[Year 12 IT Apps] Huh? Schools Think Kids Don’t Want to Learn Computer Science

[Mark]

Hi desk-straighteners,

"TIMES HAVE NEVER been better for computer science workers. Jobs in
computing are growing at twice the national rate of other types of jobs. By
2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be 1 million
more computer science-related jobs than graduating students qualified to
fill them.

"If any company has a vested interest in cultivating a strong talent pool
of computer scientists, it’s Google. So the search giant set out to learn
why students in the US aren’t being prepared to bridge the talent deficit.
In a big survey conducted with Gallup and released today, Google found a
range of dysfunctional reasons more K-12 students aren’t learning computer
science skills. Perhaps the most surprising: schools don’t think the demand
from parents and students is there."

Read more...

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http://www.wired.com/2015/08/schools-dont-think-kids-want-learn-computer-science/
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"What has posterity ever done for ME?" - Groucho Marx

Mark Kelly


mark at vceit.com
http://vceit.com
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