Hi Elaine,
Thanks for your reponse. From the way these questions are worded, I
thought it was obvious to anyone that they are supposed to be an
interview for a videogame designer to reflect on their first hand
experience with the trade they are in. Since the kid does not have "in
person" access to such professionals, it made sense to post the
questions online. The medium through which they are asked is the only
thing that is different about them. If it were simply sifting through
and compiling information from the web/library, we could have done it
very easily.
I really don't intend to waste the bytes on these newsgroups by going
into a lengthy discussion to make my point. Therefore, if you do not
have direct answers to the questions in the original post, then I will
appreciate if you refrain from posting any other advice.
Thanks.
I thought it was obvious from the way the questions were posed
On Apr 16, 11:14=A0am, Miss Elaine Eos <M...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> =A0Aamir Ghanchi <aamirghan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 15, 8:18=A0pm, Erik Max Francis <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > Aamir Ghanchi wrote:
> > > > Hi, I am posting this on behalf of a colleague of mine who's 5th
> > > > grader has thse questions about game developer for a presentation.
> > > Maybe the idea behind the kid getting assigned this task was that he
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> > > actually, you know, supposed to be the one who did it.
> > The child does not know of any video game designers/developers.
> > Thank you for your response, though it was not helpful.
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> Perhaps you missed the helpful part.
>
> While we all appreciate your good intentions, it is actually harmful to
> the 5th grader for you to be asking the questions on his or her behalf.
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> We understand that you're trying to be nice, but your efforts are
> misdirected. =A0One might think this is none of our collective business
> however, as said 5th grader will likely grow up to be one who serves us
> as we age -- be it as waiter, bank teller or gas station attendant -- we
> are highly motivated to encourage the development of capable youth
> becoming capable adults.
>
> One good source of the type of information your friend's 5th grader
> seeks iswww.sloperama.com/advice. =A0Keep in mind that there is a lot of
> information on this page, and so an adult's assistance in sifting
> through it, teaching the child how to look through large amounts of
> information to find the bits they want, is a good idea.
>
> However, you reading the answers, then providing them, only teaches the
> child dependence on others. =A0This will make them a weak adult,
incapable=
> of fending for themselves, incapable of counting change, incapable of
> getting my order right and incapable of passing the correct brand of
> cigarettes over the gas-station counter. =A0This will make the world a
> worse place to live.
>
> The choice is yours. =A0Do The Right Thing. =A0 =A0;)
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> --
> Please take off your pants or I won't read your e-mail.
> I will not, no matter how "good" the deal, patronise any business which
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> unsolicited commercial e-mail or that advertises in discussion
newsgroups.=
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