From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2006-12-24, Dr Engelbert Buxbaum  wrote:   
   > In addition modern programming tools for Pascal (Delphi, Lazarus, Kylix)   
   > give it a head start for real-life programming.   
      
   It'd be nice if there were an Pascal toolchain specially designed for   
   education.   
      
   During Systems 2005 ( a IT fair in Muenchen), where we were with the   
   FPC/Lazarus booth I brainstormed a bit with some teachers about this.   
      
   E.g. a lazarus with all innecessities disabled, so that there is a bit of a   
   brake for students to play endlessly with features not related to the class   
   (e.g. form designer)   
      
   Maybe later i the project even special designer could be made specially for   
   education. The basic idea was like those electricity experimentation boards   
   often used in Physic education in secondary school: a battery of inputs and   
   outputs with the ability to define yourself what is in between. Maybe model   
   the state also.   
      
   Besides just being easy to use, and focus students on the task, this would   
   cause submissions to have the same structure, which makes it easier to   
   correct.   
      
   The advantage of a free/open product like Lazarus would be the non-issue of   
   licensing, and the availability of the full version for e.g. students that   
   have more than average ability and interest in the matter.   
      
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