Russel Caldwell wrote:
> Let me ask you this. What do you think a teacher needs to do to encourage
> students to work on there own, especially in computer science? One young
> programmer who impressed me very much said that the teacher should encourage
> play which I totally agree with. He said tha
Levi Pearson wrote:
> I don't think that trivial programs vs. complex programs is as big a
> factor as hooking the interest of the students. An interested student
> will work hard and learn well because they care about the subject; a
> disinterested student will do just enough to get by, no matter
Russel Caldwell writes:
> Let me ask you this. What do you think a teacher needs to do to encourage
> students to work on there own, especially in computer science? One young
> programmer who impressed me very much said that the teacher should encourage
> play which I totally agree with. He said t
On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 15:14 -0600, Russel Caldwell wrote:
> Let me ask you this. What do you think a teacher needs to do to encourage
> students to work on there own, especially in computer science? One young
> programmer who impressed me very much said that the teacher should encourage
> play whic
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Sasha Pachev wrote:
> >One of the premises of the book is that much of
> >practical knowledge cannot be transmitted by books or even >by word of
> mouth
> >but only through the guided experience of the master teaching >the student
> >through an apprenticeship, the
>
> Very true indeed. I would also add by doing it yourself and struggling
> your way through it. In fact, no guidance from an expert teacher will
> do you any good without this element. If it is not present, you are
> multiplying the teacher's expertise and effort by a big fat zero.
>
Well put.
>One of the premises of the book is that much of
>practical knowledge cannot be transmitted by books or even >by word of mouth
>but only through the guided experience of the master teaching >the student
>through an apprenticeship, the silversmith teaching the >apprentice, the
>pianist teaching her
I think I'm preaching to the choir here but here are some thoughts I
sent to friends and family.
I just read an article (http://www.newsweek.com/id/210390/output/print)
that got me thinking about intellectual property rights and our economy. The
guy made some good points but I believe hi
