I’ve heard this from other educators as well! What do you think the ramifications are down the line with people knowing less and less about how computers actually function?
I mean, I guess mechanics have jobs because most people know how to use a gas pedal and steering wheel, but not how an internal combustion engine works?
What’s an internal combustion engine? But seriously, this is pretty worrying. People will just consume whatever is put before them and not care about where it comes from or who controls it.
Does grade school not have a standard computer class any more? Growing up I had one every year of middle school and later elementary school, and often had classes moved to the computer lab for coursework in highschool.
My freshman CS class would give 15 minutes to correct a program submitted for grading if it leaked memory or crashed. After that you get a zero on the assignment.
Does your program have a method for weeding out people who aren’t ready? It’s not fair to drag down everyone else while you explain core concepts they should already be familiar with before enrolling.
Can confirm. I taught a college freshman CS class last year. The keeds didn’t know what files or folders were.
I’ve heard this from other educators as well! What do you think the ramifications are down the line with people knowing less and less about how computers actually function?
I mean, I guess mechanics have jobs because most people know how to use a gas pedal and steering wheel, but not how an internal combustion engine works?
What’s an internal combustion engine? But seriously, this is pretty worrying. People will just consume whatever is put before them and not care about where it comes from or who controls it.
Does grade school not have a standard computer class any more? Growing up I had one every year of middle school and later elementary school, and often had classes moved to the computer lab for coursework in highschool.
My freshman CS class would give 15 minutes to correct a program submitted for grading if it leaked memory or crashed. After that you get a zero on the assignment.
Does your program have a method for weeding out people who aren’t ready? It’s not fair to drag down everyone else while you explain core concepts they should already be familiar with before enrolling.