[Tutor] Use Python to learn kids (9 yr) to program

[Andre Roberge]

On 11/29/06, Senthil_OR at dell.com <Senthil_OR at dell.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>     Playing with Guido Van Robot http://gvr.sf.net is another good option
> to teach programming to young ones. Rurple is just another graphic
> representation of the gvr.
>


Not quite.  GvR uses a Python-like notation and has no OOP support.  Rur-ple
uses standard Python and has OOP support.
André

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> Senthil
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> *From:* tutor-bounces at python.org [mailto:tutor-bounces at python.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Andre Roberge
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:26 PM
> *To:* anders.u.persson at telia.com
> *Cc:* bp
> *Subject:* Re: [Tutor] Use Python to learn kids (9 yr) to program
>
> HI-
>
> I think Python is a great choice.
>
> You may want to have a look, as a first step, at rur-ple<http://rur-ple.sourceforge.net>.
> Then, as a next step (although it might be a bit steep), you may want to
> have a look at livewires <http://www.livewires.org.uk/python/>.   This
> will provide a good introduction to pygame <http://www.pygame.org>.
>
> André
>
> On 11/29/06, Anders Persson <anders.u.persson at telia.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have looked around for som language to use to learn my 9 year son
> > programming.
> >
> > There is a KPL - Kids Programming Language but my son diden't grasp the
> > OO, GUI and everyting around this, maby becurse English is not his
> > spoken
> > language, and for a beginner i think the inviroment was to complex.
> >
> > So my plan is to use Python, has anyone try to learn kids this way, and
> > could
> > giv som ide how-to.
> > I witch way to introduce every part of the language,,,
> >
> > best regards
> > Anders
> >
> >
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