Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

There should only be one — and preferably only one — obvious way to do it”, says the Zen of Python. Yet there are areas where even seasoned programmers debate what the right or wrong way to do things ...

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The half day. The day before a school vacation. The week before a holiday weekend. The weeks between Thanksgiving and winter break. The alphabet countdown to the end of the school year. The classroom ...