SA> SK> While we may have a great need for good programmers, that doesn't 
ean
SA> SK> that everyone needs to be exposed to programming.
 
SA>Why not? An exposure would help those students decide later on which 
electiv
SA>to take.  Programming is a study in orderly thinking.  You seem to suggest 
t
SA>they he hidden from it.
 
        Does everyone need to be exposed to higher levels of math,
science, history, arts,etc...?  Are we as educators simply training
folks for jobs?  I think not.  I have to agree with your, greatly,
Steve.  I have learned basic, and by doing so, it has made my brain
better.
        So what if a student chooses not to become a programmer?  Is it
not a good thing that they learn to use that skill simply because it
will make them smarter?
 
Keep your stick on the Ice,
Paull
 
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