Re:Kids to learn how to code before high school in New Zealand
by 0xcde4c3db on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @09:21AM
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Exactly. Programming at this level should be thought of less as "learning how to code" and more as "learning how to give clear instructions", which is a skill set that has value in general communication, management, etc.. A surprising number of people make it to adulthood and sometimes even management positions without really appreciating the possibility of their instructions being ambiguous or incorrect.
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Re:Kids to learn how to code before high school in New Zealand
by sopooneo on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @02:46PM
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As a former teacher, I found that it was easier to teach kids concrete things and try to get them to glean the abstract then vice versa.
In other words, you might learn how to code in order that you then know how to give clear instructions.
Re:Kids to learn how to code before high school in New Zealand
by watwut on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @04:47PM
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That is why they use scratch, logo, beebot or something similar.
The real programing would mean teaching them how computer really works or network protocols or html,css,javascript etc -which makes less sense for kids and muddles what was supposed to be lesson in technical details.