[Info-vax] Rust as a HS language, was: Re: Quiet?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/6/2022 6:51 PM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> Rust as a high school language?  I believe schools should be concentrating on
> reading, writing and mathematics with special emphasis on the mathematics.  I
> can not believe that colleges need to offer remedial mathematics such as basic
> algebra to their incoming freshmen.  Writing should be a close second.  Writing
> as if "texting" friends is not composition.

Not sure how this topic got into this thread, but whatever.

The idea about teaching programming in secondary or primary school
come up frequently.

Mostly from people that don't know programming.

I don't think it make any sense. The available time will be
so small and the level taught so low that it will not be
useful. It does not provide the IT industry with something
they can use. And it does not provide any valuable skills to
the students.

So I concur: reading, writing and math.

Maybe a few foreign languages!!

Arne