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great points. I see this program and wonder why we (in the US) go into such contortions away from teaching - math. Just teach kids how to think in math and the
by mbubb 11y ago
great points. I see this program and wonder why we (in the US) go into such contortions away from teaching - math.
Just teach kids how to think in math and they will take to most CS topics like fish in water.
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- grandDesigns 11y agoWe already teach 12 years of math, from 1st grade to 12th: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, polynomials, rationals, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, sometimes probability and statistics. How much more math do you want? Also, you do not need to know Calculus, or pre-calculus, or trigonometry, or geometry, or algebra, or pre-algebra in order to build, say an Android twitter app.
- rorykoehler 11y ago>Also, you do not need to know Calculus, or pre-calculus, or trigonometry, or geometry, or algebra, or pre-algebra in order to build, say an Android twitter app. At this stage you don't really need to know comp sci either. Just watch a tutorial and follow the steps.
- tblumer3 11y agoUnfortunately, our schools DON'T teach 12 years of math. They act like they do, but kids don't learn it. And very few kids get to the pre-calc level. Particularly in the schools that will be targeted by this government waste. If you read HN, you had a better math and science education than 90% of this country, don't act like every kid was as precocious or as motivated as you.