A beginners guide to (a variety of) Python learning resources: Syntax+Development Environments+ howto program — Syntax: language key words plus structure, see: Python Tutorial W3Schools offers free online tutorials, references and exercises in all the major languages of the web. Covering…www.w3schools.com Development Environments also known as IDEs eg Idle, VSCode, PyCharm, Replit. You usually need to load files and run to get ready. Some description on python.org. EXAMPLES:

Investigate a few computing systems, starting with BASIC then moving onto Python. Illustrate: program layout including Data Structures & Algorithms — QuiteBASIC Approach programming first via Computational Thinking where problems are decomposed and simplified into smaller steps, an algorithm is then developed with an eye on possible supported commands, which are varied for different computer languages.

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More sympathy would be due to the unempathetic Mr MacIver if the last two years had not been unprecedented. Teaching has been clearly transformed, with parents gaining appreciation of what is actually involved. A lot of the extra-curricular activity is curtailed due to volunteers, eg STEM Ambassadors, not being allowed…

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Local paper communication — I enjoyed the education focus in Thursday’s Evening Express: Flashback school pictures, North East to receive less government Early Years education money, and (indirectly) Colin Farquhar on risks and creativity, a cinematic meets civic redevelopment view. His full page article started with an anecdote on school poetry, and concluded with…

My algo experience — I received a Gift card instead of a book in an Amazon package. Their response was to fix it by: First, I received two copies of the book I ordered. One I had to return by finding an out-of-my area convenience store (twice) and using some scanner/printer where, as the camera was not where expected or indeed adequate, a helpful checkout operator had to assist. Second, I did not need to return small value Gift card — for a while I thought I was winning & appreciated it as a nice touch for my inconvenience until I discovered it had been cancelled.