[Jon Stratis]

The way I see it, there's the "right" way to do it, and then there's the way someone cocompletely new will best understand it and be able to contribute in a short amount of time. I don't think there's anything wrong with picking the "easiest" way to start with, then as you have time working with the individual students or home-based groups to transition towards the "right" way to do it. Often times, I've found that you can find real, practical examples as you go to highlight why there's a "right" way to do something.

Of course, this only applies to stuff like programming. I'm not going to let a student get off using a tool the wrong way and hurting themselves!