Re: Helping Students

[Ferretwoman@worldnet.att.net (FerretWoman)]

As a student learning Ada (I'm in the second semester of learning this
language) I read this newsgroup only to learn things I may not learn
in class.  I don't read all the articles, only a select few, but if I
am having a problem, I will go to my teacher because I believe she can
help me in person much better than someone trying to explain in
writing how to solve the problem.  Sure, you may be able to tell me
the code I need to do a problem, but you sure aren't going to be able
to help me figure that out on my own, step by step, and I'm not going
to learn this way.  Those who ask for help up here, unless they have
gone through all the other steps before this (ie, teacher, computer
lab workers, other students, etc.) don't really want to learn ada
(IMHO) but just want to get through the problem they have to solve the
easiest way they know how.  Hey, I know what it's like to struggle
through learning this language.  I've spent lots of time in my
teacher's office.  I've spent lots of time screaming at the computer
because my program is not working and I can't see where the code is
incorrect.  But I have solved all my problems, not by asking you guys
what I should do, but trial and error.  THAT is how I've learned what
I have so far, THAT is why I feel I have a very good grasp of the
language which my grades have proven, and that's why I feel mostly
confident that I will be able to do well in this second part of the
class.

To all the students I say this...go see your teacher!  If you want to
chat up here about the types of things you are learning that's fine,
but when it comes to a problem, don't expect these people to solve it
for you.  That's not learning...that could be considered cheating...


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