本篇是纽约时报（The New York Times）上刊登的一篇新闻的摘录。作者介绍了时下最热门的少儿编程在美国公立学校的推进现状，特此摘录。
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“There’s a big demand for these skills in both the tech sector and across all sectors,” said Britt Neuhaus, the director of special projects at the office of innovation for New York City schools. The city plans to expand the training and is considering moving it into middle schools.
“科技行业和所有行业都对编程技能有很大的需求，”纽约市学校创新办公室主任布里特·纽豪斯(Britt Neuhaus)说。纽约市政府计划扩大在小学里的编程范围，并正在考虑将其推广到中学中。
Across the country, districts are signing up piecemeal. Chicago’s public school system hopes to have computer science as a graduation requirement at all of its 187 high schools in five years. New York City public schools are training teachers for classes this fall in 40 high schools, in part to prepare students for college.
在全美各地，各个学区（类似于上海各个区的教育局）都在为设立编程教育做准备。芝加哥的公立学校系统希望在五年内将计算机科学作为全部187所高中的毕业要求。今年秋天，纽约市公立学校开始为40所高中的课程培训教师，原因则是为让学生考上大学做准备。
Since December, 20,000 teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade have introduced coding lessons, according to Code.org, a group backed by the tech industry that offers free curriculums. In addition, some 30 school districts, including New York City and Chicago, have agreed to add coding classes in the fall, mainly in high schools but in lower grades, too. And policy-makers in nine states have begun awarding the same credits for computer science classes that they do for basic math and science courses, rather than treating them as electives.
根据Code.org的数据，自去年12月以来，有2万名从幼儿园到高中的教师推出了编程课程。此外，包括纽约和芝加哥在内的约30个学区已同意在今年秋季增加编程课程。这些课程主要在高中进行，但也包括低年级的项目。九个州的政策制定者已经开始对计算机科学课程授予与基础数学和科学课程相同的学分，而不是将其视为选修课。
The spread of coding instruction is “unprecedented — there’s never been a move this fast in education,” said Elliot Soloway, a professor of education and computer science at the University of Michigan. He sees it as very positive, potentially inspiring students to develop a new passion.
密歇根大学科学教授Elliot Soloway表示，编程教学的普及是“前所未有的——教育领域从未出现过如此迅速的发展”。他认为这是非常积极的，可以激励青少年学生培养对编程的热情。
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Matt Richtel