From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID, PLING_QUERY,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,53f1f03353d5ae00 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: mrbunny@mail.zynet.co.uk Subject: Re: STUDENTS GO AWAY!!!!!!!?????? Date: 1997/04/28 Message-ID: <3364e23f.4088598@news>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 237957243 References: <335bdd1b.5485893@news> <5jidr2$s8e@acmey.gatech.edu> <33612b9e.7623298@news> <01bc52a3$c91b7ce0$28f982c1@xhv46.dial.pipex.com> Organization: Zynet Ltd Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-04-28T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: 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.