Hack Reactor uses this method for all of their first 6 weeks.
A better way to teach technical skills to a group
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Re: A better way to teach technical skills to a group
#221. Recently I was reading how in the early public school system, students of a widely different age all sat in the same class.
The bigger kids will learn first from the teacher, and in turn, turn around and teach the younger ones.
At least according to this article, it works. Maybe high school can also benefit from this.
2. I find it intriguing that a professor say this:
> Third, it’s fun for them. They can laugh and joke with each other, rather than sit in silence as I repeat information that’s right in front of them anyway.
Usually the teacher is doing his best to get the class as quiet as possible.
Re: A better way to teach technical skills to a group
#23At work there's often new tools and processes being built and used and I've been noticing that many of my co-workers struggle to figure out the new stuff. Its frustrating to have them go back to old ways when we're in a time crunch too, since it means that new tool isn't taking shape. I've long abandoned the "brown-bag meeting" as a way to share with my peers, because it never seems to work. What's been much more eff…
Not a substitute for your suggestion but what I found one thing that spread best practices at my last job was code review. I do something, the reviewer points out I could do it more efficiently, or use some library or solution in the project that already exists, or explains how the build system works and how my new rules don't quite fit and how to make them fit. etc....