Doh! Sorry :-) On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The link as it came through on the list was broken - you need to add the > second line to finish it... > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/03/ST2008040303977.html > > (Let's see if this one makes it through in one piece - if not reassemble > manually. ) > > Vern > > Charles Cossé wrote: > > I just tried to read the article and it says "unauthorized" on an > > otherwise white page! > > -Charles > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Yes, what gets accepted and for what kind of credit is wildly > > variable > > from school to school... > > > > Even though I've taught it for years, and it's not a *terrible* > > curriculum, I don't care for the AP much - the very fact that you're > > driven by an exam tends to deflect you from covering concepts in real > > depth (and also tends to make you write odd little programs that > > illustrate the test topics instead of larger projects that do > > something). My administrators would not be happy to hear me say it, > > but > > I wouldn't mind opting out myself... > > > > Vern > > > > kirby urner wrote: > > > What I've heard is in Oregon the state schools don't honor or > > accept any > > > AP CS deal. It's an opt out scheme after all. However, nearby > > Utah does > > > accept it, so you have a lot of wannabes avidly learning Java to > > get ahead > > > in the Utah scene somehow. Interesting ecology. > > > > > > Kirby > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Vern Ceder > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > wrote: > > >> Actually only the AB CS exam is being cut - it's the more > > advanced of > > >> the two, trying to do some things with advanced data structures > > and > > >> algorithms. The A version of the CS exam remains and will be > > >> strengthened, according to the email sent to AP CS teachers. > > >> > > >> The problem with the AB exam as I understand it was that it was > > too much > > >> for a year of HS in a lot of porograms, but not enough for > > credit for an > > >> extra semester of college credit. > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> Vern > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Jonah Bossewitch wrote: > > >> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/03/ > > >> > ST2008040303977.html > > >> > > > >> > Pretty disheartening considering the declining interest in CS > > >> > majors.... so much for switching to python on the AP exam. > > Even java > > >> > is better than no AP (mostly ;-) ) > > >> > > > >> > /jsb > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > Edu-sig mailing list > > >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > >> > > >> -- > > >> This time for sure! > > >> -Bullwinkle J. Moose > > >> ----------------------------- > > >> Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > > >> Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Edu-sig mailing list > > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Edu-sig mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > > > -- > > This time for sure! > > -Bullwinkle J. Moose > > ----------------------------- > > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > > _______________________________________________ > > Edu-sig mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > > > > > > > > > -- > > AsymptopiaSoftware | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.asymptopia.org <http://www.asymptopia.org> > > > > -- > This time for sure! > -Bullwinkle J. Moose > ----------------------------- > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > -- AsymptopiaSoftware | [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.asymptopia.org
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