I'm at 'Hacking the Curriculum' today (at BCS in London) where we are starting to write a WikiBook "KS3 Computing".
On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM, <python-uk-requ...@python.org> wrote: > Send python-uk mailing list submissions to > python-uk@python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > python-uk-requ...@python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > python-uk-ow...@python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of python-uk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Python in education (SW) > 2. Re: Python in education (Andy Robinson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:56:57 +0100 > From: SW <walke...@hotmail.co.uk> > To: python-uk@python.org > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Python in education > Message-ID: <blu436-smtp83446e3c17176809d3f1a4b8...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed > > It has certainly started off well, but now I need to get back to doing > the stuff that gets me paid for the afternoon so I'll have to read more > later. > > Perhaps the people at O'Reilly have decided that they'll be out of > business in 10 years? If not, their higher ups should really understand > that trying to promote better technical education in schools will > increase the attractiveness of their offerings over time. > > There I go bringing this 'logic' thing in again. I'll stop! > > S > > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:02 +0100 > > From: "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <nt...@ntoll.org> > > To: python-uk@python.org > > Subject: [python-uk] Python in Education - now available > > Message-ID: <552fd08e.70...@ntoll.org> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned > > this to anyone in the UK! > > > > My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available > here: > > > > http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp > > > > If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the > > message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is > > trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups, > > apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-) > > > > Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi > > Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version. > > > > All feedback most welcome! > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Nicholas. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:15:26 +0100 > From: Andy Robinson <a...@reportlab.com> > To: UK Python Users <python-uk@python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Python in education > Message-ID: > < > cabjtapspuhondlph9pe3_tkiu9nz4netvmr1r85ffrgpfkq...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Does anyone know what textbooks are being used for the new computing > GCSE, which apparently uses Python? > > This must be the best opportunity ever for a few good Python authors > and for O'Reilly - or another publisher who beats them to it ;-) > > - Andy > > > > > > On 17 April 2015 at 12:56, SW <walke...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > It has certainly started off well, but now I need to get back to doing > the > > stuff that gets me paid for the afternoon so I'll have to read more > later. > > > > Perhaps the people at O'Reilly have decided that they'll be out of > business > > in 10 years? If not, their higher ups should really understand that > trying > > to promote better technical education in schools will increase the > > attractiveness of their offerings over time. > > > > There I go bringing this 'logic' thing in again. I'll stop! > > > > S > >> > >> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:02 +0100 > >> From: "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <nt...@ntoll.org> > >> To: python-uk@python.org > >> Subject: [python-uk] Python in Education - now available > >> Message-ID: <552fd08e.70...@ntoll.org> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > >> Hi Folks, > >> > >> Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned > >> this to anyone in the UK! > >> > >> My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available > >> here: > >> > >> http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp > >> > >> If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the > >> message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is > >> trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups, > >> apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-) > >> > >> Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi > >> Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version. > >> > >> All feedback most welcome! > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> Nicholas. > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > python-uk mailing list > > python-uk@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > > ------------------------------ > > End of python-uk Digest, Vol 140, Issue 6 > ***************************************** >
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