[bricestacey]

I enjoyed SICP, but the class teaching it was miserable. I read it in my 3rd year of college and found the text excellent. The professors on the other hand acted like baboons.

The professor taught the course almost as a magician demonstrating a a magic trick and expecting the audience to recognize how it was done. We all knew it was magic, but few of us saw how it was done. Yet, the professor could do little but grin at how remarkable a trick it was. I think if SICP were taught as if everyone in the class didn't know anything about programming, it'd go better. But it seems like professors focus too much on how awesome it is and less on teaching.

Also, each semester my advisor always asks me about how I liked scheme when he sees that I got an A in the course, almost like it's some special club to be in.

For people that don't catch on to SICP quickly, it's a very hostile learning environment to be in.