[Chicago] Python in local school systems?

[DeanG]

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I think one of the challenges of teaching CS courses in high school to
folks that don't want to pursue CS as a major is making the course
interesting. With a RAD tool like VB is easy for everyone to throw
together a nice app that can do something they like. With something
like Python that might be harder to do (Tkinter or WxPython
anyone???).
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Agile is straightforward in Python. Desktop RAD is straightfoward in *BASIC.
And with the massive IT momentum of VB shops it's cinched.

Poland chose REALbasic  http://realsoftware.com/news/pr/2006/poland/