>DR> I'd like to hear some comments on what I should focus my
 >DR> teaching on.
 >
 >   Two words: deductive logic.  While I've never taught that age group,
 >IMHO, the exposure won't be out of place.  Often I see people trying to
 >solve various computer problems who just stab about in the dark trying to
 >find an answer.  It's nice if there's some sort of logical method to that
 >stabbing in the dark. :-)
 >
 >   There's a couple of good units on deductive logic that take elements of
 >pascal and logo and cover the topic for use as an intro programming course.
 >One could easily spin the logical aspects toward diagnosing hardware
 >problems or to illustrate how the various components of the hardware and
 >operating system interact.
 >
Hmmmm....good point.  Stress the thinking skills.  I've always enjoyed using 
logic to solve problems...prided myself on it at times, in fact, since few 
people around here seem to know how to do it !
Any idea where I might locate some resources on this ?
Thanks !
-= Dave =-
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