The link as it came through on the list was broken - you need to add the second line to finish it...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/03/ST2008040303977.html (Let's see if this one makes it through in one piece - if not reassemble manually. ) Vern Charles Cossé wrote: > I just tried to read the article and it says "unauthorized" on an > otherwise white page! > -Charles > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Yes, what gets accepted and for what kind of credit is wildly variable > from school to school... > > Even though I've taught it for years, and it's not a *terrible* > curriculum, I don't care for the AP much - the very fact that you're > driven by an exam tends to deflect you from covering concepts in real > depth (and also tends to make you write odd little programs that > illustrate the test topics instead of larger projects that do > something). My administrators would not be happy to hear me say it, but > I wouldn't mind opting out myself... > > Vern > > kirby urner wrote: > > What I've heard is in Oregon the state schools don't honor or > accept any > > AP CS deal. It's an opt out scheme after all. However, nearby > Utah does > > accept it, so you have a lot of wannabes avidly learning Java to > get ahead > > in the Utah scene somehow. Interesting ecology. > > > > Kirby > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Vern Ceder > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > >> Actually only the AB CS exam is being cut - it's the more > advanced of > >> the two, trying to do some things with advanced data structures and > >> algorithms. The A version of the CS exam remains and will be > >> strengthened, according to the email sent to AP CS teachers. > >> > >> The problem with the AB exam as I understand it was that it was > too much > >> for a year of HS in a lot of porograms, but not enough for > credit for an > >> extra semester of college credit. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Vern > >> > >> > >> > >> Jonah Bossewitch wrote: > >> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/03/ > >> > ST2008040303977.html > >> > > >> > Pretty disheartening considering the declining interest in CS > >> > majors.... so much for switching to python on the AP exam. > Even java > >> > is better than no AP (mostly ;-) ) > >> > > >> > /jsb > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Edu-sig mailing list > >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > >> > >> -- > >> This time for sure! > >> -Bullwinkle J. Moose > >> ----------------------------- > >> Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > >> Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Edu-sig mailing list > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Edu-sig mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > -- > This time for sure! > -Bullwinkle J. Moose > ----------------------------- > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > > > > -- > AsymptopiaSoftware | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.asymptopia.org <http://www.asymptopia.org> -- This time for sure! -Bullwinkle J. Moose ----------------------------- Vern Ceder, Director of Technology Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
