] Recent results from the standardized Perl Fluency Test ] showed that 99.99% of US high school seniors can't read ] Perl. This disturbing statistic shows that American ] students are painfully unprepared for life after ] graduation. ] ] "This shows that there is a real need for a Perl Monk in ] every classroom," said Perl Monk Kelly Adrity. "We've ] got computers in every classroom, now we need our kids to ] be able to use them, and what better way to learn about ] computers than to learn how to read and write in Perl. ] I'm glad the budget proposed by President Bush sets aside ] millions for Perl Monks. America will lead the way in ] Perl literacy." ] Not everyone shared Mr. Chen's view about the necessity ] of adding Perl to early elementary curricula. ] Programmers Against Perl (PAP) spokesperson, Keith ] Willingham said, "There's no better way to scare students ] away from computers than exposing them to Perl. Even ] experienced programmers are frightened and confused by ] it. The Perl lobby is just getting too powerful, and ] they need to be stopped." Stopped? We can't be stopped.. Haha.. 99.99% of High School Seniors Can't Read Perl |