Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

[Grant Edwards]

On 2013-12-11, Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>>That's like saying that when teaching woodwork we shouldn't
>>let people use hammers, we should make them use rocks to
>>bang nails in, because it will make them better carpenters
>>in the long run.
>
> 	NAILS????
>
> 	Nails were verboten in my high school wood working class... 
>
> 	We used dowels and glue; chisels to carve dove-tails; etc.

GLUE???

-- 
Grant Edwards               grant.b.edwards        Yow! When this load is
                                  at               DONE I think I'll wash it
                              gmail.com            AGAIN ...