Quote
This quote came out on the “Thought For the Day” list a while ago and I’ve kept it in my inbox. I’m cleaning out my inbox, but I wanted to save this quote for posterity. As both a computer programmer and a big advocate of progressive education, I love this quote.
“It is against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self-critical?”
– Alan Perlis
I don’t know who Alan Perlis is– a research project for later.
(The thought for the day list is the internet mailing list I’ve received for the longest time– since 1991 when I got my first email address. Although sometimes corny and sometimes political in ways I disagree with, the thoughts still make me smile more often than not. I’d link to the list, but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t have a web page. You subscribe the old-fashioned way: by sending email to listserv@listserv.tamu.edu with the text “sub tftd-l”)
