Learning Path for JAVA Programming Language...Help!

I would start learning the basic sintax of the language as well as basic variable types. Make the traditionl "Hello World", etc. Then I would walk to learn how to work with methods (functions), knowing the scope of variables (global, local, etc) and how to use them. After feeling comfortable with method (function) using, would take a look at class organization (object creation, manipulation, etc), which is very important given that JAVA is an object oriented language. By now you would feel comfortable to start working with more advanced things like reading/writing text/objects to files (learning how to use the TRY-CATCH sintax so that when something goes wrong you can divert the program flow and get the exception), manipulate strings (StringTokenizer, one of your best friends), getting input from user (not as 'easy' as it looks like). Finally, with previous knowledge already consolidated, it would be a good idea to start looking at thread creation/manipulation and data transfer through sockets/pipes (creating multi-threaded servers/clients, etc). This is my opinion of course, at least it is what makes more sense to me and +- the path I took in University. Some of the steps might be related(for instance I learned how to use StringTokenizer and User Input right when I started to learn JAVA because the things I did needed both), but I think this path is a reasonable one. Also you'll learn better when you need to use something for some work, let us say you need to get info from TXT file to make some program even though you haven't learned how to manipulate user created classes/objects: go ahead, doing that before learning how to create your own object won't be a bad thing. P.S.: Always but ALWAYS have the JAVA Docs at hand. You can get them online or download it from SUN's JAVA page. Whenever you don't know which methods to use with something, go to the docs, they have extensive list of methods for each type of object/class with knowledge of how to use it and what it will return/do. ;) Good Luck!

you are a teacher.. ok then lets start.. Follow all the steps given above.. learn how to input the info into the system using "Buffere$Rea$er" etc this woul$ make your stu$ents learn java more carefully.. make your stu$ents listen to you carefully by telling the some interestint concepts in java which they never seen for/in loop in java 5.0 java latest release..

i think it will be good if you start with j2se, thats you should specialise in developing standard java desktop porgrams, since you are a tutor.