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When I was in school in the 90s, computer classes were mandatory, but not scheduled as regularly as math, science, or history classes.

When I was in school in the 90s, computer classes were mandatory, but not scheduled as regularly as math, science, or history classes. Rather they were scheduled like gym, music, or wellness/personal-health (all also mandatory, but each only taking place once or twice a week.) Because the schedule plainly indicated how important adults thought those courses were relative to others, those courses were considered jokes by me and my peers. Regular and frequent scheduling would probably be required, but even as a professional developer I think that wouldn't be the best use of student time. Students would probably benefit more from math, english, and history courses. (Particularly english and history, since there is a lot that is broken with how we currently teach children mathematics.)

Posted by Crito on Feb 20, 2015, 8:28 PM

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When I was in school in the 90s, computer classes were mandatory, but not scheduled as regularly as math, science, or history classes.

CritoFeb 20, 2015, 8:28 PM

When I was in school in the 90s, computer classes were mandatory, but not scheduled as regularly as math, science, or history classes. Rather they were scheduled like gym, music, or wellness/personal-health (all also mandatory, but each only taking place once or twice a week.) Because the schedule plainly indicated how important adults thought those courses were relative to others, those courses were considered jokes by me and my peers. Regular and frequent scheduling would probably be required, but even as a professional developer I think that wouldn't be the best use of student time. Students would probably benefit more from math, english, and history courses. (Particularly english and history, since there is a lot that is broken with how we currently teach children mathematics.)

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