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From: "Chad R. Meiners" <crmeiners@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: An Ada advocacy method
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 02:10:22 -0400
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"Wes Groleau" <groleau@freeshell.org> wrote in message
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> Chad R. Meiners wrote:
> > ;-)  usually at that point the students are willing to switch, but I
wait
> > patiently until the students ask me "How can you stand programming in
C++"
> > then I tell them that I don't have too. ;-0
>
> Sure, but the class _is_ C++, and no amount
> of Ada-awareness is going to get the C++ syntax
> into their heads.  Help them pass the course,
> and maybe someday they'll be able and willing
> to choose something better.

Of course I helped them with their C++ problems.  From the feedback forms I
got, they were quite happy with my help.

-CRM