Darren Payne > of coercing from me. I read Kirby's work with interest > - however my experience is teenagers just aren't > interested in math. Rather it is a chore that must be > endured, a minimum standard society requires us to > attain.
Yes, there's a lot of truth in that. And yet we insist they climb a slope vis-�-vis mathematics, i.e. we step them up a ladder, and send the message this is mandatory for many technical careers. So, *given* that, my question is: OK, so would you rather climb this ladder with or without Python (and/or other computer languages)? One approach: the math teachers are handling math, so we doing computer stuff are just free to play games and ignore math, because that's what kids like. Another approach (mine): let's compete with the math teachers, and show how to cover a lot of the same concepts and materials, but in a way that's more relevant and engaging -- AND we'll have time for games as well. Kirby _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
