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Re:Top Myths About Teaching Computer Science (2015) by hdctambien on Thursday March 17, 2016 @08:09PM (#11308765)
> he thing is, there's so much more to computer science and even software than just programming. Many "CS" instructors don't even understand that! Data structures, algorithms, discrete mathematics, algebra, the list goes on.

That's completely correct. Although, it's because most "CS" instructors majored in english, history, or math in college. They were pushed into teaching computer science and sent to a "learn Java in 4 weeks" summer training.

They are doing the best they can with what they know. We either need more computer science majors to take up teaching, or we need better training for non-computer science teachers to actually learn computer science (but not too good training, otherwise they might get a "real" job doing computer sciencey things)

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Re:Top Myths About Teaching Computer Science (2015) by groovy2shoes on Friday March 18, 2016 @07:26PM (#11316114)
That's a very good point. However, I think even an english/history/math/whatever teacher could make a decent computer science teacher with the proper training. "Learn Java in 4 Weeks" is emphatically not the proper training. You're absolutely right, and it's a shame that no one is willing to invest in computer science education.
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