computing fir all

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 The New York Times today has a piece on by Randall Stross titledComputer Science for the rest of us discussing the growing movement to have computer science courses that build’s on Jeannete Wing’s paper on computational thinking.   I would argue that it’s not computer science for the “rest of us” but for everyone.    From basic science to the humanities, understanding essentials of computer science has become more important to student’s understanding of the world than the calculus is.  In fact, while I think calculus certainly has value from the hard to social sciences, its more essential that students have an understanding of computer science. more http://www.forbes.com/sites/startupviews/2012/04/01/computer-science-is-essential-for-everyone/