Comments on: Tech camps for kids: Get the right fit

Flash animation or tennis? As summer camps open for business, parents need to seek out a good balance.
Photos: Kids groove on tech at camp
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[MSSlayer]

A good balance is needed

A camp with both tech and physical fitness, along with other activities is important. A camp that has the kids behind the computer all day is near worthless and counter-productive.

Also, leaning towards toys like Flash is OK to attract kids and encourage their creativity, but more serious computer science centric basics should be stressed as well.

[bluemist9999]

I agree

It's definitely a good thing to exercise the mind as well as the body. The traditional, activities-only camps work the body but not really the mind. It sounds like these tech camps do the opposite.

Really, it needs to be a well-rounded set of activities because neither the mind nor the body works well when the other is neglected.

[Julia00116]

Julia00116

Interesting, this is cool, nearly made my day. :)

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[shoffmueller]

Nerd Camp

I'm horrified that kids are going to summer camp to learn java. In
the future, nerds aren't called boss - they're called single.

[MSSlayer]

yeah right

Learning a programming language during the summer will permanently bar someone from getting married.

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