> he thing is, there's so much more to computer science and even software than just programming. Many "CS" instructors don't even understand that! Data structur

> he thing is, there's so much more to computer science and even software than just programming. Many "CS" instructors don't even understand that! Data structures, algorithms, discrete mathematics, algebra, the list goes on. That's completely correct. Although, it's because most "CS" instructors majored in english, history, or math in college. They were pushed into teaching computer science and sent to a "learn Java in 4 weeks" summer training. They are doing the best they can with what they know. We either need more computer science majors to take up teaching, or we need better training for non-computer science teachers to actually learn computer science (but not too good training, otherwise they might get a "real" job doing computer sciencey things)