[jQuery] [OT] teaching jquery instead of javascript ?
Hello mates,
I will start to teach web usability to freshly graduated youngsters in
a graphic design school _ web dept, web dept.
The Board recently proposed me to also take over javascript. Now i
intend to them i'm not literate enough in javascript to actually teach
it. But i proposed instead to teach jquery, with the main argument
being: it's a 3-year programme, it's not with 2 hours a week that most
kids will get professionnal level javascript skills. Teaching jquery
on the other hand, may give these junior designers a useful knowledge
and discover scripting from a starting point that they understand _
not the (with all due respect:) ) geek's "code is poetry" point of
view, but from the "in your face" designer point of view.
I would like to know what you guys think of my argument: is teaching
the usage of a specific javascript framework relevant to the business
world? Would you hire a freshman that cannot program pure javascript
but can pretty much achieve the same result, in less time, with
jquery?
Looking forward to reading your thoughts !
Cheers,
Alexandre