Many APCS teachers in NC are not formally trained in a computer science background. As I understand it, online classes have strict class size limits but must te

Many APCS teachers in NC are not formally trained in a computer science background. As I understand it, online classes have strict class size limits but must teach anyone who enrolls. When I took the class, it sounded as if my teacher was doing the class for extra cash and was merely grading via pattern-matching. The cirriculum for every class was written by one person who was not teaching my section and it seemed as if any sufficiently complex questions on the material were escalated to him. In physical schools, they are having teachers re-skill to fill their spots. However, locally the curriculum is based off of code.org so there is a lot more automation and self-guided learning baked in. For what it’s worth, poor teachers can leave a bad taste regardless of the subject. I wouldn’t say it’s a curriculum problem as much as it is a staffing problem.