https://freerepublic.com/tag/futuregenarations/ en-us Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:39:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3236492/posts resident Barack Obama has launched a new initiative to get American schools to teach computer science. Appearing at a Newark, New Jersey, middle school, the president suggested that students, especially girls and minorities, should learn "not just how to use a smartphone but to create the apps for a smartphone." If we lived in a country where most students were graduating from high school with good English and math skills and with a firm grasp of American history and government, we might be in a position to make time for advanced computer skills. But we don't. Only about 68 percent... Townhall.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3236492/posts#comment Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:39:35 GMT