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Re: I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming

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On Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 2:23:37 PM UTC-4, Eric Sosman wrote:
> I, for one, am not convinced of a need for
> 
> 	 9:47 Loops in java, While Loop
> 	14:25 For Loop
> 	 7:41 Do..While Loop
> 	14:51 Nesting of Loop
> 	 7:05 Infinite Loop
> 	15:00 Quick Recap of Loops in Java
> 	11:56 Control statement - break
> 	 8:35 Continue statement
> 
> ... 1:29:20 lecture time devoted merely to loops.  (I haven't
> watched all eight lessons, but in bouncing around the "For Loop"
> video I didn't see any examples of the "for each" forms -- are they
> covered?)  If it takes an hour and a half to expound so elementary
> a group of concepts, how long will it take to explain overriding,
> or overloading, or generics, or lambdas, or synchronization?  Mark
> Twain wrote
> 
> 	Never knew before what eternity was made for. It is
> 	to give some of us a chance to learn German.
> 
> ... and it strikes me that so slow-moving a lecture series might
> give Java the same reputation as Twain's German!  :)
> 
>      I'd suggest that you seek for more efficient ways to transfer
> knowledge to your students.  Repetition can be good in that it aids
> memorization of important points, but too much repetition -- or too
> long-winded a presentation -- will bore the student into an uneasy
> slumber which may impede or even prevent the uptake of knowledge.
> Polonius tells us that "brevity is the soul of wit," and I suspect
> that your lectures might be both wittier and more effective if briefer.
> Focus each lecture on the goal ("What is this lesson about?") and strive
> to keep the focus sharp.
> 

There should maybe be 2 learning paths, one for quick learners and one for slow learners.  I did poorly in public school because I didn't do the work because I was bored to death, but have you ever tried to teach Java to someone with no coding experience?  I have and it's not easy.  Some people need a lot of repetition.

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I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming Pvr Pasupuleti <pvr.ram34@gmail.com> - 2018-07-29 10:38 -0700
  Re: I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-07-29 14:23 -0400
    Re: I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-07-29 21:12 +0200
    Re: I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2018-07-30 05:18 -0700
      Re: I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-07-30 09:46 -0400
        Re: I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2018-09-20 03:04 -0400
        Re: I need your support for the page which is created for beginners in programming Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2018-09-24 05:41 -0700

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