> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Nicholas Wheeler > > >From a perspective of one of Jeffrey Elkner's former students, I can > add my 1.2 cents. The method of teaching from the side is very good > for those that are very motivated to learn computer programming, and > it is those students who generally go to PyCon, on the other hand, > there are also the students who take Computer Science as just another > elective, and are not really motivated to learn too much, this must > make teaching even harder. I'm glad I'm not a teacher.
I'm not a teacher either. But don't know whether to be glad. But I do think your point is not unrelated to a more general point. That *how* to teach programming cannot be separated from the *why* to teach programming. Art > > (Sorry Arthur, 'reply' doesn't reply to the list for some silly reason) > > On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:37:47 -0500, Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jeffrey Elkner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 11:43 AM > > > To: Arthur > > > > > > All the math teachers in my school system had a two week long workshop > > > by Discovering Geometry author Michael Serra. I left that experience > > > with two ideas that I think about often: > > > > > > 1. Students learn best by doing, not by hearing. > > > 2. Given 1, the teacher needs to move from being the "sage on the > stage" > > > to becoming the "guide on the side". > > > > > > "Guide on the side" sounds a lot like coaching to me ;-) > > > > Of course there is the risk of generalizing too far from what is true of > the > > study of geometry and of programming - or so it may seem from the > > perspective of someone who claims a deeply felt relationship between > these > > studies. > > > > Art > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Edu-sig mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > > > > -- > Nicholas Wheeler > Systems Administrator > Development InfoStructure > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
