Parents worry as CBSE introduces changes in computer science enters CBSE schools

May 14, 2013, 12:00 am


CBSE has decided to introduce major changes in the computer science curriculum for classes XI and XII and that has caused a lot of anxiety among parents and teachers.

Under the new system, PYTHON, a high-level programming language, will replace C ++, a programming language for beginners.

School heads say the real problem is finding teachers who know the subject, or training existing teachers. �Our faculty don�t know anything about the new language. The board could have informed us at least a year in advance. We were only informed about the decision 15 days ago,� said the principal of a school in Chromepet.
The school has already distributed C++ books to its class XI students, he added.

Last week, heads of CBSE schools wrote to the board expressing their difficulty in training teachers in the new language. On Saturday,

CBSE responded, promising schools that they would offer training and also said schools could choose to stay with C++ for this academic year.

Software activists, however, are pleased with the decision and say it is in line with global trends, as premier institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology offer PYTHON instead of C++, as part of their syllabus.