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Finding a language with which to teach and learn
I have a feeling that computing has concentrated on modern languages as a means of learning. This is part of the cultural imperialism that started in the nineteenth century. In short people have to first learn modern languages before they can learn the mechanics of computing. This appears to me to be fundamentally wrong because it excludes people who may not have modern language skills but they do indeed have the will and the desire to excel in computing.
Anything that limits the number of people who have a skill is not a welcome development. To this end I have come up with some of the ways in which the computing community can provide a platform for other languages to be used so that people are not excluded from the computing evolution that is developing in the world.
Including other languages for computing
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A key development tool
Computing has long been recognized as a means of ensuring that people from developing countries have a pathway to bettering their lives and joining the rest of the international community. Computing has been at the heart of many developmental programs in both the urban centers and rural centers. There have been efforts to increase the uptake of computing studies but the results have been mixed at best.
Whereas there is an almost universal recognition of computing as a development tool, there is some reluctance to undertake the activities that will make this dream a reality. One can lay the blame at the feet of government incompetence but there ought to be an element of personal responsibility in all this.
The first major issue that affects the level of computing in developing countries is the lack of infrastructure. There is a lack of transportation facilities to ensure
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An option that you cannot afford to neglect
Many colleges these days offer computing as one of the premium courses that you could add to course list. However there are some people who neglect it as and option because it might not be as glamorous as some of the science or arts courses. The fact that computing is only beginning to take route in many schools means that it has not yet developed a significant profile that would be able to overcome these prejudices.
In this article we will be examining some of the issues that might arise if you chose computing as subject at secondary school or primary school level. We will also be examining the impact of such a decision on the career paths of young students.
Computing as a subject falls within the sciences but it might not require the laboratory practical facilities that you would need for a
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