Kentucky: Programming Language = Foreign Language

jackb_guppy writes with word that "Legislation that would let students use computer programming courses to satisfy foreign-language requirements in public schools moved forward in the Kentucky Senate on Thursday." From the article: "Kentucky students must earn 22 credits to graduate high school, but 15 of those credits represent requirements for math, science, social studies and English — and college prerequisites call on students to have two credits of foreign language, [state senator David] Givens said. Meanwhile, Givens pointed to national statistics showing that less than 2.4 percent of college students graduate with a degree in computer science despite a high demand in the market and jobs that start with $60,000 salaries."

Comments

Re:I like this idea

[PolygamousRanchKid]

Taking more classes on programming/software development would have been much more useful.

I'm thinking that the teachers' unions will against this. They will be afraid of foreign language teachers losing their jobs.

It's a pity. Teachers and schools should be interested in teaching what the students want to learn.

Re:Not if you work for the Commonwealth of Kentuck

[rusty0101]

Thinking it will get you a 6 block section in Detroit, but I haven't checked the prices lately. Mind you it's a bit of a fixer upper project.