My Palm Beach Post – Staff Writer
“Foreign languages might have an entirely new definition thanks to proposed legislation in Tallahassee. State Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate, has proposed a bill that will allow high school students to substitute computer coding classes for their foreign language classes. If his bill passes, high school students can take computer coding to satisfy the two required foreign-language instruction credits. Ring, a former Yahoo executive, believes that learning computer coding will give Florida students a leg up. That may be, but at what cost? Ring’s proposal (SB 468) has merit in that our public schools should adapt to the needs of a modern society, and computer coding is becoming an important skill to learn. Technology is a growth industry, and schools should be preparing our students for high-paying, fast-changing jobs in that sector.”(more)