I’m a teacher and I’m hoping someone can share some of the best platforms to teach middle schoolers how to code. Thanks.
I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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> they're just stating the facts They're stating their projected version of the facts. It's the narrative as they see it. Important details could be missing. Suppose you and I made a few attempts to start a company together and it didn't work out. Then I went off on my own as a solo founder and got seed funding. Then imagine I made a blog post titled "I tried to start a company with ironmagma 3 times and failed, so I…
Okay, but in that sense of projection, all stated facts are projected versions of the facts. In your opinion, should we just not discuss our experiences with companies at all, since the descriptions will be mere projections of what actually happened?
> In your opinion, should we just not discuss our experiences with companies at all, since the descriptions will be mere projections of what actually happened?
I don't think I can answer that question without more context. It largely depends on the situation.
In this case he could have simply omitted the name of the company:
> I was rejected by three times, so I built my own
He's sharing the same story without throwing jabs at a particular company. I could have done the same in my above example with the same result:
> I tried to start a company with someone 3 times and failed, so I became a solo founder instead and succeeded
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IMO it comes down to professional etiquette. Don't broach muddy topics in public because the audience doesn't have enough context to see the complete picture. It's sort of like airing your dirty laundry in a public restaurant.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#213I’m a teacher and I’m hoping someone can share some of the best platforms to teach middle schoolers how to code. Thanks.
OP here. I think Codecademy, Scrimba, and freecodecamp are great resources for new learners. Middle school though, that’s tough…
If you’re interested in writing your own tutorials for your students, I think codeamigo would be great for that. Feel free to email me (email in profile) if you want help with that!
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#214This is awesome! Love the focus on short practical tutorials and not leetcode style questions. Are you planning on iterating this further?
Yes! Check us out on twitter to follow along on our progress @codeamigo_dev
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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That's kinda what did AND didn't work for me when it came to programming. In college my first class was a class about C, the instructor read from the book (that appeared to be written about C for people who already knew C...) and then you worked on the assignment. I didn't have the patience at that age to work that way and dropped the class / decided programming wasn't for me. I did some other tech things and decades…
Similar thing happened to me. I had to take a C++ course (with C++ 2008 on Windows) and hated the way it was taught. I conflated that with hating programming. After I finished my engineering degree, I got frustrated with repetitive tedious manual processes, so I started automating them. As my skill grew, I realized I liked programming more than I liked being a mechanical engineer. Now I write code full time, but I'd…
But since then have you gone back and learned all of that stuff from those classes? Is the point of school to make you interested in the first place or just assume you already found the topic interesting and see the value and you want to learn more
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#216I’m a teacher and I’m hoping someone can share some of the best platforms to teach middle schoolers how to code. Thanks.
Codecademy and Treehouse are both great platforms that I've used and recommend.
If you're looking for a great free intro to programming, I recommend "Learn to Program", available at https://pine.fm/LearnToProgram. It's concise, introduces the reader to a very approachable programming language (Ruby), and geared toward total beginners. Coincidentally, I went on to work at the same company as the author later down the line which was pretty cool.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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> 1. Dodged a bullet (booo on any company that would reject someone with this level of passion). Passion is a double-edged sword: When a person's passions align closely with the company's needs, it's wonderful. But if a person's passions conflict with what the founders want, the passion can amplify the conflict. That's why it's important to understand exactly what the candidate is passionate about. If they're passion…
> If they're passionate about helping the company wherever necessary, that's one thing. Why would anyone be passionate about any specific corporation? Sounds like a great way to be exploited. People are passionate about enjoyable activities such as programming, not companies. They help companies with their problems because they get paid for it.
> Why would anyone be passionate about any specific corporation?
This is quite evident in the entertainment (video games, film, music, etc.) industry. It has been established that many creative resources go to companies that produce most of their favorite work.
Sadly, it is quite common for those companies to have rather diverse and relaxed ethical guidelines around crunch and overtime.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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Okay, but in that sense of projection, all stated facts are projected versions of the facts. In your opinion, should we just not discuss our experiences with companies at all, since the descriptions will be mere projections of what actually happened?
> In your opinion, should we just not discuss our experiences with companies at all, since the descriptions will be mere projections of what actually happened? I don't think I can answer that question without more context. It largely depends on the situation. In this case he could have simply omitted the name of the company: > I was rejected by three times, so I built my own He's sharing the same story without throwi…
> He's sharing the same story without throwing jabs at a particular company.
I would argue it’s not the same story. He wanted to join this other company but couldn’t, which means that his product or at least personage is going to be different in a way that is irreconcilable with Codecademy. They are thus his direct competitor, which is extra information conveyed by this title.
> the audience doesn’t have enough context to see the complete picture.
No one has enough context to see the complete picture, though. The logical progression of this is, “don’t talk about things in general,” which I rather fundamentally disagree with. If someone is unhappy, that can be a good motivator for a story. The same is true for happiness IMO, by the way.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
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Have you hired anyone? Asking because your comment make it sounds like there's science to it. I don't like the committee hiring as well but team or manager level hiring can segment the company culture. Also individuals can be biased and hire based on vibes or who is like them etc. - committee brings a check to that, that's why it's common. The truth is - you'll miss some great candidates because they simply interview…
I have -- quite a few times in quite a few different jobs. There actually is a lot more science to it than we usually take credit for. There have been studies that our typical interview process gives us 17% predictability of how they will perform, but if we do a contract-to-hire (of just one week) that improves to 80%. We have proven time and time again that certain times of interview questions are not helpful. If yo…
you get 80% chance of the idiots willing to work supposed contract to hire positions. Not sure that's anywhere near the same thing.
Re: I was rejected by Codecademy three times, so I built my own
#220I had a similar experience, not that I got rejected, but that I didn't like their content very much. I made https://qvault.io to focus on computer science. I'd actually love to chat with you, we could potentially collaborate or something :)
Let’s chat! My email is in my profile!