<DIV><BR>> On 7/12/06, Andreas Raab <ANDREAS.RAAB@GMX.DE>wrote:<BR>> The sequence again is roughly: pilot avatars and sims with programs<BR>> (Logo), immerse yourself in communicative fanstasy environments<BR>> (Squeak), surface a more adult mindset and start tackling real world<BR>> problems with more focus (Python). It's kinda like three kinds of<BR>> music: control a body, swim in the ocean, build your own. The<BR>> language names are stand ins for what're probably the best open source<BR>> options today.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Assuming that is accepted, shouldn't the Python community interested in the</DIV>
<DIV>subject of education be concentrating on creating the applications geared</DIV>
<DIV>toward the adult mindset?</DIV>
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<DIV>And that become the focus of edu-sig?</DIV>
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<DIV>That's been my position for 5 years, or so.</DIV>
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<DIV>Having not made many friends, or influenced many people by</DIV>
<DIV>expressing it.</DIV>
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