On Wed, April 11, 2007 2:06 pm, Chris Lott wrote: > You're missing the point-- it's not that there is a practical > difference in the examples, it's that there IS a difference, the > students see it, and it is an extra point of confusion that isn't > needed if one is being consistent. > > I completely recognize that the practical effects of the differences > are small, but the learning effects of the inconsistencies is much > larger, particularly with a group of students that are not techies, > not geeks, not computer science or IT students...
So they need to learn what matters when and why. Is this so different from any other subject matter? If they don't get this, they certainly won't prepared for the plethora of sample code they should be reviewing online! -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
