Is computer programming dead in schools?
No, programming is not dead but neither is it as widely taught as it once was. When the first generation of personal computers was developed, programming was widely used in schools because it was something you could do with the early personal computers. The development of Logo by Seymour Papert and his associates at MIT also sparked a lot of interest in the use of programming as a tool for learning in the schools. Today, with the wealth of interesting and powerful applications available, the teaching of programming has waned. Some teachers still work with Logo, and high school level computer science classes often teach programming languages such as C++ and Java. Advocates continue to argue that there is value in having students learn to program computers because it requires a kind of thinking that is similar to what students must use in mathematics. In addition, many college computer science departments are now fretting that students coming into their programs are poorly prepared becau
