maybe-not-the-programmers-they-deserved-but-the-programmers-they-needed/
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Build claim: non‑expert developers teach kids by shipping a focused Python exercise. The team codes a Learning Python on Mars text-based adventure and runs two planned 25‑student classes that swell to 50 attendees, discovers kids don’t know UI basics, performs live editing of the tutorial, adds coaches and pair programming, and refactors afterward. Outcome: kids stay engaged, parents sign up, the tutorial evolves and is published for reuse — concrete, repeatable, and working.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:42A Metaphor
- 3:31Learn From Our Experience
- 4:22Do Some Research
- 5:58Hint 2: Make A Plan
- 8:36Hint 3: Ask For Help
- 9:40Know Your Audience
- 11:50Expect the Unexpected
- 13:28Be Vulnerable
- 15:47Set Improvement Goals
- 17:22Refactor
- 18:39Jump in (or wade in)
- 20:32Who Would Like Your Help
- 21:11Ways You Can Help That Don't Involve Coding
- 22:15Once more, with feeling
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