[python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 140, Issue 6

[Joe Metcalfe]

I'm at 'Hacking the Curriculum' today (at BCS in London) where we are
starting to write a WikiBook "KS3 Computing".

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM, <python-uk-request at python.org> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:56:57 +0100
> From: SW <walker_s at hotmail.co.uk>
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> Subject: Re: [python-uk] Python in education
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> It has certainly started off well, but now I need to get back to doing
> the stuff that gets me paid for the afternoon so I'll have to read more
> later.
>
> Perhaps the people at O'Reilly have decided that they'll be out of
> business in 10 years? If not, their higher ups should really understand
> that trying to promote better technical education in schools will
> increase the attractiveness of their offerings over time.
>
> There I go bringing this 'logic' thing in again. I'll stop!
>
> S
> > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:02 +0100
> > From: "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll at ntoll.org>
> > To: python-uk at python.org
> > Subject: [python-uk] Python in Education - now available
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> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned
> > this to anyone in the UK!
> >
> > My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available
> here:
> >
> > http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp
> >
> > If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the
> > message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is
> > trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups,
> > apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-)
> >
> > Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi
> > Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version.
> >
> > All feedback most welcome!
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Nicholas.
> >
> >
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:15:26 +0100
> From: Andy Robinson <andy at reportlab.com>
> To: UK Python Users <python-uk at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [python-uk] Python in education
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> Does anyone know what textbooks are being used for the new computing
> GCSE, which apparently uses Python?
>
> This must be the best opportunity ever for a few good Python authors
> and for O'Reilly - or another publisher who beats them to it ;-)
>
> - Andy
>
>
>
>
>
> On 17 April 2015 at 12:56, SW <walker_s at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > It has certainly started off well, but now I need to get back to doing
> the
> > stuff that gets me paid for the afternoon so I'll have to read more
> later.
> >
> > Perhaps the people at O'Reilly have decided that they'll be out of
> business
> > in 10 years? If not, their higher ups should really understand that
> trying
> > to promote better technical education in schools will increase the
> > attractiveness of their offerings over time.
> >
> > There I go bringing this 'logic' thing in again. I'll stop!
> >
> > S
> >>
> >> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:02 +0100
> >> From: "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll at ntoll.org>
> >> To: python-uk at python.org
> >> Subject: [python-uk] Python in Education - now available
> >> Message-ID: <552FD08E.70700 at ntoll.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >> Hi Folks,
> >>
> >> Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned
> >> this to anyone in the UK!
> >>
> >> My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available
> >> here:
> >>
> >> http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp
> >>
> >> If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the
> >> message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is
> >> trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups,
> >> apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-)
> >>
> >> Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi
> >> Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version.
> >>
> >> All feedback most welcome!
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >> Nicholas.
> >>
> >>
> >
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