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from the isn't-there-an-app-for-that? dept.
A number of schools have failed to train their teachers in the government's flagship computing curriculum introduced last year, which was intended to turn Blighty into a nation of coders.
One third of 27 secondary schools teaching kids up to and including GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) level have failed to spend any money training staff in the computing curriculum (on the new Key Stage 3 and 4), according to a number of Freedom of Information responses sent to software company MapR Technologies.
In contrast, the research revealed some schools had spent thousands training staff, indicating a huge disparity between institutions.
The article applies to the UK, but could as easily apply to the United States and elsewhere. How do we teach our kids to code if their teacher's can't code, and can't or won't learn first?
(Score: 2) by hash14 on Saturday September 05 2015, @04:52PM
A lot of companies are like this, certainly. But not all of them. For a moment, let's just consider only companies that aren't as you describe - let's only consider companies that treat their workers well with good benefits and work-life balance. My estimate is that there would _still_ be a major worker shortage because there is just such a high demand for the work and a short supply of the workers.
And as poor as the working conditions are that you describe, sometimes teaching positions are just as bad, or still even worse than that. In a world run by lawyers and MBAs, the most important jobs (like those of engineers and teachers) end up with the shittiest work and life conditions.
It's just a very backwards world.