Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!topaz!sommers From: sommers@topaz.ARPA (Liz Sommers) Newsgroups: net.college,net.cse Subject: Re: Should Computer Science be taught at the High School level? Message-ID: <114@topaz.ARPA> Date: Sun, 30-Dec-84 10:20:17 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.114 Posted: Sun Dec 30 10:20:17 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 31-Dec-84 00:22:10 EST References: <241@mss.UUCP> <439@gitpyr.UUCP> <3918@ucbvax.ARPA> <445@gitpyr.UUCP> <617@utcsrgv.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 18 > In order to get the best benefit from the program, probably the classes > should > be segregated so that the young women in the class aren't intimidated by the > possibly more enthusiastic young men. > > Tom West > { allegra cornell decvax ihnp4 linus utzoo }!utcsrgv!west Come on now. As far as I have seen so far, the women in most CSE classes that I have either taught or given have been more enthusiastic then the men. There is a large problem (that I used to run into in math classes) that the teachers will ignore the women, giving more of their attention to the men, and thus finally discouraging the women. mamaliz (new to this net) seismo!rutopaz!sommers