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"Math" is a scary word for most of non-geeks, so it's hard to persuade people to learn in. It's probably way easier to convince people by saying: "let's learn m
by kbart 11y ago
"Math" is a scary word for most of non-geeks, so it's hard to persuade people to learn in. It's probably way easier to convince people by saying: "let's learn making some cool webpages everyone can see (and earn tons of money(0))" than "let's learn trigonometric algebra, you might need it sometime".
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- legostormtroopr 11y agoYou aren't going to teach anyone anything of value about web development using an iPad, especially one with no web access.
- kbart 11y agoiPad is definitely a bad choice here (unless external keyboard is hooked up), but you can teach basics even on paper just fine. Yes, probably you are not going to teach them enough to make a living, but the key of inmate courses is mostly to give them hope and show the other way of life, so when they are released from prison, they would want to seek a proper education themselves.