high school programming & python

[Robert Kern]

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 19:36:05 GMT, Les Schaffer <godzilla at netmeg.net>
wrote:

[snip]

>2.) the AP tests which kids take, according to her, require for
>advnace placement in a comp sci class that they know the basics of C++
>up through objects. the question then is whether something like
>learning/using python would enable a student still to place in the AP
>tests if they desired.

The AP CS curriculum is designed around a subset of C++.
http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/computer-science/html/cpp001.html

It would be really cool if someone told ETS to take a serious look at
Guido's proposal.
<a href="mailto:apexams at ets.org">hint, hint</a>

:-)

>i dont know whether these really are issues nationwide, but its what i 
>ran into in one school nearby.
>
>what are other peoeple's experience in this domain?

"What's Python?"

>les
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