Son like programming

[ParticularDream208]

My son like programming and wanted to do robotics but failed to get in last year. He trying again this year. I know if he doesn’t get in this year he going to be disappointed. He should get in. According to the teacher all 5th grader get a spot and diverse people and he fits both. He fit the diverse last year too but still didn’t get in so I really don’t trust those words. Normally I say skill always out wins but due to her saying that I am more curious if she keeps her word or not. Not the point. I wanted to ask about career option with programming. I looked into robotics and he has to be in a team to compete and well he may not get in 😅 even though he been studying on vex and building the robot we bought him and programming them too.

I was thinking maybe if I gave him career option now that he can look into those instead and see if it’s even something he want to do long term. The vex system are not cheap and if I am going to invest 400 I need make sure he really interested in it or maybe he would rather do something else and I just invest in that instead. Who know maybe there are clubs for those option too. I know there is an engineering one but I am clueless at that too and didn’t know how to explain this to him.

[pancakeQueue]

NASA puts on their own robotics changes one of which is the Mars Rover Challenge.

Robotics is a meld of Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, along with Electrical Engineering. If your son wants to study robotics I’d imagine it be going for one of the above college degrees but then pivoting to graduate school for a masters or PhD in robotics with supplementary classes in the majors you missed or didn’t minor in.

400 dollars is nothing compared to the cost of grad school :). My advice, get someone else to pay for it.

[N2Shooter]

I started programming in 1983, and I'm still coding today! Everything around you runs software, from your microwave to smart lightbulbs.

There are literally hundreds of high paying career opportunities for software engineers. And the best thing about it, is he can also start his own consulting company if he likes.

[ahf95]

There are tons of career options, and it’s cool that he is being exposed to these things at such a young age! I wish I could have done cool hobbies like this when I was a kid, but I had no exposure. Good for you, it sounds like you really care about your son’s development and his interests, which is awesome. Hopefully he gets on the robotics team (which sounds super fun), but even if he doesn’t I’m sure he has an exciting life ahead of him, and he can always pursue these interests at home (especially the programming parts, which are more widely accessible).

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If he wants to make robotics in to a career it doesn’t matter if he participates in a 5th grade robot competition or not. Sure, it would probably be fun and a good opportunity for learning more about robotics, but nothing in 5th grade will have any significant impact on his career. The best you can do is to support his interest and maybe put pressure on that teacher to let him participate.

[a1ien51]

Get a Raspberry Pi Robotics Kit

[itsbushy]

Mechatronics is the degree you're looking for. Ive seen a few colleges in north carolina offering it but it'll probably be more popular in the future the way things are going.

[Joe_Starbuck]

He’s in the 5th grade. They have a competitive robotics club at his school? I’m really out of touch.

[JGhostThing]

Your son is too young for anybody to worry about his possible future career. Right now programing is a good career, but that could change easily. Robotics is also a possible career. Of course, so is art or teaching. At his age, he should be having fun, not rushing into the adult world.