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Reiterate key concepts, such as the base case/recursive case pattern, every time you go through a recursion problem to solidify them in students’ memories.

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Interview with Jim Huggins

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Define programming language terms independently of computer terminology to make concepts more accessible to students.
Use constructive and well-formed examples, like Quicksort, to teach recursion so that students have a strong model for building their own solutions.
Use the playful phrasing “bracket thief” when students get a common Java error for forgetting to use a closing bracket to remind students of this error in a non-threatening way.

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