[Chicago] Python in local school systems?

[Cosmin Stejerean]

I'd be surprised if any do. Most high schools that teach Computer
Science tend to have an AP Computer Science course, which has to be in
Java, and potentially a regular CS course which is meant to attract a
larger crowd and as such was traditionally restricted to VB (I would
get C# or VB.NET would also be good candidates) so that folks can
easily throw together pretty GUIs and write Tic-Tac-Toe.

I think one of the challenges of teaching CS courses in high school to
folks that don't want to pursue CS as a major is making the course
interesting. With a RAD tool like VB is easy for everyone to throw
together a nice app that can do something they like. With something
like Python that might be harder to do (Tkinter or WxPython
anyone???).

Although I don't teach Python, I have a couple of
suggestions/suggestions for Python course at a high school level that
I'd like to share.

Regards,

Cosmin Stejerean

On 1/31/07, DiPierro, Massimo <MDiPierro at cti.depaul.edu> wrote:
> I teach python at university level (ipd362 ad DePaul Institute for Professional Development).
> I would be happy to talk to him.
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> Massimo
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> Jeff Elkner passed on a request from a Naperville teacher to put her in contact with anyone teaching Python as a formal course at the high school level.
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> If anyone knows of anything like this currently happening in the Chicago Metro area or nearby, please let me know and I'll pass it along.
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