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

From: john burnette (john_burnette at mac.com)
Date: Wed Jun 16 22:32:59 EDT 2010

I liked TeachDesign until I saw Build-A-Brain...


On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Karen J. North wrote:

> 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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