn't, I would send him one.

 

I actually built my own clock using one of those devices as a base, but went further to use GPS to get the time and and a temp/humidity sensor to get actual data and displayed it a bit differently.  While I was doing so, I turned to forums to get help, and a number of times I got help with correcting my software code from kids just like this one.

One of these days, I'll get around to buying myself a Raspberry Pi. I'd love to turn it into a weather station or a drone...or just download software to make it into a classic NES emulator, hook it up to my TV and lose my job because I do nothing play Super Mario Bros. 3, Legend of Zelda and Contra 24/7.

 

Quote:Liberals would be frothing at the mouth if they saw what we did when I was a child.  I remember as a very young child (elementary school age) playing "army" and picking up mud to make them into "grenades" to throw at other kids.

We did the same...but not at school...and our "grenades" usually had rocks in the middle.

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