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From: west@utcsrgv.UUCP (Thomas L. West)
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Subject: Re: Should Computer Science be taught at the High School level?
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Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 17:30:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 17 17:30:44 1984
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  As for what should be taught in high school computer programming classes,
my 1st year prof who had to take a bunch of hacker types and turn us to the
path of structured programming had this to say in response to our questions.

   "What do I think should be taught in high school?
      hm..   Typing."

He figured that far more bad habits than good were introduced in high school,
and that untraining us was far harder than starting with a fresh class of
computer illiterates.

   Tom West
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