Charles Beams tells Sheila King about 
 CB> I don't often disagree with you on matters educational, but on this
 CB> one  I'm of a different mind.  Who needs to write programs today,
 CB> especially  in BASIC or LOGO?  I've done both, felt both were a waste
 CB> of time for  6th graders when there are so many more useful things to
 CB> learn - word  processing, publishing, database & spreadsheet, typing,
 CB> telecom and  Internet, etc.
 I believe to be computer literate, one should at least have a
 rudimentary knowledge of almost everything concerning computers-even
 programming. I don't remember a whole lot of the BASIC programming I
 did back in the early 80's in college, but I remember enough to
 appreciate what a programmer does and it helps me to understand
 computers in general. Programming also teaches other skills such as
 very important problem solving skills.
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