I teach Python and Django

April 22, 2011

This was originally posted on blogger here.

This is one of those blog posts where a developer announces that he/she is teaching for a whole week. The difference is that in this post I'm going to explain why I want to teach and why you should take my classes or send your staff.

I'm an experienced instructor.

I've taught a variety of things for over 20 years, including in alphabetical order: Best practices, [Django](https://djangoproject.com/), English, [JQuery](https://jquery.com/), martial arts, [Pinax](https://pinaxproject.com/), [Python](https://python.org/), Selenium, soccer, and unit testing. I speak clearly, get across technical points well, and love the material. I also know how to provide an early foundation of knowledge and then expand upon it for maximum benefit.

I don't just dump knowledge into the heads of my students; I take the time to teach them common standards and best practices, so their code is extendable and maintainable.

I'm not alone.

Audrey Roy, co-founder of [Cartwheel](https://cartwheelweb.com/), leader of [PyLadies](https://pyladies.com/) and [Django Packages](https://djangopackages.com/), who has tutored and lab assisted at [MIT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT) will be teaching with me, meaning the teacher-to-student ratio is kept at 5:1 for our first offering.

I want you to surpass me.

After teaching various things for many years I've found it a point of honor and immense pride when a student shines better than myself. I'm not one of those teachers who holds something back so I can always have the edge. In fact, my ultimate goal is to make you better than me.

I rest on the shoulders of giants.

I'm sure the people I'm mentioning in this section are going to roll their eyes, but lets face it - they rock!

In any case, I've had the fortune of helping [Steve Holden](https://holdenweb.com/) write [Python 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_3) classes for the [O'Reilly School of Technology](https://www.oreillyschool.com/). I've been exposed to the Django code bases of [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/), [RevSys](https://revsys.com/) and [Eldarion](https://eldarion.com/). While I can't share that work directly, I can take the abstract of their methods and turn it into lessons.

For the employers: Classes are a good way to find resources

Having trouble finding staff? Imagine instead you hire a talented developer from another language and send them to my classes. In a week's time for a fraction of the price they'll have been kickstarted into not just knowing how to do their job, but how to expand their knowledge so if they don't know something, they know who to ask.

Refresher courses are free for six months

Space-permitting, you can retake a class at no charge.

The course schedule

Our first classes are scheduled for May 16th to May 20th. We are offering:

One more thing, if you take both classes we'll give you a 10% discount after registration.

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