Comments on: Computer Coding As A Foreign Language Bill Ready For Senate Vote

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 04:11:52 +0000

REGARDING:
“Wondering if the high schools still teach Latin?”

They used to teach Latin at Byrneville Elementary School.

Not the language to be used in a Catholic Mass or for conversation. The words which formed the prefixes and suffixes to form other words, both Greek and Latin.
They did it for the weekly 20 spelling words.
It provided the foundation for understanding the meanings of thousands of words we might meet later.

The last time I subbed in a middle school, they were still using the same method to teach the same words to middle school children.

David for roots

By: nod

nod — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 03:43:05 +0000

Cursive, or long hand writing, should also BE taught as a foreign language.
It has become a kist art.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02:54:26 +0000

Wondering if the high schools still teach Latin?
We had a great Latin teacher who brought the old world to life in the classroom.
Also, we got to have the Latin Clubs and dressed up in togas and vines for crowns.
Guess now the kids will have Code Club and speak in Geekinese.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:27:49 +0000

Great Idea. Should be able to put online this summer with the multiple courses available available already. Could cover the prereqs for an online course and a language course. Why are we so far behind the curve on this initiative? Why drag this out another 2 years?

By: BT

BT — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:37:53 +0000

This is probably for the best. Even with the foreign language requirement, students aren’t really learning a foreign language, just retaining a few words or expressions in Spanish. There are better ways to learn a language than in a high school classroom a couple of days a week.

Coding is a valuable skill that can be used in any industry.