Le Mardi 3 juillet 2001, à 06:45, Michael Guenter a écrit :

> Hi,
>
> I submit this with all humility and respect.
>
>
> anObservation: The Squeak community is open to new members/users and in
> fact, is trying to gain greater recognition.  The Squeak community is 
> not
> only polite, but friendly, and very helpful too.
>
>
> aProposal:  a StudyBuddy system / SempaiKohai system for 
> teaching/learning
> Squeak.
>
> aPossibleMethod:
>
> Experienced Squeakers take on Newbies for the purpose of workingClosely
> (i.e., answering questions and offering suggestions through individual
> e-mail correspondence) with Newbies regarding theTutorials or
> beginnerProjects.
>
> informalContractsOrGoals are agreed upon to limit the duration and 
> nature of
> theCommitment by both parties.  Correspondence is saved in aDocument to 
> be
> edited and posted at a later date as anAdditionalTutorial on 
> aSpecificTopic.
>
>
> possibleOutcomes:
>
> 1.  Newbies who lose their "newbie-ity" a little quicker and become
> contributingMembers of the community.
>
> 2.  additionalTutorials, topic specific, that can be made available to 
> other
> Newbies and those who mightBeInterested.
>
> 3.  anOpportunity for experienced members to share theirKnowledge and
> experience theRewards of watchingSomeoneGrowAndLearn.
>
> A little about Me:
>
> I have finally reached the point where I feel like I have the Rosetta 
> stone.
> I am currently going through the Objects for SameGame and FreeCell and 
> am
> trying to understand and mimic the objects, and create my own 
> application.
> Though the tutorials have helped me tremendously (they are my Rosetta
> stone), I would learn quicker if I could ask specific questions 
> regarding
> the language and tasks of which I am familiar. I don't feel comfortable
> asking all of my questions on the Squeak mailing list (some of them are 
> too
> basic, and others are "too numerous").  I value everyone's time, just 
> as I
> value my own.
>
> My name is Michael Guenter.  I have a B.Ed in Elementary Education, 
> M.Ed. in
> Educational Psychology, Deafness Studies, and am finishing my Ph.D. in
> Special Education.  I am currently teaching English in Japan.
>
> Goals:  My immediate goals are: a) to develop understanding and skills 
> in a
> pure form of Object Oriented Programming (thus I have chosen Squeak), 
> and b)
> to develop a simple database for student information, and a program for 
> the
> administrative tasks of a game called Trailblazer.  My long term goals 
> are:
> a) to develop deep understanding of, and proficient skills in, Object
> Oriented programming, and b) to introduce my son, who is now 4 1/2, to
> computer programming when he and I are both ready.
>
> Is anyone interested in being my Sempai / Study buddy?  What do you 
> think of
> the proposal?
>
> Sincerely,
> Michael

I would love that idea too. We can expand the idea and may be form small 
groups working on  mini projects (for newbies, with learning as 
objectives) sponsered by more advanced squeakers... I think it is 
possible. I want to be part of it ... as a newbie.


Raymond