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One of most persistent questions in computing education is the reason for the 20% Rule. In every introduction to programming course, 20% of the students just get it effortlessly -- you could lock them in a dimly lit closet with a reference manual, and they'd still figure out how to program. 20% of the class never seems to get it. Why is that?You don't really want me to answer that, do you? Posted by carlosmorales at October 18, 2007 09:48 AM