Re: Free GNU/Linux intro class for teens advice? Purchase box? Squeak/Smalltalk programming
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On 07/08/2015 10:18 AM, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jul 2015, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>
>>>> I am still not convinced that $350 will be a major obstacle.
>
>>> $350 sound quite a lot to me and buying a whole new computer for the
>>> sake of this seems quite wasteful as well.
>
>> Probably not in Newton, MA. Probably unnecessary, but there will be
>> plenty of takers.
>
> The Newton resident (Miles) knows whereof he speaks.
>
> Bob Bernstein NSHS '62
>
I'm also a Newton resident but disagree on requiring a new computer
purchase as prerequisite. Keep it free, accessible, and fun. Will you
spend too much time on installation/configuration?
Lisi Reisz's comments above (Message-ID:
<[🔎] 201507072145.10748.lisi.reisz@gmail.com>) are spot on. Focus on your
purpose, your audience, your objectives. Kids have computers. If you
have them bring a wifi enabled laptop with PuTTY installed, your first
class can have them ssh to a live system and off you go.
Also, the course title needs work for a general audience clueless as to
what GNU/Linux might be.
Good luck!
Ralph
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