Re: [Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2020-04-13 Thread jaminson via lazarus
Thank you so much for the post! Such interesting info for me, because I was searching for something like that, I am also a tutor) So, thank you for the idea one more time! -- Sent from: http://free-pascal-lazarus.989080.n3.nabble.com/ -- ___ lazarus

Re: [Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2019-04-26 Thread Ralf Quint via lazarus
On 4/26/2019 1:08 PM, Travis Ayres via lazarus wrote: Avoid the most pertinent subject for their age bracket that led a huge number of us into the field. Weird flex, but ok. In adultspeak: That's a questionable pedagogic choice. +1 In that age group, it will be hard to get their intention/i

Re: [Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2019-04-26 Thread Ryan Joseph via lazarus
> On Apr 26, 2019, at 3:09 PM, Anthony Walter via lazarus > wrote: > > With the kids I am teaching I try to avoid all content related to computers > used to play or write video games. Good luck! I would not have started programming if not for games and in fact one of my greatest regrets in

Re: [Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2019-04-26 Thread Anthony Walter via lazarus
Travis, Maybe it has to do with what most of parent ask of me before I start tutoring, and that is to teach them a use their computer for something other than video games? Perhaps answering that question addresses the abject fallaciousness of your argument. --

Re: [Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2019-04-26 Thread Travis Ayres via lazarus
Avoid the most pertinent subject for their age bracket that led a huge number of us into the field. Weird flex, but ok. In adultspeak: That's a questionable pedagogic choice. On Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 12:10 PM Anthony Walter via lazarus < lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote: > Thanks Gustavo. > > W

Re: [Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2019-04-26 Thread Anthony Walter via lazarus
Thanks Gustavo. With the kids I am teaching I try to avoid all content related to computers used to play or write video games. -- ___ lazarus mailing list lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org https://lists.lazarus-ide.org/listinfo/lazarus

Re: [Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2019-04-26 Thread Gustavo Enrique Jimenez via lazarus
The game "Pong" is a relatively easy program to write. I wrote my version of pong at age 12 in an "Talent MSX". Gustavo > Does anyone are to provide feedback on my project idea for students? Thank > you for considering what I've written. > -- > ___ > l

[Lazarus] Feeback wanted: Tutoring kids with Pascal project idea

2019-04-26 Thread Anthony Walter via lazarus
I've been tutoring a few kids aged 9-13 on the topic of computer programming for about two months and want to give a few of them a fun project to play with starting this Monday. So that would mean I need to write this project between now and then. I'd like to get some feedback on this project idea