At 9:54 PM -0400 8/19/07, Mike Reilly wrote: >I think we're on the same path Roy. While I have some future coders, >this is Intro for 9th-11th grade kids, so my task is to teach but also >whet their appetite for more. My deeper desire is to do it as OO as >possible, to better prepare them for AP Comp Sci if they choose. > >I used to be the Co-Director of TechBoston up there in Boston, wish I >were closer. I'm in Georgia now. > >If you're interested in doing more of an OO spin, let me know and I'll >keep you in the loop. >
Hi Mike, I'd be interested to hear how it goes. In this class that is now finishing up most of the students are in the digital content creation areas, not programming and this is a required class. I realized at a certain point that there was a fundamental difference between my students who had self-selected to pursue the programming path and those who were in the class only because it was required. The former group are more comfortable with abstract thinking, have a greater tolerance & patience for certain types of problem solving. They had major problems with basic things and too often resorted to memory rather than understanding (i.e they remember how a for loop should be set up without really getting it). These are bright folks so it's more that they have strengths in other areas. Programming is basically just writing- and some people take to it and find pleasure and creative opportunities through it and other people can do it if they have to, though struggle with organizing their ideas or being clear but find it difficult and frustrating. --Roy -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Studio Site Updated! http://www.roypardi.com/ _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
