Soon, Students May Learn to Code Instead of Taking French Class

Bloomberg Business reports:

Parlez-vous Java? Sprechen Sie Python?

At least four states -- including Washington, home of Microsoft Corp. -- have either passed or considered measures that would delight high school students who have trouble rolling their r's. Rather than taking Spanish to satisfy their foreign language requirement, they could take a computer language.

Chris Reykdal, a Washington state legislator, said many students are more passionate about learning code than conjugating verbs. "I just don't like one size fits all,'' he said.

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