[plt-scheme] homeschooling/self-study

Perhaps a web-based Scheme tutorial written in Scheme and using
DrScheme and material from HtDP? Has anybody tried anything like that?

Rich

On Apr 7, 2005 7:48 AM, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
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> On Apr 7, 2005, at 9:27 AM, Rich Talley wrote:
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> > Thanks for the good words.
> >
> > I think I'll hold off on much comment until I've had a chance to spend
> > some time in the archives for this list; there's no need to re-plow
> > ground that's already been covered.
> >
> > I'll just note that HTDP is not meant for self-study - the material is
> > designed for classroom use and needs to be presented and explained.
> > That means I have to read ahead and prepare the boys for the upcoming
> > section. This is different from some of the tutorials on the web that
> > I can just point the boys to and then answer the occasional question.
> >
> > This is neither upsetting nor surprising but rather typical of
> > textbooks.
> 
> Yes, HtDP is a textbook not a tutorial. But if someone wants to
> translate it into a tutorial, go ahead!
> 
> -- Matthias
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