My AP CSA teacher is very qualified but I've seen that trend in plenty of other lower-level computing classes in MS and HS like "computer applications" class and "cybersec fundamentals". teacher who needs a class to round out their 1.0 FTE.Īgree. It'll be taught by an English / math/ bio / P.E. >As coding education becomes more widespread, like math before it, more and more classes will be taught by teachers who are not experts in coding, possibly not even by a hobbyist coder, maybe not even by someone who likes code. We just learned about `extends` sub/superclasses in java, and we're pretty far into the course. Then again AP CSA isn't super high level. that doesn't bode well for their general computing knowledge. >If a student comes and says they have trouble installing Java in Windows, it's easier to just say. It's like scratch: you'd never teach it to actual CS students but for feeling out an interest in CS it's pretty good. I hope the teachers explain that these tools are good for learning but never outside of a learning environment. Unfortunately, the trend is becoming online. Stuck in the browser means only getting what the web site provides. It's a rich, real, authentic environment to learn in. Get stuck on something, jump in the command line. It's the entire ecosystem students get to be exposed to.
>But if students have a non-locked-down OS, seems to me learning the real deal is better for the student.
BLUEJ FOR CHROMEBOOK FULL
Very true, unfortunately BlueJ is mandated by Advanced Placement and the tests are on paper (!) but I always prefer a full IDE. > Some high school students are a few years away from working, coding, in industry - why not learn real IDEs if it's available? Swing, or whatever you like).īlueJ is incompatible with Chromebooks, unfortunately. Eclipse, or whatever you like), learning Java in a terminal, and learn to write real GUIs (e.g. There's no reason why they can't be using a real IDE (e.g.
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