Re:The Case Against Computers in K-13 Math Education (1996)
by cmrdporcupine on Sunday May 06, 2018 @03:33PM
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But it depends on the goal. Most people's interactions with computers is going to be as a user, even a power user -- but not as a developer. Due to classroom activities, my 10 year old is quite adept at Google Docs, Slides, etc. and various authoring tools they use in class. She puts together presentations and reports with them, and collaborates with her peers using them.
I grew up in the Apple II/Ti-994a in the classroom era. Only a small fraction of students took the challenge of those machines on such that they learned software engineering skills later. We had classes teacher BASIC and Logo, but almost none of my peers went on to do anything with it, and I'm sure retention generally was very poor.
I'd love for people to learn like you say, but I don't think it would work that way.
Re:The Case Against Computers in K-13 Math Education (1996)
by lr4444lr on Sunday May 06, 2018 @05:16PM
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That's great they're learning about business applications, which is a valid part of the curriculum. But they're not about computers, as per the OP's point.
I grew up in the Apple II/Ti-994a in the classroom era. Only a small fraction of students took the challenge of those machines on such that they learned software engineering skills later. We had classes teacher BASIC and Logo, but almost none of my peers went on to do anything with it, and I'm sure retention generally was very poor.
I'd love for people to learn like you say, but I don't think it would work that way.