[racket-dev] [plt-edu] Re: TeachScheme! wikipedia page update

From: Karen J. North (knorth at me.com)
Date: Wed Jun 16 16:48:41 EDT 2010

I love TeachDesign as this fits with all grade levels and the K-8  
computing curriculum I am working on.

Karen
www.build-a-brain.com


On Jun 16, 2010, at 3:15 PM, Matthias Felleisen wrote:

>
>
> I like TeachDesign.
>
>
> On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:12 PM, Todd O'Bryan wrote:
>
>> How about going someplace completely different?
>>
>> TeachDesign
>> Data-Centric Program Design
>> Programming Literacy for Teachers
>>
>> OK, those are just awful, but you get the idea.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Robby Findler
>> <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>>> It is unfortunate that the name "TeachScheme!" requires an immediate
>>> explanation. :)
>>>
>>> Robby
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Matthias Felleisen
>>> <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for reminding me and for getting started.
>>>>
>>>> I have made small changes to the page (de-emphasizing Scheme some  
>>>> more).
>>>>
>>>> The real question is whether we should abandon the name  
>>>> TeachScheme! and
>>>> move on. TeachRacket! comes to mind but Racketeering! and others  
>>>> are
>>>> available, too.
>>>>
>>>> -- Matthias
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 16, 2010, at 12:15 PM, John Clements wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I beat on the TeachScheme! wikipedia page, with reasonable but  
>>>>> not stellar
>>>>> results.  In particular, sentences like "TeachScheme doesn't  
>>>>> depend on
>>>>> Scheme" become a bit more opaque after the Scheme->Racket  
>>>>> substitution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone else who feels like doing 5 minutes of outreach is  
>>>>> welcome to edit
>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
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