[zaq_xsw]

> but one student reports that she learned much more from traditional classes.

You can't argue with that. She got more from a 4 year computer science education than the 6 week bootcamp! QED

But seriously, as another commenter mentioned, these maximalist headlines don't really help us get to a better education system. Deliberate practice is very important, but that doesn't mean project-based learning "fails".

I'm tutoring a student 1-on-1 at the moment, and my biggest concern as a teacher is always motivation. The delight that comes from building your own little real world website/app (simple cookie clicker clone in her case) after only a few weeks of programming is so useful in getting students to actually appreciate the value of what they're learning, and then it just snow-balls.

Some good points raised in the article, but perhaps a little click-baity and one-sided.

[tebugst]

agree with you absolutely. In broad field like CS, one can't keep interest so long unless there are some practical usefulness.