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The last time I heard about IT shortages in the UK I sent 30 letters to London secondary schools offering to teach Python classes and train staff. Didn't get a
by cutler 6y ago
The last time I heard about IT shortages in the UK I sent 30 letters to London secondary schools offering to teach Python classes and train staff. Didn't get a single reply and I have 20 years' experience. The UK education sector has its head up its ass - that's why there's a shortage.
- Nursie 6y agoWhen I was at school we did 'computing' classes, around 1993/4. They were effectively an intro to word processing and a paint package. Anything that looked anything like programming was feared as "hacking". Nobody had any inclination to look further and there was certainly no mention to us kids that one could have a (lucrative) career in the area. Wouldn't surprise me if little has changed.
- cutler 6y agoYes, I tutored my daughter through her PowerPoint GCSE around 2009 when all the schools had a crack deal with Microsoft and wouldn't allow OpenOffice.