Terry is no stranger to technology. He started his career as an anti-submarine electronics technician in the Navy. Then he went to college at the University of Texas in Austin and took several coding courses.
“I actually built my first computer. It was a kit by Radio Shack called a TRS-80 around 1980,” he said.
Back in the fall of 2018, Terry decided that he wanted to pique his then 11-year-old grandson’s interest in coding and technology.
“I googled STEM and coding for kids,” he said. “I refined my search to several websites that had kits for kids. I then looked for the most bang for the buck and settled on your product.”
Turns out the Let’s Start Coding Ultimate Kit was exactly what he was looking for, and he and his grandson had a blast working together on the 90 or so projects the kit set up for them.
“I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH MY GRANDSON,” TERRY SAID. “HE NEEDED QUITE A BIT OF HELP TO GET STARTED. ONCE I GOT HIM STARTED, HE COULDN’T GET ENOUGH OF IT.”
It’s always exciting to hear that young coders can make a connection between what they learned from using Let’s Start Coding and the applications of code and circuitry in real life. Terry said that his grandson certainly did.
“He sees a direct relationship between the kit and his computer games,” Terry said.
His grandson is now in middle school and is expanding his knowledge of technology and coding. Terry said, “His school now has coding lessons in school and online. He spends hours with the kit and his coding resources from school.”
When asked what his favorite part of working with the kit was, Terry said: “I do not have a favorite part of the kit. It’s all good and well thought out.”
