Programming at GCSE - poll

[CyberNerd]

Only sometimes?

 

no I edited that bit

 

I think it is a price worth paying.

I use python, but only for basic scripts and applications so I'm ok with having to use a few spaces every now and again. I could see it would be a pain for a seasoned developer - for a novice it is an invaluable lesson. For a teacher it would save a huge amount of time.

[tom_newton]

You're probably right, who uses soft tabs these days anyway. Im sure I used to have a reason.

[garethEds]

For those interested in getting Computer Programming back into schools take some time to join the CAS Group - Computing at School :: Computing For the Next Generation ... and mailing list.

 

Get involved - if you are a technician ask your Head of ICT if you can run a programming club. More often than not you guys are a lot more competent in coding than us teachers. Put that knowledge to good use and get some kids into it. Of course you won't get paid but you may see the reason we go into teaching - happy kids getting experiences.

 

Go on - you know you want to.

 

Gareth

[CyberNerd]

 

Get involved - if you are a technician ask your Head of ICT if you can run a programming club. More often than not you guys are a lot more competent in coding than us teachers. Put that knowledge to good use and get some kids into it. Of course you won't get paid but you may see the reason we go into teaching - happy kids getting experiences.

 

Go on - you know you want to.

 

Gareth

 

I put a few kids onto this: Google Code-in - Google Code

one of them has already done three tasks - so should win $100

[garethEds]

I put a few kids onto this: Google Code-in - Google Code

one of them has already done three tasks - so should win $100

 

Without sounding patronising - that's great stuff. More and more of that should be done in schools. As I said in my first post quite often it is the technicians that have the knowledge to do this. Yes us teachers can code but sometimes we have to be jack of all trades and masters of none. I can code VBA, Pascal and VB but to a level that suits just above my A-Level. Often I learn something off a pupil who may have streched their knowledge outside of school.

 

The same for networking stuff. I'm often amazed at how many kids are interested but up until now we have not had the time to show them. Hopefully once some of our latger projects are out of the way maybe I will setup a lunchtime club to look at networking and setting up 2008R2 ADs etc. - Of course once again technicians have these skills - ask your school (if you are that way inclinded). Become a teacher for a lunch hour. I'm sure some of you will do better than some ICT teachers :-) (controversial).

 

Gareth