On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Derek M Jones <[email protected]> wrote: >> approach easier, and some of whom find another. From a teaching >> point of view, would it be possible to offer two introductory >> streams, one functional and one imperative, and let students >> choose and/or transfer early? > > How could students tell the difference between having problems > programming and having problems using a particular kind of > language? Perhaps this distinction is not important, they > could simply try another approach and see if it makes any > difference.
i believe that this train of thought should really be more widely applied. the way i best learn algebra is perhaps not the same best way the student next to be might learn it. yet our academics do little or nothing to consider how best to engage with a student. sincerely.
