On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Michael Sparks<spark...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/8/20 kirby urner <kirby.ur...@gmail.com>: > .. >> There's also the new title Python Programming in Context which is of >> direct interest to educators. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/17157...@n00/3800868585/ > > <flag>Wealthy educators you mean.</flag> >
Meaning what, that it's in hardcopy? Not available for free as a PDF? These may be true statements. The Litvins text (different) is used at Phillipps Academy where one of the authors teachers, definitely an elite expensive school. My own curriculum writing is available for free. My classes through SaturdayAcademy.org have cost money, but then Paul Allen and people make scholarships available. In terms of what to export to the Middle East in the way of Pythonic math, we're wanting nothing of less quality than say Litvins i.e. that would mark the lower bound of what's acceptable, but this has nothing to do with being rich per se, more to do with getting more curriculum writing in Arabic and stuff (Hebrew whatever), likely a lot of it free and open source. Getting more Python source code in non-Latin-1 languages is what I'd call encouraging diversity, a concrete and obvious move, productive and with measurable benchmarks. Kirby > > Michael. > _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
