Thanks seasoup, that's what i intended . Besides, the few hours they will get to learn javascript may not be enough to give them a strong basis. But i'm discovering the school, so i might be wrong. I'll reconsider this next year. The option to teach jquery as a second level course makes definitely a lot of sense though.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:02 PM, seasoup <seas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think that a designer who knows jQuery is ahead of those that do > not. I would love to work with a designer who could put together the > rudimentary functionality of a website with jQuery. If designers can > pick up jQuery that would be great, most designers do not bother to > learn javascript. There are exceptions, but generally it's just not > the way they think. > > On the other hand, i would not tell the school that you will not teach > javascript, you wont get the job. Tell them you will introduce > javascript through the jQuery framework instead. > > On Jan 8, 1:46 pm, "Andy Matthews" <li...@commadelimited.com> wrote: >> I'd look at teaching jQuery as a 2nd level course. Once you've covered at >> least the basics of JavaScript, then you can get into jQuery. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On >> >> Behalf Of Klaus Hartl >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:38 PM >> To: jQuery (English) >> Subject: [jQuery] Re: teaching jquery instead of javascript ? >> >> jQuery is JavaScript, and at some point you need to know JavaScript. >> >> I would never hire anyone who claims to know jQuery but not JavaScript. >> >> my 0.02$ >> >> --Klaus >> >> On 8 Jan., 22:23, pixeline <aplennev...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hello mates, >> >> > I will start to teach web usability to freshly graduated youngsters in >> > a graphic design school _ web dept, web dept. >> > The Board recently proposed me to also take over javascript. Now i >> > intend to them i'm not literate enough in javascript to actually teach >> > it. But i proposed instead to teach jquery, with the main argument >> > being: it's a 3-year programme, it's not with 2 hours a week that most >> > kids will get professionnal level javascript skills. Teaching jquery >> > on the other hand, may give these junior designers a useful knowledge >> > and discover scripting from a starting point that they understand _ >> > not the (with all due respect:) ) geek's "code is poetry" point of >> > view, but from the "in your face" designer point of view. >> >> > I would like to know what you guys think of my argument: is teaching >> > the usage of a specific javascript framework relevant to the business >> > world? Would you hire a freshman that cannot program pure javascript >> > but can pretty much achieve the same result, in less time, with >> > jquery? >> >> > Looking forward to reading your thoughts ! >> >> > Cheers, >> >> > Alexandre
