On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
> > My high school computer science teacher was a great TEACHER.
>
> I envy people who had the benefit of teachers whose skills were
> farther advanced than those of the students. No one could ever
> answer the questions I asked, so I realized I'd have to teach myself.
I agree, I was fortunate. But my first programming teacher in 9th grade
was a boob. He basically competed with me on knowledge because I was
already at least at his level of programming ability. We found a common
ground in trading hacked software...some role model :)
> I find myself in a bad situation everytime someone wants me to "show
> them"; I show them precisely as I learned, and they just give me
> deer-in-the-headlight look. As I said above, no one taught me, so I'm
> clueless as to how to teach others.
I'm talking mainly about kids, but anyone who is ready to be a programmer
can be taught. But not everyone is a programmer. Those that get it are
programmers. Those that don't are users, and should remain that.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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