![]() Only a handful of states allow computer science courses to count as math or science credits toward high school graduation requirements. ![]() Everyone-scientists, fashion designers, doctors, journalists, lawyers, musicians, students-can benefit from a greater understanding of how to use computing.Ĭomputer literacy is important for success in today’s digital economy, yet many American schools still view computer science education as an exotic elective. An understanding of coding helps people learn new strategies for solving problems and harness the power of computers to realize their own visions, whatever they may be. It moves people from being consumers of technology to creators of it. The ability to write computer software-to code-is an important skill. (Its remains can be found in the group’s log book at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) This year, non-profit group is driving CSEdWeek activities in more than 150 countries around the world and sponsoring an “Hour of Code” campaign that encourages all students to devote an hour this week to getting a taste of computer programming. ![]() CSEdWeek is held in recognition of the birthday of computer science pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, widely known for popularizing the idea of “ debugging” a computer-a phrase inspired by her team’s removal of an actual moth from a relay in a Harvard Mark II computer in 1947. This week is Computer Science Education Week, or “CSEdWeek,” an annual campaign highlighting the importance of learning computer science.
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