Ask HN: How do I teach 7th graders to program?

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15 years ago

I'm going to be volunteering an hour of my time each week to teach inner-city 7th graders how to program. I've got about 15 interested in learning, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to approach this. They'll each have a laptop to use.

I'm not a teacher but have been programming for a long time. I was thinking about using python (not pascal or basic, which were the languages I first learned). Does anyone have any recommendations, ideas, good sites/resources? I was thinking about using repl.it, but am open to any suggestions or ideas. Thanks!

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