[Watford] Something else discussed last night

[Alain Williams]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 09:11:43AM +0000, M Fernandes wrote:
> I too had the same thoughts when I was trying to show my young girls the
> rudimentaries of programming.  I showed them the "hello world" program
> (Python) and I was surprised at how curious they became.  It's all about
> how you present the concept to them.  I'm not an expert, not by a long
> shot, but, that was my attempt to help them understand.  One of my
> daughters has asked me for that program again, so, I've had partial
> success!!  :-)
> 
> Incidentally, I've just come across this article:
> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/get-coding-people-its-the-new-mandarin-and-its-not-just-children-who-can-learn-how-to-do-it-9117071.html.
>  I think she has been let down by the PR machine, which, I suspect, is
> currently engaged combating the negative press surrounding flooding.
> Wasn't the gist of her message correct though?

It is talked about in el Reg today:

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/11/coding_in_schools_madness/

I commented:

    Would they appoint as head of the English Tourist Board someone who had
    never been to the country or even seen a map ? Of course not. However: the
    numpties who appointed her are so clueless that they could not understand
    that having some understanding and insight is necessary.

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