Subject:
|
Re: First Lego League Software
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.robotics
|
Date:
|
Fri, 24 Dec 1999 01:55:06 GMT
|
Original-From:
|
Andy Gombos <gombos@ne.infi=IHateSpam=.net>
|
Reply-To:
|
GOMBOS@ihatespamNE.INFI.NET
|
Viewed:
|
682 times
|
| |
|
|
I suppose it all comes down to what the kids can understand. If they all have
prior programming experience, then they could probably use NQC, and think that
RCX code is a piece of trash. But if they are not experienced in programming then
it would seem logical that they used RCX Code.OTOH, if they would like to learn
how to program more, they could use NQC, and use it as a learning tool.
Andy
Matthew Miller wrote:
> J G Gregory <jgg@ultranet.com> wrote:
> > Well, I worked with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders, after school, and with
> > limited computer resources, and believe me, we barely could get time to deal
> > with RCX Code except in a hand-holding way. Maybe if all the kids had RCX's
> > and computers at home, but in the typical environment we had, it was not
>
> Well, not to get into "well, when I was a boy" :) but I was in third grade
> when I started BASIC programming. I didn't have a computer at home; just
> access to the one Apple ][+ in my classroom at school. I'm not bragging or
> anything -- while I realize that this isn't _typical_, it's not abnormal
> either.
>
> My point isn't that NQC should be forced on all kids. It's that if a kid
> wants to and is able to use it, that should be encouraged.
>
> On a related note: it's really unfortunate that the MIT Logo stuff isn't
> publicly available. It has the advantage being graphical and about as easy
> to learn/use as RCX Code, plus it's a real full-featured programming
> language.
>
> --
> Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
> Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: First Lego League Software
|
| (...) Well, not to get into "well, when I was a boy" :) but I was in third grade when I started BASIC programming. I didn't have a computer at home; just access to the one Apple ][+ in my classroom at school. I'm not bragging or anything -- while I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
|
7 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
