tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933472.post5063319753494416878..comments2023-09-19T05:05:08.150-07:00Comments on Wicked Teacher of the West: Everybody Knows ThatWicked Teacher of the Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16696599676935003695noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933472.post-55672517030513038482007-07-23T10:12:00.000-07:002007-07-23T10:12:00.000-07:00Is it possible for you to meet with some of the pe...Is it possible for you to meet with some of the people who teach programming in the high schools? Perhaps they could give you a better idea of the knowledge that they' expect students to have when they walk in the door. <BR/><BR/>I also recommend reading a "<A HREF="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/" REL="nofollow">Joel on Software</A>" for some good advice about how people program in the outside world. Not only do the things that he says mesh with what I see at work, he's very articulate and fun to read.Sandra Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209950581908760880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10933472.post-51814216383378703122007-06-19T12:12:00.000-07:002007-06-19T12:12:00.000-07:00I find that there is too little agreement on what ...I find that there is too little agreement on what the minimum necessary to teach programming is. I tried in my first year of teaching to teach programming (using Logo and Apple BASIC) to sixth graders. It didn't go very well. I think I know more about how to do it today though in all honesty middle school is not my best age group to work with.<BR/><BR/>The other thing that you bring up in a round about way is that teachers really need to understand the level and pace that their students are ready for. You are a student in this workshop and clearly the teacher is not being sensitive to what you are ready for. Is that the fault of the information you had that made you decide this was the right course or of the instructor not paying attention? Hard to say but I think that often teachers wind up with students who are not quite ready for a class. How the teacher handles that deternmines how much the student eventually gets out of the course. Something being much better than nothing or worse still a turn off from the subject.Alfred Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.com