@fesshole Making things more accessible tends to help everyone. As a teacher, the techniques for assisting those with special needs really boil down to good teaching practise. We all win.

@fesshole This is the point where it gets a little uncomfortable - are you willing to use your privilege to be a voice for them, or not. Assuming "senior" outweighs "new", look for avenues to give/ find them support.

@futurebird I think if you look at any "decent" syllabus, the topics are there (I have taught HS South African IT and Cambridge CS). I weave history into each section. The problem is how much time one has!
Essentially, there are a set of isomorphic graphs representing viable syllabus progressions. Unviable progressions are the ones that drive teachers mad! ("How can you teach x until they have learned y")

#SilentSunday

A rock structure called "The Thumbprint" on the Orange River, between #SouthAfrica and #Namibia. An ancient fold in the #geology

The nearest road is over 30km away, through semi-desert terrain. It is properly silent!

#photography #river

The original:
https://www.deviantart.com/africanobserver/art/Thumbprint-925838872

#Postcard from #Africa

Sunset Beach this afternoon. A nice breeze in off the sea, not too hot. The kite surfers were having fun. #CapeTown showing off its beautiful self.

#photography #sea #mountain #SouthAfrica

The original:
https://www.deviantart.com/africanobserver/art/1145366262

@dansup @benpate @radiofreefedi Does @mirlo fit the pattern at all?

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

The art room at the school where I teach. It's not normally so dark - I switched off the lights to get the full effect of the window.

#CapeTown #southAfrica #School #Chiaroscuro

Originally posted:
https://www.deviantart.com/africanobserver/art/Art-Room-747840330

@mastodonmigration @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews
She is certainly one of my heroes. Her TED talk is very much worth the 20 minutes.
"We have had our last free democratic election"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSMr-3GGvQ

@dansup @pixelfed federating with dA would be *awesome*.

@thor personally, I don't take humble as a weakness.

@NamelessTemplar be sure to have a look at @feditips for some guidance on finding your way round.
And welcome!

@scottjenson As a teacher, but decades of keyboard use, I have watched this unfold over the last decade with a slowly breaking heart. Instead of being able to put down thoughts efficiently, the act of writing is now slow and painful, and the flow of thought proportionally stunted.
And you haven't even touched on the difference between delete and backspace, or ctrl-leftarrow, or ctrl home, or the myriad other ways of just working _fast_.
But I fear you are right - adoption will be slow.

@feditips The joy of the fediverse is that it is still mostly human - in the best way. You can run a biggish account, and still be a human being, not an anonymous corporate machine.
Long may that last!

@JsnLllndGbr "toot" is the term you're looking for.
@feditips has lots of good tips for new users.
Enjoy

@JoeyanneBlack @Taronaru Welcome.
Follow @feditips if you want some guidance/hints etc