[New post] New York City plans to make computer science mandatory in all public schools

sskarthik posted: "The tech sector has faced growing criticism over its lack of women and minorities, and data shows that when computer science is optional, it is mostly white and Asian males who sign up for the elective. Along with the challenge of preparing roughly 5,000 " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info New York City plans to make computer science mandatory in all public schools by sskarthik The tech sector has faced growing criticism over its lack of women and minorities, and data shows that when computer science is optional, it is mostly white and Asian males who sign up for the elective. Along with the challenge of preparing roughly 5,000 new teachers, New York will have to figure out how to squeeze yet another requirement into the schedule of already overburdened students. A teacher interviewed by The New York Times at a Bronx high school that already requires computer science in middle school said it is often easier to engage students on the topic because the reward can be interacting with a game or app that they create themselves. Read more... sskarthik | September 16, 2015 at 7:19 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3kaz Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/new-york-city-plans-to-make-computer-science-mandatory-in-all-public-schools/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com