“I am teaching Python using Raspberry Pi 400 computers in a local library for the second year in a row. A couple of this year’s students have not experienced success with mathematics in their school. One asked me if she needed algebra to attend our class. I told her I had failed algebra, geometry, and trigonometry in school. She was relieved. Another student rushed in the door a bit late because she was taking geometry in summer school after failing to pass the course during the school year. I shared my own story of learned helplessness and my distress at the thought of math tests. My own bad experiences impacted my high school and early college years.”
“We proceeded, step by step, to assemble the parts of the Raspberry Pi 400 units and connect them to the monitors. We powered up the units, and I assisted the students as they properly configured their computers for the United States and the Eastern Time Zone. We connected to the library’s wireless network and were ready to begin.”
The beauty of using Python with a Raspberry Pi, is that it is simple to understand, costs so little, and both technologies can be used onwards in way more complex applications (with no annually increasing subscription in US Dollars).
See https://opensource.com/article/22/8/math-python-raspberry-pi
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