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Barack Obama on computer science and programming
Watch Barack Obama’s recent Google+ Hangout, in which he discusses the importance of computer science in preparing the USA’s future workforce, in association with the ACM (following on from a successful CSEdWeek in December).
A very clear message about teaching computer science and programming at high school, to develop creators and not just consumers of technology:
(N.B. Obama seems fairly comfortable with computer science, as this interview with Eric Schmidt from 2008 highlights…)
Written by Tom
16 February 2013 at 2:41 pm
Posted in CS education, Education policy, Technology
Tagged with ACM, Barack Obama, CSEdWeek, Programming, STEM
