[CS4HS] Misleading Age story about CS4HS

[Andrew Shortell]

Hi all my comments on the age article have finally been approved by the moderator 
Thanks to Roland for replying on twitter about it - might have been the clincher!

Andrew

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On 03/08/2012, at 3:30 AM, PC <pcallil at me.com> wrote:

> Haven't listened to this yet but
> 
> http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/edpod/2012-05-03/3985902
> 
> Should we teach computer programming in schools? I better listen to it, he's on an Expert Panel at the VITTA Conference.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Phil 
> 
> From: Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Computer Science for High Schools Online Community <cs4hs at edulists.com.au>
> Date: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 1:34 PM
> To: Computer Science for High Schools Online Community <cs4hs at edulists.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [CS4HS] Misleading Age story about CS4HS
> 
> Interesting reading some of the feedback shared at the end. 12 new posts and rising.
> 
> Some of us should tacke the comments as I notice that Paul Cowan has been doing.
> 
> Regards Roland
> 
> Roland Gesthuizen | eLearning Leader 
> Keysborough College 
> Acacia Campus | T +61 3 9798 1877 
> www.keysboroughsc.vic.edu.au
> On 31 July 2012 12:17, Steven Bird <stevenbird1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Some of you probably saw this story in the IT section of the Age:
> http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/high-schools-to-trial-uni-computer-science-in-y12-20120719-22c99.html
> 
> Unfortunately, the journalist recounted my/our aspirations for
> computer science in schools as if it was all a done deal.  As I told
> her, we don't have any firm plans for school-based activities.  It was
> frustrating to see that telling a story was more important than
> getting the basic facts correct!
> 
> -Steven Bird
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