20th June, 2018.
Yes, I’m back at work, today.
And frankly?
I’m thinking I’ve got an extended run: from today until next week.
With no actual day off until next week.
Frankly.
It’s money: so I can’t complain much.
But, BOY, I’ll be looking forward to time off.
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Something I noticed on the Tech news, yesterday … ?
Was that UK education is having a specific issue.
Recently, the UK’s various education authorities has toughened computer science classes: making them harder to do.
And less appealing to kids.
One reason for the UK’s tech sector doing so well? Is simply that kids get interested as youngsters.
They certainly did, when I was young.
Most of the coders and IT people my age? All grew up, as I did, working out how to make a ZX Spectrum — or BBC Micro, or Oric, what have you — go beeeeeeep*^ when you pushed a button.
At ANY rate … I think making the classes harder will be a bad thing, long term.
There’s something else.
I know — as an adult — I did what’s called the European Computer Driving License: a computer literacy course.
I knew most of it.
But wanted the paperwork that said I’d done it … to reassure potential employers that I could sit in an office, use a computer, and not melt down, working out how to switch the thing on.
And have the impression that, until recently, that’s what ‘computer science’ classes focused on. Making sure people had a basic level of computer literacy: enough to be able to function in today’s modern society.
I think these days?
Using a computer — a tablet, laptop, phone, till, what have you — is on a par with reading and writing, or driving.
A basic skill that makes life a lot easier.
Frankly, these days?
I think compulsory computer literacy glasses would be good.
Leaving the tougher science classes for later.
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