Huh, wow, its been a pretty busy week.
I'm also starting a long-term project at Noisebridge wherein I help inquiring minds learn about C++.
Many years ago I spent a summer teaching kids how to make games in Game Maker using as an afterschool program. It was a lot of fun and got me to really enjoy educational environments. Doing something like that again has been a goal of mine for quite some time.
Today I sketched out a draft of how the course would be structured, what prerequisites one might need, suggested topics to start developing, etc.
As part of the course, I've decided to include bi-monthly introduction sessions. In these sessions, we would learn gcc, makefiles, a syntax overview, some debugging tools, and a crash course in GDB. Many folks have stated their interest in the idea, so hopefully the idea can pan out!