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The article mentions "rigorous Advanced Placement courses". The test for Computer Science AB hasn't existed for years, and it has been even longer since the tes
by souprock 8y ago
The article mentions "rigorous Advanced Placement courses". The test for Computer Science AB hasn't existed for years, and it has been even longer since the tests used a language without garbage collection. The available tests haven't been rigorous for the past two decades.
This is off too: "This isn't 'drag and drop' programming," Kosbie said. "We're teaching them to use Python, a text-based programming language that is the most widely taught language at the university level."
Nothing prevents a drag-and-drop code editor from being used with a serious language. On the other hand, Python is nothing to get excited about.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoThe drag-and-drop comment clarifies that this is a curriculum for a real intro to programming class, not some avant-garde educational experiment.
- harry8 8y ago"Python, not scratch." But explained without using jargon for those who aren't jargon fluent. I'd love to see anyone make a better fit of it than they did from the perspective of their target audience. It's not obvious to me how to do it but someone may have good ideas.