Js week4 char count exercise - suggested adjustment #237
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Nice idea. Thanks for bringing very tangible feedback from the sessions back into improving the content in here 🙏 It's really valuable.
I corrected a spelling mistake and gave a little suggestion improvement of the wording.
I'll merge after!
Co-authored-by: Adam Blanchard <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Adam Blanchard <[email protected]>
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During the JS week 4 session where the char count exercise was being solved, it appeared that the exercise formulation calls for quite a complicated solution, which does not seem feasible at the given trainee level of knowledge.
We discussed this briefly with session lead and assistant and thought the exercise could be guided through in a different way, helping the trainee focus on a more simple output first which can then be further manipulated.
None of the trainees in the session thought about this approach on their own, it seems like it could be helpful to explicitly point them towards it in the material.