[BangPypers] CBSE to teach introduction to python in class 11 and 12

Noufal Ibrahim noufal at nibrahim.net.in
Sun Jun 30 06:58:12 CEST 2013


The education panel at PyCon India might help if we can get sufficiently
senior people there. I'm trying to organise it so please let me know if
there are contacts you can leverage/strings you can pull.

Get onto the PyCOn India mailing list if you want to help with it.

Samarendra <knightsamar at gmail.com> writes:

> Regarding pass percentages, maybe if someone can show how easy it is to
> teach and learn python as compared to C++, I think they will appreciate it
> and at least get a bit interested in it.
>
> Maybe some kind of "guest lecture" on Python would highlight the ease of
> learning and teaching.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 7:06 PM, L Radhakrishna Rao <satishsagar83 at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> But it is tough to convince authority, because, they have only one thing in
>> mind, to show high score, that we have pass percentages of this much.
>>
>> So, we will have to come up with a great plan.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 7:04 PM, L Radhakrishna Rao <
>> satishsagar83 at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Satyaakam,
>> >
>> > If i tell you, I was thinking on a project to write a book on python :),
>> I
>> > guess i can really contribute on this.
>> >
>> > And our target audience are going to be kids, so , we can brain storm, on
>> > this, but then, I don't want this to be a run of the mill kind of books,
>> I
>> > always wanted a book in such a manner, which occupies the reader, and
>> makes
>> > him think, visualize :).
>> >
>> > All we need is a publisher.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 7:01 PM, satyaakam goswami <satyaakam at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Learning must not stop, unfortunately, now days, the curriculum of
>> >> schools,
>> >> > universities etc are not meant to produce leaders, but to make
>> followers
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> all are great points from Arun and you , yes i agree the whole purpose
>> of
>> >> the present education system presently is "teach to test "
>> >>
>> >> so the actionable items i see are
>> >>
>> >> 1) Writing the book
>> >> 2) Talking to the concerned authorities about the book and the material
>> >> available.
>> >> 3) Training the teachers .
>> >> 3) Have a panel discussion on this topic in Pycon India.
>> >> 4) .... what else ?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -Satya
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