Re: Compulsion vs aptitude
"In order to teach coding in schools TPTB need
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2. Recruit potential teachers with an aptitude for coding (and a salary structure that would make teaching as opposed to industry worth their while).
3. Train those potential teachers to teach the subject and to be able to help their pupils a good deal better than many of my teachers helped me."
And that's where it all falls to pieces. I'm a software engineer, and this summer I decided to apply for Computer Science teacher training. All three of my applications have been turned down, but vacancies are still listed in Clearing.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
