My SO is a therapist.
Something to keep in mind:
Many quality therapists have stopped taking insurance due to the influx of folks seeking care coupled w/ insurance tightening what they pay out.
I'm certain there are plenty of good therapists who will take their time with you at the discount implied by insurance, but you're more likely to get that experience if you're paying full rate.
Or sometimes they don't submit on your behalf, so you have to do the paperwork to submit to your insurance for whatever amount your insurance reimburses, depending on your plan.
Can't agree more. The Little Schemer took me from "getting it" at a conceptual level to really knowing how to use recursion to get stuff done. Super important for grokking data structures imo.
Texture, glossy-plastic feel, size, two or three bulky protruding buttons in between your keyboard and the pad, and being very distinctly sub par in regard to multi touch functions or detection (though OS integration seems to be the main factor). Size and an offet layout (some are unfriendly to lefties) relative to the rest of the case is a factor on most of their line as well.
I'm certain there are plenty of good therapists who will take their time with you at the discount implied by insurance, but you're more likely to get that experience if you're paying full rate.