Michael wrote: > On Tuesday 11 July 2006 19:20, kirby urner wrote: >> But the reality is: teachers are afraid of Python, of hackers, of >> geekdom, of technology. > > No, that's fantasy. They don't even know it exists - that's the more > fundamental reality, and furthermore, they don't care - in the UK computer > studies was replaced at GCSE level (ie up to 16 years) with Information > Technology 15 years ago, eliminating any programming aspect in that age > group.
I think it's right to dismiss fear as a real reason; it's an easy scapegoat, and one that excuses failure without trying to really understand it. If we're going to talk about Smalltalk, I'd say the same thing happened there -- too much railing against the world for being so dumb not to Get It, and not enough time spent trying to understand why people weren't Getting It. But I don't have any thoughts currently on Real Reasons, so I'll just be quiet again... -- Ian Bicking | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://blog.ianbicking.org _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
