Tools and Philosophy for Software Education This paper describes a set of tools and a philosophy for teaching software that have been found very useful in course at MIT over the past seven years. The tools include programs such as simulators, graders, compilers, and monitor. These allow the instructor to augment the basic concepts with relevant, exciting, and economical student project activities. CACM August, 1976 Donovan, J. J. software education, simulators, grading programs, student assignments 1.5 4.0 CA760801 JB January 4, 1978 10:39 AM 2843 5 2843 2843 5 2843 2843 5 2843