Can you suggest any lesson plans suitable for younger kids- yr 7/pre-algebra?
Stephen On Monday, 7 October 2013, Todd O'Bryan wrote: > I've taught programming using Racket for several years as the Intro > course in a public high school. In most states, the powers-that-be > have so little awareness of, or concern about, high school computer > science that as long as you cover the general topics listed in the > course descriptions, you're fine regardless of the language you pick. > (Texas is a notable exception. The whole state education system is one > big top-down bureaucracy.) > > Generally, once I had proved that I knew what I was doing, parents and > the school administration were willing to let me do what I thought > best. And now, like those diet programs on TV, I feel obligated to say > that "my results are not typical." But they're also not that atypical. > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Grant Rettke <gret...@acm.org<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Shriram Krishnamurthi > > <s...@cs.brown.edu<javascript:;>> > wrote: > >> Grant, what do you mean by "government sanctioned"? > > > > Used in a full-curriculum school run by the government or eligible for > > government funding. Not afterschool. Not once in a while. > > > >> And why are you asking? > > > > I'm curious about teaching K-12 and wondering if anybody is using math > > and games already who knows how to adhere to the guidelines and format > > of a typical school. > > > > Sorry for lack of incorrect terms. > > ____________________ > > Racket Users list: > > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users > -- -- Stephen De Gabrielle <http://www.degabrielle.name/stephen>
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