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.
C'mon, Steve. I don't think you're reading my messages clearly, or else
you are forgetting what I wrote in previous messages. I definitely think
that teaching programming is a good idea. I was only being cautious
about requiring that it be a course for all students, since I've had no
experience in teaching it yet, and some of those here who have were
indicating that it wasn't always that successful. NEVER did I suggest
hiding it. Please read what I write.
SA> SK> That would be like
SA> SK> saying that because we have a great need for good doctors everyone 
need
SA> SK> to study medicine.
SA>A study and an exposure are totally different applications.
I agree with that. But somehow I thought you suggested requiring
programming be taught. I didn't recall that you suggested a mere
exposure.
SA> SK> Instead, I would question the salary for programmers, the hiring  SK>
SA>practices, and the curriculum at accredited institutions that offer  SK>
SA>degrees in programming.
SA>So, are you suggesting that the field not even be developed?
No. I never said (or wrote) anything of the type.
Sheila
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