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The problem with actually learning to code in school is that you'd spend a lot of time learning specifics that become outdated, which you could've self-studied

The problem with actually learning to code in school is that you'd spend a lot of time learning specifics that become outdated, which you could've self-studied anyway. Idk what it was like in the 1980s, but in 2015 our CS practice problems and tests were mostly pencil+paper, with actual code only used as a teaching tool in projects and some homework (more in lower divs).

criddell 2y ago
That’s why I think the old SICP-based curricula are so great. Learning Scheme isn’t really the point. It’s all about fundamentals of computation.
- hot_gril 2y ago
  We used Scheme too, it was a good way of teaching general computation.