<SNIP> > > Reading this I get the impression, and correct me if I'm wrong, that > you've never taught beginners programming. Of course long term (heck in > fact fairly early on) they need to learn these nitty-gritty and > sometimes frustrating lessons, but not in a 2 hour intro to programming > for total beginners. > > And I beg to differ--this field is for everyone, and increasingly moreso > every day. Doesn't mean it's easy, but it is and can be for everyone. > > Whether this specific proposal is technically feasible in a > cross-platform manner with the state of the Python interpreter and > import system is another question. But that's a discussion worth having. > "Some people aren't cut out for programming" isn't. > > When teaching an absolute beginners course, (which I personally have done many times often for people with little or no experience of computers), on of the best approaches that I have found is to run JupyterHub on a local (WiFi) LAN - this has several advantages:
- the students can get started on some python programming without having to install anything on their own machines - they just need a browser. - No internet connection needed, (often the case in a corporate environment). - I have complete control over the packages present. - Once they have a taste they are ready, usually keen, to learn how to install python and it's libraries, including Jupyter. -- Steve (Gadget) Barnes Any opinions in this message are my personal opinions and do not reflect those of my employer. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
