Hi Chris (aka Chris Pine [mailto:nemo@hellotree.com]):
You announced (last Wednesday, December 04, 2002 1:39 AM):
Well, as was requested, I started a wiki page at
http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?LearningToProgramWithRuby
Perhaps we should move our discussion there? Definitely feel
free to reformat and >edit what I wrote there… sorry if
it’s ugly – it’s my first wiki page.And of course, add your 2 cents. At this rate, we’ll be millionaires in no
time.
First of all, this is just my humble opinion from a newbie. So pls bear w
me.
Before discussing/mentioning any other operators/methods, introduce the
student first of the assignment (or reference?) op. Here, you’ll be
introducing also basic concepts of storage. Maybe, mention that programming
is just a play of storage (or objects in storage).
Then, introduce him the ff two statements:
x = 1
1
Then describe what goes on in first statement (x = 1). This is quite a
hurdle judging fr my experience w teaching my son (a 3rd grader)…
Then describe what goes on in second statement. Note second statement is
syntax error on many common languages…
just a thought. maybe not worth a cent since I may be wrong 
Chris
Best regards,
-botp