tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22095359.post8493424321500014501..comments2023-11-14T01:19:47.964-08:00Comments on Education Musings: Technology and Education - Prof. Yashpal's PerspectiveShuchi Groverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375501078930042738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22095359.post-65587409347368645232008-05-01T16:46:00.000-07:002008-05-01T16:46:00.000-07:00Thanks, Shuchi. Yes, I totally agree since I have ...Thanks, Shuchi. Yes, I totally agree since I have a background in CS as well. In fact, in my presentation at the consultation (mentioned in the preface of this post) I did mention that there is a need for mandatory CS curricula in the secondary school stage, if nothing else else, to inculcate an "algorithmic way of thinking", and to use programming as a means to inculcate problem-solving abilities...Shuchi Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375501078930042738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22095359.post-48482272313696101222008-05-01T14:56:00.000-07:002008-05-01T14:56:00.000-07:00Hello, I came across your blog by chance because w...Hello, I came across your blog by chance because we are namesakes :). I really enjoyed reading the article by Prof. Yashpal that you quoted. However, I am disappointed to hear that he thinks that there is no science in information science. Computer science is a fundamental science, in fact one of the most fundamental ones, similar to mathematics. I refer you to <A HREF="http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~chazelle/pubs/algorithm.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> article by Bernard Chazelle, a leading computer science theorist. It is unfortunate that people tend to equate CS with programming. That is like equating astronomy with the art of operating a telescope! I wish one day high school curricula would include topics from CS (perhaps as a part of mathematics), and I don't mean programming, I mean the REAL CS -- algorithms, computability, communication, cryptography, etc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226933018680959889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22095359.post-83594142520032324002008-04-29T06:21:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:21:00.000-07:00Hi, very nice Blog. When I search for BEST INDIAN ...Hi, very nice Blog. When I search for BEST INDIAN BLOGS, I saw your Blog in Education category at FIRST PLACE. Wow! I'm from Madurai,Tamilnadu. Math teacher and online tutor. I'm trying to create a Blog for Math education. All the best. Do your best. Thanks. My Blog www.mathsindia.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com