The suggestion being said in the title has been put forward with the most humble of intentions. For, the word “Geek” is not something most students would wanna associate themselves with. More importantly, the assumption being the fact that “Geek” is totally Anti-cool, no student, be it a high-schooler or a middle-schooler, wants to associate himself/herself with the word “Geek” !
However, stereotypes aside, is being a “nerd” or “Geek” really a bad thing?
Depends on the assumption of the word “Nerd” or “Geek” your kid has a perception of!
Among the common parlance of today’s young generation, the word “Nerd” or “Geek” is used to refer to someone who is more inept with his social skills than his technology skills. While one might take offence for being called such a name, fact remains that this terminology has actually been bent out of proportion.
Being a geek in the 21st century means something different than what it bore meaning in the 1980s — having evolved significantly beyond the stereotype of a slightly condescending, glasses-wearing, socially awkward genius. Now the term has grown to encompass myriad minds that range from the deeply creative, to the altruistic, to the problem-solver to the visionary — qualities that lead to being highly employable
It is used describe a chap who is quite knowledgeable in his wares. In the age of technology, a geek is someone who knows his way around gadgets. He is someone who is a self taught expert at several technologies of everyday use. The geek could also be one who knows his way around computers. His knowledge in coding and hacking, not to mention his skills with tools, make him a desirable candidate for any industry.
When such is the charm the industry holds for a Highly intelligent kid, what harm would it be for one to go Geek?
Going geek offers the best chance for a job in this country and emulating such a persona would work wonders for students.
Would teaching code to our kids at a young age turn our country’s future grads into a well-heeled community of smarty-pants geeks? Probably. Would it be a good thing. Definitely!
It is vital that education is key fields such as electronics and computer science education is started early by kids. This will allow them to become whatever they want to be as it empowers them with several key skills.
More importantly, it will improve their chances for employment in an economy that favours quality and talent above all other attributes. For an industry which is bogged down by lack of talent in its ranks such talented engineers and geeks will be refreshing change.
To this end, we at Kidobotikz are on a key mission. Our interest to turn the student community across and world over into a bunch of tech savvy geeks is what led us to take robotics as a core subject in our curriculum. Our curriculum which involves robotics kits and an online learning platform where the knowledge regarding the same is imparted will ensure that the curiosity in every student is awakened and is channelled towards learning several important areas of technology such as mechanics, algorithm and programming.
However, stereotypes aside, is being a “nerd” or “Geek” really a bad thing?
Depends on the assumption of the word “Nerd” or “Geek” your kid has a perception of!
The suggestion being said in the title has been put forward with the most humble of intentions. For, the word “Geek” is not something most students would wanna associate themselves with. More importantly, the assumption being the fact that “Geek” is totally Anti-cool, no student, be it a high-schooler or a middle-schooler, wants to associate himself/herself with the word “Geek” !
However, stereotypes aside, is being a “nerd” or “Geek” really a bad thing?
Depends on the assumption of the word “Nerd” or “Geek” your kid has a perception of!
Among the common parlance of today’s young generation, the word “Nerd” or “Geek” is used to refer to someone who is more inept with his social skills than his technology skills. While one might take offence for being called such a name, fact remains that this terminology has actually been bent out of proportion.
Being a geek in the 21st century means something different than what it bore meaning in the 1980s — having evolved significantly beyond the stereotype of a slightly condescending, glasses-wearing, socially awkward genius. Now the term has grown to encompass myriad minds that range from the deeply creative, to the altruistic, to the problem-solver to the visionary — qualities that lead to being highly employable.
It is used describe a chap who is quite knowledgeable in his wares. In the age of technology, a geek is someone who knows his way around gadgets. He is someone who is a self taught expert at several technologies of everyday use. The geek could also be one who knows his way around computers. His knowledge in coding and hacking, not to mention his skills with tools, make him a desirable candidate for any industry.
When such is the charm the industry holds for a Highly intelligent kid, what harm would it be for one to go Geek?
Going geek offers the best chance for a job in this country and emulating such a persona would work wonders for students.
Would teaching code to our kids at a young age turn our country’s future grads into a well-heeled community of smarty-pants geeks? Probably. Would it be a good thing. Definitely!
It is vital that education is key fields such as electronics and computer science education is started early by kids. This will allow them to become whatever they want to be as it empowers them with several key skills.
More importantly, it will improve their chances for employment in an economy that favours quality and talent above all other attributes. For an industry which is bogged down by lack of talent in its ranks such talented engineers and geeks will be refreshing change.
To this end, we at Kidobotikz are on a key mission. Our interest to turn the student community across and world over into a bunch of tech savvy geeks is what led us to take robotics as a core subject in our curriculum. Our curriculum which involves robotics kits and an online learning platform where the knowledge regarding the same is imparted will ensure that the curiosity in every student is awakened and is channelled towards learning several important areas of technology such as mechanics, algorithm and programming.
Kidobotikz is a leading EdTech startup offering Robotics Courses for students. Moving from a Robotics training Institute which conducted Robotics classes to a “Learn Robotics Online”, Kidobotikz today has 4 levels of Kits which offer Robotics for Kids. If the question on your mind is “How to learn robotics”, then the answer is Kidobotikz.