![]() My kids do and they're advanced for their age.but I'm seeing my kids friends come over and try to use my oldest sons PC (these are kids that are 7 to 8 years old) and they can't operate a mouse or use a web browser. It should be a core subject at this point and it should start as early in a kids school career as possible, specifically to benefit those that may not have access to computer equipment at home. What I ended up having to do was get at least B grade in physics and maths as well as the half IT GCSE.which I did because I am a massive fucking nerd.but still, it'd have been nicer to study all of those without also having the immense pressure of getting high grades and the intense stress that comes along with having no idea where you might score for 3 fucking years.add to that the fact I have pretty serious seasonal allergies and I was off my tits on anti-histamines for 4 months a year (the 4 months that exams typically fall in) and you have an extremely high pressure, high stress resulted in me hating school with a passion.Īnyway, point is, IT needs to stop being a footnote and be brought to the fore. They didn't, and I failed (half) GCSE RE, #ohwell. I actively refused to attend RE classes unless they let me sit and study the full IT GCSE because I needed the full GCSE to make getting into A Level computer science that bit easier. When I was at school IT was a "half" GCSE combined with RE. It's a shame IT in schools hasn't come much further from when I was at school. ![]() ![]() Cybersecurity should be taught as part of the national curriculum.
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