Posted on 10/11/2015 8:59:01 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, who hopes to make coding a requirement to graduate high school.
Currently, Emanuel is aiming to make coding an essential requirement for high schoolers in Chicago by 2018, and it's his hope that the entire nation might follow its example.
So what do you folks think about Mayor Emanuel's thoughts on coding?
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Creating actual jobs, may be a better approach. Not a herd of the unprepared, demanding positions that do not exist.... More taxes for the new coding labs.
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I hear tell you can’t code if you can’t read. Or write. Or spell. GFL, though, Ream Manual...
I can get coders from India, Philippines, etc. that will work for 3$ an hour AND are college educated and polite to boot. Coding is the wrong level. We need startups, big ideas, not grunt work.
It’s a nice thought, but he is pushing on a rope.
You are correct, but I’d add he also needs to instill a work ethos that understands that any honest work is good and at 18 the average workweek is well above 40 hours. There is no reason not to be working nights and/or weekends.
I taught myself how to code. It’s not that difficult but I believe that unless someone really wants to know how to code, they won’t make the effort to learn it.
There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don’t.
Best education idea I’ve seen floated and it has to come from a disgusting RAT.
The unionized public school teachers can’t teach the 3 r’s so sure, add coding to the curriculum.
So what language does Rahmbo code in?
Besides graft and corruption?
LOL!
But if you can meet all the PC specs, the Chicago post office is where to go!
Or my suburban branch!
Perhaps I am old school, but I believe real programming is an art form, that people are either born for or not. Sure people can learn the mechanics like people can learn to play a guitar, but anyone can tell the difference between somebody who learned to play a guitar and somebody who was born for it.
50% of CPS “graduates” can’t read their diplomas.
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Hey! I resemble that remark!
No more little biscuit thingys for you!
Main thing is teaching kids what ‘systems’ are.
It’s actually not a bad idea. Even knowing just a little bit about code can make you a much better computer user. Learning the core logic of how software is put together makes it easier to understand and use any software package. Plus of course a lot of the stuff one will have to use in professional life (office apps) have some sort of macro language, having the confidence to actually work with those makes you an instant super user and very useful to the people paying you. Computers work better as a white box, learn some coding.
Crap in, crap out.
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