[plt-scheme] Empathy for our students [Was: Re: Why "lambda"?]
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> I hope that wasn't too off-topic/personal for the list (though I just noticed
> it ties into another poster mentioning "tough love").
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Just for the record, that is not what I meant by tough love. I meant
positive, but challenging, reinforcement and encouragement. Something
more along the lines to teach a hungry person how to fish and then
send them off to fish providing feedback on his/her results.
My apologies if I unintentionally touched on a sensitive point.
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Cheers,
Marco