In 2013, notable people in the computer science world assembled together to launch a new nonprofit called Code.org. Their goal: to get more computer science students into schools.
People who have contributed a lot in the computer science world, like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, donated millions of dollars to the nonprofit group. According to Code.org’s last annual report, the nonprofit has spent over $91 million between 2013 and 2018, and of that amount, $6.9 million went for the advocacy of state legislation across the country.
As part of the organization’s mission to “make computer science count” in K-12 education, code.org takes credit for having influenced graduation policies in 42 states. Today, 47 states and the District of Columbia allow computer science classes to count in place of math classes like Algebra 2. Prior to the organization’s work, only a few states allowed computer science to count for math credit.
In addition, 29 states passed legislation allowing computer science to count in place of a science course.
The question is, is this good?
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What are your thoughts on this one?
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First reaction is that it's funny - stupid kid. Second thought is questioning the circumstances. Maybe teach needs to grow up a little, too. I dunno.
But that thinking was quite common in the classes I taught in French schools.
Yeah, go figure.
whatever explaining that kid does, it won't work! He's toast.
"Not knowing the circumstances or even what level the questions were, it’s really hard to say."
We don't know if this student has had a long history of cheating, or if the teacher was just having a bad day. We don't know what the history or circumstances are. Some students are always trying to work the system and pull a fast one on the teacher. Then again, some teachers get into teaching because they like to feel superior to the students.
It's really hard to say.
It did bug me a bit that I almost received a zero when I wasn't cheating nor helping the cheater cheat but in the end it was simply too funny to be upset.
I hope the teacher knew for certain that it was a case of copying and not simply an error on the student's part.
The "Did you just guess this?" seems a little mean-spirited. Not knowing the circumstances or even what level the questions were, it's really hard to say.