Nell/UserInterface

• http://emshort.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/jon-ingolds-the-colder-light/
• http://inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Examples/rota
• http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/so-do-we-need-this-parser-thing-anyway/ also discusses interfaces for IF
• http://www.alfiekohn.org/parenting/gj.htm (via Mitch)
  • "tell them what they did instead of just saying that they are smart"
  • "The reason praise can work in the short run is that young children are hungry for our approval. But we have a responsibility not to exploit that dependence for our own convenience." which suggests that this might still be a good strategy for the intro lessons, but not for the system as a whole.
  • provide a gauge showing how 'good' a child's tracing of a letter is, rather than just saying 'good job'. (item 3)

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