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SUMMARY:Putting the thrill back into computing at school - Simon Peyton Jo
 nes\, MSR Cambridge
DTSTART:20121112T130000Z
DTEND:20121112T140000Z
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CONTACT:Peter Sewell
DESCRIPTION:Computing is the richest\, most exciting discipline on the pla
 net\, yet any teenager will tell you that in the UK we are systematically 
 teaching our children that ICT (as it is called in school – “informati
 on and communication technology”) consists of little more than learning 
 to use Word or PowerPoint. Over the last two decades\, computing at school
  has drifted from writing adventure games on the BBC micro to writing busi
 ness plans in Excel.  (Not always\, but too often.)\n\nThis is bad for our
  kids's education\, and it is bad for our economy. It is also quite fixabl
 e\, but the inherent inertia in the educational system requires a clear me
 ssage and case for change\, from the classroom right up to the Secretary o
 f State.  \n\nHaving a decent education system in the area of IT and compu
 ter science is important for all of us.  If we leave it to someone else\, 
 they'll screw it up. It's time to get roll up our sleeves\, and now is the
  time to do it.\n\n2012 has been a year of quite astonishing progress.  I'
 ll tell you what's up\, and how you can help.\n\n(Not a typical L&S talk\,
  but you asked for it.)
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