Our friends at LifeHacker published an intriguing article today that I wanted to pass along. For those with kids who would like to learn to program – including but not limited to programming games – the Ruby4Kids site is just the ticket. Visit Ruby4Kids.com for more information and to begin learning (in English and/or Spanish) now!
All the best,
Mark
A German, looking for directions in Paris, pulls up to a bus stop where two Americans are waiting.
“Entschuldigung, sprechen Sie Deutsch?” he asks. The two Americans just stare at him.
“Parlez-vous français?” he says.
The two continue to stare, so the German tries again “Parlate italiano?”
No response. “¿Hablan ustedes español?” Still nothing. Frustrated, the German guy drives off.
The first American says, “You know, we should learn a foreign language.”
“Why?” asks the other. “He knew four languages, and it didn’t do him any good.”
A mother mouse and her three children crept out of their hole into the kitchen and began feasting on some delicious bits of food.
Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Mother Mouse saw a cat slinking toward them. The cat was between the mice and their hole.
The mother mouse puffed up her lungs and went, “Woof! Woof!” The cat turned tail and ran.
With that, the mother quickly led her children back to safety in their hole. When they were settle and breathing normally, Mother Mouse said to her children. “Now, what’s the lesson from that experience?” “We don’t know,” the baby mice squeaked.
“It is this,” said Mother Mouse. “It’s always good to know a second language.”
HeckTech | admin February 28, 2011 | 
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