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From: freewill@nstar.UUCP (Bill Williston)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: programming for math credit - rational
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Date: 1 Dec 90 15:17:22 GMT
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Hello folks,
   Computer programming (pascal) is offered as an elective at the high
school where I teach it.  Required courses are in english, math, science,
physical education and government.  My department (business) is reviewing 
curriculum and would like to offer courses for required credit like
Word processing, desktop publishing for english credit and programming
for math credit.
   The english dept. head was not against the idea of word processing, etc
for english credit.  The math dept. head was immediately and adamantly
against computer programming for math credit.
        Can you suggest rationals for or against the idea of programming
for high school math credit?  Let me know if you wnt a response summary.
My B.S. in math required some programming so the idea is not foreign to
higher education.  Some high schools in my area offer word processing for
ehglish credit.  Thanks in advance.


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