On Thursday 31 Jan 2013 13:38:55 Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> > What kind of teaching are they going to do? Playing with Scratch, or
> > doing it properly by teaching them logic and flowcharting first, then
> > basics of using a language, and programme structure etc, or what?
>
> I don't agree there's only one "properly" and starting with logic would
> seem to be a very dry approach with little apparent connection to the
> real world. Some maths is taught this way and the connection between
I agree. At primary level the idea is to make the learning fun, just as the
Turtle did on the BBC Micro.
Remember the Pi was developed to bring back the magic that the BBC Micro had.
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