[Edu-sig] A case against GUIs in intro CS :-)

[Rodrigo Dias Arruda Senra]

 [ Arthur <ajsiegel at optonline.net> ]
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 | > -----Original Message-----
 | > From: edu-sig-bounces+ajsiegel=optonline.net at python.org [mailto:edu-sig-
 | > bounces+ajsiegel=optonline.net at python.org] On Behalf Of Rodrigo Dias
 | > Arruda Senra
 | >  "Avoiding repetition == respect" is an oversimplification to me.
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 | I don't disagree, really - except that it is near impossible to say anything
 | that is not an oversimplification.

 Well, the term 'oversimplification' itself is not an oversimplification. ;o)
 Just kidding.

 | And it is maybe because I tend to take that approach, that I tend to
 | appreciate an author giving his best shot at communicating *a* perspective.

 I respect that, but that can be quite expensive as well, from book costs POV.

 Moreover, a good communicator may be capable to convey multiple-perspectives
 competently. Perhaps that makes more sense in other domains than in math,
 and maybe that is why we have this different perspectives about it <wink>.

 cheers,
 Senra

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