Re: STUDENTS GO AWAY!!!!!!!??????

[mrbunny@mail.zynet.co.uk]

Nick Roberts said;
>
>It would be a good idea to try to ensure that a flyer giving a few 'ground
>rules' to all new posters to this newsgroup be made available, perhaps by
>means of a regular automated posting. I'm a great believer in the concept
>of consensus: if students do not abuse the newsgroup, they needn't pose a
>problem or a threat. 

Speaking as a beginner student, what would be helpful is a suggestion
as to the way forward from a problem. Eg. "To delete a record from an 
array try rearranging the structure of the records." I still have to 
resolve most of the problem and of course do the coding.

I think giving students coding might be more confusing than helpful, 
as you may be using commands etc. that we have not yet come across.
If we did figure out how to use them we would perhaps have missed
the point of the assignment, ie. to show mastery of the commands we do
know. This may not be the case for more advanced students who are
presumably expected to be more adventurous.
I suspect most beginners will look at the coding examples in some of 
the postings and scurry off elsewhere for fear of embarrassing
themselves!

Students who are posting in weekly I would guess are taking advantage.


When our little boats of learning get stuck on the rocks all we need
is a shove in the right direction. We will still do the paddling!

Mark.