Do Assignments, that is the README.md file, as you do the classes bulleted after it is listed.Q & A assets are the other files included in the github repository to help.
Before the 1st assignment they complete the following (all codeacademy is free):
- HTML & CSS @ codeacademy - "7 hours"
- PHP @ codeacademy - "4 hours"
- After just those two you can potentially try to complete assignment 1 and the following classes will help them get through it, and so does skyping their mentor. In my business model involving my interns, I'm the mentor to them along the way, and also Justin is trying to get contracts so that these interns can have real world problems to solve and get paid, now that they have some training.
- Then: Codeacademy "Make a Website" - "3 hours"
- Then Code School "Try Git" - (free code school git path) ...
- And Code School "Discover DevTools" - (free code school elective path) This teaches you all about google chrome developer console.
Then, after these Assignment #1 and those classes are completed, these next classes are assigned and then Assignment #2, is assigned.
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Then Code School "Javascript Road Trip Part 1" - (free code school javascript path)
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Then Codeacademy "Javascript" - "10 hours"
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Then Code School "Try jQuery" - (free code school javascript path)
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and Node @ Code School "Real-Time Web With Node.js: (first level is free.)
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code School "Angular JS Part 1" (all levels are free.) vs * code School "Ember.js" (first level is free.) (do ember.js to compare it to angular.js as competing javascript frameworks.)
All in all the classes listed above can take nearly 30-60 hours if the person is taking notes and following along closely. On codeacademy alone it is more than 200 excercises, plus challenges completed on code school - 184 or more additional excercises.
The idea is basically expose the programming apprentices to real world problems, and have them submit their solution code to github.
I give those assignments to them after I instruct them to take free courses online so that they understand the assignment, project, or other problem I can give them. The classes are free and provide a benefit to them in that they have solid things to put on their resumes, for example:
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and in the future apprentices will accomplish coursera and udacity and code school.
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The idea is basically expose them to real world problems, and have them submit the code on github; teach them how to them how to ask questions on stack overflow, how to read the javascript console and interpret error messages, HTTP communication, the difference between backend and frontend, recommending IDEs, all during skype calls to supplement the exposure to acquire their own solutions for their given assignments, and practice speaking technical language.