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[Matthew Schinckel]

On 15/06/07, Jeff Rush <jeff at taupro.com> wrote:
> kirby urner wrote:
> >

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>
> > Listing 1:  exercise:  circle a dict object being initialized.  What
> > alternative syntax might the writer have used?  Give a short
> > example in the space provided: ___________________________
>
> An interesting idea for teaching - showing source and asking students to
> reason -about- it, instead of writing programs from scratch for exercises.
> I'll have to consider applying this in some Python educational ideas I have.
>

This is actually the approach I have been taking with my class -
rather than expect them to write code, although they will need to do
this, I provide them with code, and then we discuss what the code is
doing, and why.

Matt.

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Matthew Schinckel <matt at schinckel.net>

The Feynman Problem-Solving Algorithm:
  (1) write down the problem;
  (2) think very hard;
  (3) write down the answer.