The Old Woman in Computer Class

They Laughed at the Old Woman in Computer Class On the first day of programming class, the students thought the old woman was lost. Grandma, the knitting club is downstairs. They laughed. She just smiled and sat down in the front row. She typed with two fingers, slowly. For weeks, they called her Grandma Dot Com. She never said a word. Then, the night before the big project was due, the whole university system crashed. Dr. Lin tried everything. Three hours. Nothing worked. Then a quiet voice from the front row said: May I? She stopped typing with two fingers. Her hands flew. Eleven minutes later, every screen came back on. Where did you learn that? She smiled. I wrote programs for the first computers at this university. In 1968. So why take a beginners' class? My husband always wanted me to teach him. I never had the time. Now I'm learning how to teach. Never judge what someone knows by their age. Comment RESPECT.