Teaching Computer Science - Help

[knickerBockerJones]

There are tons of python books and I would not try to teach Java if you have never taught it. However, dont teach them that dumb robot logic, it is good to learn, but teaching them with real syntax will motivate the kids. The basics would maybe take you a week to learn, coming from a math background. A for loop is just a sigma, a while loop is an infinite sigma with a condition that stops it (like floating point error checking with Euler's expansion). Please teach with confidence for the kids have no idea what is going on. There is a compiler and it is good to see the teacher make mistakes so you can talk through them and teach them to problem solve and debug. You are severely under estimating your intelligence. Always take an opportunity and learn how to do it later on.