#Age and Programming
Ken,
Unfortunately, we seem to be becoming a nation of illiterates. I have a
couple of contrary indications, however. First, CI$, among its other
virtues, has made literacy more useful, as all of the interactions are
carried on through the written form of language. As educators in the
language arts area have known for some time, the best way to help children
to become literate is to involve them in projects where literacy is
necessary; I see no reason to think that this wouldn't apply to adults as
well. Second, there's a "penpals" section in a newspaper I read once in a
while; however, almost every ad is either from "lovely foreign ladies"
looking for American husbands or from prisoners wanting someone to
correspond with. Looking at the trends in incarceration, we may have
finally found a solution to the literacy problem!<g>
-Steve