On 17/08/17 11:36, Andre Roberge wrote: > On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Sebastian Silva > <sebast...@fuentelibre.org <mailto:sebast...@fuentelibre.org>> wrote: > > Hi! > > I enjoy teaching Python to kids and have just been reading André > Robergé's wonderful Reeborg tool and documentation and have > appreciated > two details on his approach to Python: > > The introduction of "repeat :" keyword: > > http://reeborg.ca/docs/en/basics/repeat.html > <http://reeborg.ca/docs/en/basics/repeat.html> > > And the availability of statements in french: > > > > http://reeborg.ca/docs/en/basics/library.html#reeborg-can-understand-french > > <http://reeborg.ca/docs/en/basics/library.html#reeborg-can-understand-french> > > > Thank you for your kind words. > > > This reminded me of a library that was shared I think on this > list, for > translating the basic Python keywords to a foreign language? Could > somebody please share this link again? I'm failing to find it. > > > I'm not aware of anyone else posting on this site ... perhaps you were > referring > to https://mail.python.org/pipermail/edu-sig/2017-April/011662.html >
This is _exactly_ what I was looking for and not finding! THANK YOU Turns out the library by the same author that inspired the question in the first place ;-) I appreciate reeborg and currently wasn't considering using it because I was looking for a production-capable coding experience, but your post about reeborg certainly has inspired a lot of thought in me about how to simplify the earliest experiences. Recently this research opened my mind about leapfrogging English as a barrier to entry for computational thinking altogether: https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/scratch-localization-and-learning I'm working with children with almost zero exposure to English and since we are already using transpilers... I think it could help. `repeat` - I think this is great, to be able to teach loops before teaching variables... :-) There should be a PEP about it. > P.S. I'm in the middle of writing a "Teacher's guide" to Reeborg's > world which will possibly give other examples of useful strategies > tools, in addition to using repeat. > If you wish to contribute a version of the robot instructions into > your own language (Spanish?) for Reeborg's World, I would gladly add > it! ;-) I'll be looking forward to contribute and cross-pollinate with my own libre entry into the edu-ide field, Jappy: https://github.com/somosazucar/Jappy Regards, Sebastian
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