Teaching JavaScript to the uninterested

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Course decisions center on concrete choices and results: uses p5.js with p5.play sprites instead of Processing/Java to avoid types and braces, exposes students to the browser console as a REPL, and stores work in jsbin for cloud saving and easy sharing. Curriculum removes exams, leans on trial-and-error, and simplifies syntax (global vars, no semicolons) to lower friction. Outcome: classes with motivated students show strong learning and satisfaction while classes of the uninterested simply do not engage.

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1. 0:00Teaching JavaScript intro
2. 3:07Setting goals
3. 7:43JavaScript vs Java
4. 14:11Why p5.js
5. 18:52Interactive console
6. 20:58Code saving with jsbin
7. 23:45Student feedback

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