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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work at a stem company. We have a junior who did a comp science internship this summer. Paid. He was tasked with finding and fixing a bunch of things in the code. He did a great job and will come back next year. Its not research but he dod come up with some ideas to improve a few things. [b]We advertised the internship and interviewed but he knew about it as hes is son of one of the developers friends.[/b] [/quote]

You buried the lead here. SMH[/quote]
But did the kid get the internship because of the connection, or did he have the needed skills because he learned them from his developer dad?

My 11 just spent all weekend working on an electronics and programming project.  She asked for a soldering iron and components for her 11th birthday and had ideas for what she wanted to make.  Is this standard for a 6th grader?  Nope, it's college level content.  But her father is an engineer and can help when she gets stuck.

Is she a genius?  Nope, but she's a smart kid who has supports available so she can dig into tough projects that wouldn't be accessible to a kid who didn't have an engineer living in their house.

She's too young now, but I wouldn't be surprised if she had opportunities to do research or internships sooner because she has taught herself useful technical skills.[/quote]

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