<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I would be very interested, and it would be helpful to hear specifically, how the teacher finds that Alice 3 adds confusion. They may contact me off-line, if they would be willing.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you,</div><div class="">Don Slater</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 20, 2016, at 3:18 PM, Tamara Mazza via alice-teachers <<a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" class="">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Actually, it would be my High School Teacher who teaches Alice and computer science that thinks that Alice 3 adds confusion.  I do truly like Alice 2.2 as it breaks down a lot of the programing needed and I think it is perfect for Middle School students both boys and girls.  <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank You, </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tamara Mazza</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 2:07 PM, robert durtschi via alice-teachers <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank" class="">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Speaking as one who started teaching with Alice 2.2 at GCSU<br class="">
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Alice 3 was confusing to someone who started with Alice 2.<br class="">
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 It may have a slightly steeper learning curve which can be overcome for the most part by a good teacher 8-)<br class="">
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Best<br class="">
Bob Durtschi<br class="">
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Hi Don<br class="">
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Just clarifying, it is Tamara who believes Alice 3 can be confusing for<br class="">
middle school students.<br class="">
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Cheers<br class="">
Margaret<br class="">
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