Just an observation. Since many have been discussing the necessity of
teaching programming, I thought this might be an interesting thought to
share.
Some have said that most users of computers do not need any knowledge of
programming. Others have said that programmers are in very high demand.
At the AP Computer Science workshop I attend last week, which was
located in the "Silicon Valley" in the San Jose area, discussion about
programming jobs came up one day at lunch. Several of the attending
teacher-participants had picked up newspapers and looked at the want
ads, and were floored by the number of jobs available for programmers.
The workshop leader, Carey Matsuoko, who has taught AP Comp Sci at
Saratoga H.S. in the Silicon Valley for 10 years and is on the writing
committee for the AP Comp Sci exam, concurred that there is a GREAT need
for programmers.
All in all, with the space division of Rockwell (where my hubby
works) being bought out by Boeing last week, it game me a good feeling
that we won't go hungry since there are so many C++ programming jobs out
there that he could choose from.
Sounds to me like kids with the good fortune to get set on the
programming path will have a job waiting for them?
Sheila
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