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Interesting point, but the idea of learning excel is to learn computational thinking from an early age.
by neuroguy 13y ago
Interesting point, but the idea of learning excel is to learn computational thinking from an early age.
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- Pxtl 13y agoI know - Excel is the bare-minimum introduction to "programming" that most folks get. Honestly, I think the industry has failed a bit here - we haven't really provided a good substitute for the spreadsheet when it comes to letting complete non-coders do elaborate computational tasks. I mean, Octave is a great tool for scientists, and I've seen some fun graphing calculator apps... but for some reason Excel endures. A kid wants to graph a formula? They do it in excel, even though that means they have to find a way to provide all the X-coordinates.
- Nzen 13y agoTypically, Excel is a checkmark in 'computer skills' or to facilitate presenting tabular/graphed experiment data. Color me surprised if the curriculum involves VBA or conditional formulas. Lego mindstorms might suit the OP in terms of creative And computational successor to hypercard.