Vermont had basic competencies when I graduated. We had to be able to write a check, read a map, and a bunch of other skills. We were checked off in home room. So many didn’t go to college so I thought they were a good idea.
My calculus teacher made us learn to write computer programs in Basic on the school’s computer. I ended up with basically a computer engineering degree (electrical engineering with a computer emphasis - before Computer Engineering was accredited) because of her. She told us we needed to learn to program because computers were going to be the future. This was in the late 70s.
Vermont had basic competencies when I graduated. We had to be able to write a check, read a map, and a bunch of other skills. We were checked off in home room. So many didn’t go to college so I thought they were a good idea.
My calculus teacher made us learn to write computer programs in Basic on the school’s computer. I ended up with basically a computer engineering degree (electrical engineering with a computer emphasis - before Computer Engineering was accredited) because of her. She told us we needed to learn to program because computers were going to be the future. This was in the late 70s.