tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post4446281544606787406..comments2024-03-27T15:13:24.764-04:00Comments on Computer Science Teacher: Why So Many Programming LanguagesAlfred Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-63781619577873077742014-03-31T08:39:06.657-04:002014-03-31T08:39:06.657-04:00Alfed,
great post.. and Garth, you nailed it. I s...Alfed,<br />great post.. and Garth, you nailed it. I seem to race from learning mode to teaching mode, and constantly porting everything into a large model. The key for me is making sure it fits into what my kids can take inshoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747705590239272102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-20788317501407149142014-03-28T18:51:02.620-04:002014-03-28T18:51:02.620-04:00I think a big problem is the requirements for a te...I think a big problem is the requirements for a teaching language and a professional language are so different. Small Basic will never be a professional language but it is an outstanding beginner teaching language. What the teacher needs and what the professional needs are are a long way apart. We also have to look at the skill level of the users. Most programming teachers seem to have learned programming on-the-fly while teaching other subjects as well. They try to know enough to survive in the classroom. The pro is making mortgage payments and hopefully this is their primary job. Usually there is some strong programming education background. Teaching languages and IDEs have to be simple. The average teacher rarely has time to learn anything fancy.Garthnoreply@blogger.com