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"Pedagogy" is the art/science to guide kids, literally speaking. First, I wasn't sure if he didn't actually mean "didactics" but then he talked about "students"
by stewbrew 9y ago
"Pedagogy" is the art/science to guide kids, literally speaking. First, I wasn't sure if he didn't actually mean "didactics" but then he talked about "students" so he probably just talks about "kids" of computer science.
Why are all thoughts about how to teach/promote Haskell centered on the language itself as if it were only an academic tool? If you want students to get excited about Haskell, don't make it look like an academic tool that's only useful as a didactic device in university classes on functional programming.
- twblalock 9y ago> "Pedagogy" is the art/science to guide kids, literally speaking. First, I wasn't sure if he didn't actually mean "didactics" but then he talked about "students" so he probably just talks about "kids" of computer science. Literally speaking, you may be right, but who cares? "Pedagogy" means "teaching" to anyone who is seriously engaged with the topic of conversation here. Etymology is not meaning. Defining words by their etymology alone ignores history, culture, and the context of modern word use.
- stewbrew 9y agoIt matters when you're teaching professionally.