Linux for kids: teaching the next generation
Education for kids isn't what it used to be, especially regarding the technology we use. We live in a world where exhausted parents have replaced baby pacifiers with smartphones and tablets to keep kids distracted, which doesn’t provide any meaningful mental stimulation beyond hand-eye coordination.
I believe it's time to explore another way that could potentially prepare them for something better. I'm talking about teaching kids Linux and using it as a platform to enhance their education and comprehension skills while allowing their curiosity about the operating system to guide them freely, without fear of losing important files.
Am I against teaching kids Windows? Absolutely not. Windows is recognized everywhere as the industry standard operating system. However, Linux is an alien environment to those unfamiliar with it, which helps to reduce distractions and the impulse to install Roblox and Minecraft as soon as possible.
Additionally, Linux is a perfect learning environment that makes it easy to repair any damage caused to the file system after curiosity has killed the computer.