Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/09/10/01:39:02
Hope, my story will be interesting.
I started with 8 bit device based on Z80 clone chip then I was 13 years old
( previously I just seen Atari at home of my friend and was shocked by
games I saw)
So, my very first computer was only text mode with a shipped tape which
contained various programs from games to BASIC teaching system.
Next two months I spend playing with BASIC system. It was amazing !
That system was designed in totally interactive mode - first it gave me a
short
information about some language construction and second it asked me to do
some
input without exiting program. The most exiting thing for me was what I
didn't
try to select right answer from the list of possible choices but I typed
BASIC instruction and
ran it interactively with immediate response about error in code or about
success result.
So, my first advice is what teaching system should be interactive ( I saw
somewhere in the Net
C - interpretator). Next it should give to a child some preliminary
information about each teaching
language construction.
Well, my second computer was Atari ( amazing device ;) and I spend majority
of my time
typing games code (BASIC) from books and magazines. It gave me very
valuable experience
on HOW-TO. So, my second advice is to teach child using real code for games
not language guide.
I remember the joy I felt then my first game from book ran.
The best learning is learning through the *GAME*.
And the last one. Visit http://www.legomindstorms.com/ Perhaps, this is
you are looking for.
With my best wishes.
--
Dim Zegebart
Moscow, Russia
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