Hi my name is Desmond from Jamaica, I am an IT teacher who has had pascal added to the syllabus I've been instructing from and facilitating 10 & 11 graders learning Pascal. I have not spent much time programming but as the CSEC syllabus from I teach from has now made it mandatory to teach Pascal as the programming language of choice, I bumped into your site quite by accident while searching for relevant resource material and found it friendly enough to direct the horde of students to for further enlightenment!

As for my age it has fallen off the calendar!

My relevant skill area to this forum probably would be in problem-solving and program design using pseudocode algorithm which I find happens to be quite similar to Basic, so pretty much I am a no frills entrant in this arena. I possess novice-mediocre programming skills, have dabbled in various programming languages from assembly to occam but mastered none. Coming from a PC repairs background. Notwithstanding I anticipate that will all change in a matter of days of using this site!!!

I like the challenge of problem solving and expanding my aptitude in this proficiency by acquiring competence in dealing with the various syntax nuances will help me to become more resourceful member of this prestigious alliance! Help to improve my community you can call me a community activist without any political associations.

Hobbies: Chess, strategy games, listen instrumentals, soft jazz, (easy listening), volleyball & table tennis. Have a desire to produce one educational program for children / teenagers based on moral principles.

Welcome here, good to have IT teachers from any area of expertise. Not many countries have Pascal in their syllabus.
But there are people who like this structured and mathematically correct language. It is good that programming is mandatory,
especially Pascal, because it is easy to start, and you don't need basic knowledge.
Feel free to ask anything, members of this forum would be glad to help you.
Basically you have our main Pascal tutorial here :
http://www.pro9ramming.com/learnpascal/
Also you have Pascal section where members show their creations and discoveries.
Algorithms section would be interesting because loads of problems are solved in Pascal and in other languages.
We accept pseudo-code too, because it can be easily transferred to any language that is in use today.
Again Thanks for registering and enjoy your stay !

Welcome.
Nice to have a teacher around here.
Enjoy...

Welcome!
It as AlphaBlend said good to have a teacher around!
Also just a suggestion , if your students need help with Pascal you can redirect them here (For some problems )

Welcome m8! good to have teachers here Despite I am still student, I almost guarantee you will find interesting problems on this forum Feel free to browse or/and ask for anything you need