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Re: Quotes from the Chief Engineer and I

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Originally Posted by King Nerd III View Post
The student input was because some of the kids in the class have read the AP CS textbook and taken classes at the local college before they offered the class here. The teacher was willing to let those students help to teach the class, and to help teach him things he will need for next year, when they aren't there.
Better training for the teachers is the preferred option. Teaching is not solely about mastering content. Plus students tend to think they are further along than is true. Java/C/C++/C# or any other language is like a fancy hammer. The languages are used as tools to solve problems. We encounter lots of students who don't get that. With respect, you are a good example. Many of your comments and "solutions" in the CD fora are very clever and I would say you have great potential. But many of your comments and "solutions" are without merit.
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