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> “I’ve literally had a conversation with a student where she’s saying, ‘I really don’t like math,’ as she’s walking me through a JavaScript function to have an
by logn 11y ago
> “I’ve literally had a conversation with a student where she’s saying, ‘I really don’t like math,’ as she’s walking me through a JavaScript function to have an interactive photo gallery on a web page that she had also built from scratch,” Mr. Samuels-Kalow said. “I looked at her and said, ‘This is harder math than what you’re doing in your math class.’ ”
And being a baseball pitcher requires lots of physics knowledge. If they actually want to teach computer science, then they'll be teaching some math. But this will probably turn into a practical programming curriculum. Maybe we need to accept that vocational schools are actually what our country needs. And a vocational programming course just doesn't carry the same stigma as other fields.
- dopeboy 11y ago> Maybe we need to accept that vocational schools are actually what our country needs. The success of dev bootcamps would seem to indicate they are what's needed. I have mixed feelings here. > But this will probably turn into a practical programming curriculum. I would argue that's what it should be if the pathway is to get the student to major in CS (or related). Most kids need to get excited before they get interested. If the hook is practicable programming (a la jquery photo gallery) in HS, then the catch becomes learning the linear algebra that is behind moving a picture from one spot to another.