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	I've got a question that is best directed at those who have taught
programming at the high school level or perhaps a gen - ed requirement
class in college.
	I am teaching a programming class for the first time this year.  We
are using QBasic for a variety of reasons.  However, we have talked
about replacing it with C or C++ as an AP class.  I do not know C yet,
[ one of the reasons we're still teaching QBasic :-) ], but have had
numerous discussions with aquaintances of mine who do know it.  Their
nearly unanimous feeling was that this was not a good idea.  Since
QBasic IS a structured language (unlike much of the old BASIC's), they
thought it would be better to keep QBasic as the 'entry-level' class
and then have the C/C++ course as a second year course for those kids
who want to go on.  What do some of you think?

P.S	I don't think Pascal, or any other language would be an option
due to finances.  For the sake of argument, I have to assume that my
choices would be QBasic, C/C++ or a combination of the two.
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Thomas W. Cowderyy                      Of all of the things that I have lost,
twcowde@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edeu                   I miss my mind the most.      
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