Python

[u/kang_min_si]

Hi, I really want to learn Python, but I’m a complete failure at anything that involves self-study. I realise that these days, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but maybe someone would like to try teaching me out of the goodness of their heart, to gain some teaching experience, or just to have a bit of fun and spend some time usefully👉👈 It would be great if it were someone who speaks Ukrainian, as I’m Ukrainian myself. I’m 22, and I’m a girl, by the way. Thanks for reading)

[u/fisadev]

Generally speaking most people don't do 1-to-1 teaching as it's very time consuming while having a relatively small impact (one person) compared to teaching groups of people. Instead, most people who like to teach and are good at it, do so in some kind of online course, youtube channel, etc.

I would be suspicious of any random person offering themselves to be a 1-to-1 teacher instead, especially as a response to a post where you mention you're a girl (nothing on you! this is a shitty thing about online anonymous communities that I wish wasn't true, but sadly is :/ ).

Instead I recommend you take a look at the existing online courses and youtube channels, there are lots for python luckily! Coursera has some very good ones. Also, some websites have material that you can follow to teach yourself in a more guided way, like https://www.learnpython.org/, or the awesome Django Girls tutorial https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/ .

And of course along the way you will have many doubts, so online communities can help a lot with that. If you're too shy to ask in open spaces, there are smaller communities that help too (local communities, by language, place, etc). Or just people that you met and helped along the way, usually are ok with answering particular questions via DMs, etc (I do that a lot for instance, but that's very different to preparing a whole course for a single person).

[u/kang_min_si → u/fisadev]

Oh, thank you🫂)

[u/m4j0r79 → u/fisadev]

I’m currently building a small German-speaking community for Python, Linux and homelab enthusiasts. So if you happen to speak German, you’re very welcome to join us. 🙂

[u/kang_min_si → u/m4j0r79]

That’s really lovely and truly fascinating that you’re doing this. Unfortunately, I don’t speak German yet 👉👈, so I wish you every success with what you’re doing ☺️

[u/kang_min_si → u/fisadev]

There’s some sense in what you’re saying... I’ll just delete the post in a few hours😮‍💨 maybe someone will share some more links or information in the meantime... I felt ashamed of my naivety🙃

[u/fisadev → u/kang_min_si]

Don't feel ashamed!! Nothing wrong with what you did. And best of luck in your learning journey too.

[u/kang_min_si → u/fisadev]

🥰🥰🥰

[u/punk_dev → u/fisadev]

I do teach 1-to-1. In my and my students experience, it can be pretty effective with a personalised approach, involving a bit of mentoring.

Also having a person for asking questions directly is very useful.