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Is it better to lie to students or to be pedantic when teaching Intro CS?

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How bad is a Computer Science course that doesn't teach Design Patterns?

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Is it bad to force my students not to return early?

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What advantages do students who learn how to touch type have?

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answered Jun 18, 2018 at 12:42

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Is there some meaningful percentage of students who can't learn to program?

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answered Oct 30, 2017 at 19:51

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Why do we count starting from zero?

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answered Sep 3, 2018 at 11:05

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Why is computer science hard?

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Should I teach that 1 kB = 1024 bytes or 1000 bytes?

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answered Mar 9, 2018 at 15:30

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What is good age to start learning programming?

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answered Nov 9, 2018 at 12:28

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How to explain the concept of a variable to a 9-year old?

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answered Jan 21, 2018 at 17:28

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Assisting students with large programming assignments takes too long in class

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answered Sep 7, 2017 at 12:30

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What could be the possible advantages of teaching Scheme as first programming language?

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answered Sep 2, 2017 at 17:18

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What is the point of teaching coding and robotics to kids as young as six years old?

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answered Nov 28, 2019 at 13:40

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What are the advantages/disadvantages of teaching how to implement Nodes, Linked Lists, Stacks, and Queues before showing built-in implementations?

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answered Apr 26, 2018 at 13:35

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What is the best way to teach JavaScript functions to middle schoolers?

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answered Dec 20, 2019 at 1:31

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Teaching the tradeoffs of the foreach loop

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answered Jul 14, 2017 at 22:04

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What controversies in computer science education exist today?

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answered Dec 15, 2021 at 20:33

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On studying Computer Science vs. Software Engineering to become a proficient coder

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answered May 10, 2019 at 11:24

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How do you teach Big O to high schoolers with varying degrees of math exposure?

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answered Mar 26, 2018 at 13:12

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What to tell students that plagiarised their programming assignment?

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answered Feb 2 at 13:29

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Note-taking policy: laptops, or by hand?

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answered Jun 27, 2017 at 23:35

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Why isn't there one language to use instead of different programming languages?

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answered Jan 2 at 14:25

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How to give assignments that require heavy computational resources?

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answered Apr 8, 2018 at 15:21

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How can we teach good naming practice for students learning Java?

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answered Apr 9, 2018 at 13:52

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Teaching students that printf() is not the same as return

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answered Oct 4, 2017 at 18:00

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Learning fundamental differences between functional programming and Object Oriented Programming

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answered Aug 9, 2017 at 12:50

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How can we motivate students to review each other's code?

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answered Aug 29, 2017 at 14:32

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What are healthy, productive ways to encourage students to progress to more advanced constructs as opposed to staying with the familiar?

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answered Apr 10, 2018 at 14:52

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Is there a better way to validate student learning?

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Interesting Programming Exercises to Teach Inheritance?

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Is it better to lie to students or to be pedantic when teaching Intro CS?

How bad is a Computer Science course that doesn't teach Design Patterns?

Is it bad to force my students not to return early?

What advantages do students who learn how to touch type have?

Is there some meaningful percentage of students who can't learn to program?

Why do we count starting from zero?

Why is computer science hard?

Should I teach that 1 kB = 1024 bytes or 1000 bytes?

What is good age to start learning programming?

How to explain the concept of a variable to a 9-year old?

Assisting students with large programming assignments takes too long in class

What could be the possible advantages of teaching Scheme as first programming language?

What is the point of teaching coding and robotics to kids as young as six years old?

What are the advantages/disadvantages of teaching how to implement Nodes, Linked Lists, Stacks, and Queues before showing built-in implementations?

What is the best way to teach JavaScript functions to middle schoolers?

Teaching the tradeoffs of the foreach loop

What controversies in computer science education exist today?

On studying Computer Science vs. Software Engineering to become a proficient coder

How do you teach Big O to high schoolers with varying degrees of math exposure?

What to tell students that plagiarised their programming assignment?

Note-taking policy: laptops, or by hand?

Why isn't there one language to use instead of different programming languages?

How to give assignments that require heavy computational resources?

How can we teach good naming practice for students learning Java?

Teaching students that printf() is not the same as return

Learning fundamental differences between functional programming and Object Oriented Programming

How can we motivate students to review each other's code?

What are healthy, productive ways to encourage students to progress to more advanced constructs as opposed to staying with the familiar?

Is there a better way to validate student learning?

Interesting Programming Exercises to Teach Inheritance?