Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gitpyr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!whuxlm!akgua!gatech!gitpyr!scott From: scott@gitpyr.UUCP (Scott Holt) Newsgroups: net.college,net.cse Subject: Re: Should Computer Science be taught at the High School level? Message-ID: <445@gitpyr.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Dec-84 15:08:23 EST Article-I.D.: gitpyr.445 Posted: Wed Dec 26 15:08:23 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Dec-84 04:58:26 EST References: <241@mss.UUCP> <439@gitpyr.UUCP> <3918@ucbvax.ARPA> Distribution: net Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Lines: 31 > However, like driver ed, "computer ed" > should be available to those who want to learn it. In high school, it should > be taught strictly as programming, either in the business department or > in industrial arts, for people who do not plan to go on to college. In > college, a more general "computer literacy" course may be offered, but > certainly not required. > Mabey it need not be taught at the highschool level, but I think computer literacy ( that is, enough knowlege to wipe away the anxiety associated with non computer types using computers ) should be a prerequisite to programming. I work in a user assistance office at my school and one of the biggest problems I see first time programmers having to deal with is fear of the the computer. Most of these people are freshman and in an non computer major. Perhaps a course in technology and modern society should be required of all students. Such a course would help wipe away many of the fears many people have about our increasingly technologicly oriented society. - Scott Holt -- --------- Yes, I'm allright....ayeeee Haaa Haaa Haaa!!!! Scott Holt Po Box 36199 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!scott ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!gitpyr!scott