linkblog: my thoughts on 'Major American Companies to Schools: Expand Access to Computer Science'

Look, I’m not opposed to expanding computer science education, but if the motivation is to fill jobs and keep tech giants thriving, that seems to me to be a red flag. Education ought to focus on democracy above the economy; we need to be producing citizens, not employees. There are ways to teach tech in a way that supports democracy and produces citizens, but if I get grumpy about computer science educstion, it’s because we rarely talk about it that way. link to ‘Major American Companies to Schools: Expand Access to Computer Science’

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