Statement Ready for the Press

Statement Ready for the Press
May 6 2005, 2:09 PM

Soon the United States of America will create and implement national certification for all areas of education, elementary through high school as has already happened in the higher education institutions. The main area I would like to focus on is computer science. We are evolving into a Technology Society where children as young as three years old are helping their parents program their DVR’s (Digital Video Recorders). It is imperative that the computer science curriculum, which has for decades been accepted as a major field of study in universities across the globe, becomes an educational field in the primary and secondary grades. This curriculum should be backed by an accredited certification in the field of computer science. We as a nation can no longer afford to have such a vital instrument in our education be taught by those teachers unequipped with the knowledge and background of the science. It is not enough to employ a math or business major to instruct the youth well enough to have them consider computer science as a future career. I do think that the Boards of Education across the nation will soon see that the children of the future are in need of more highly qualified teachers in such an important field as computer science.

States that offer Computer Science Certification:
California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

States that DO NOT offer Computer Science Certification: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming