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Re:Impact of programming on primary mathematics learning by rahimnathwani on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @01:33AM (#32733268)
With scratch, kids can start programming without needing to type fast, or debug errors caused by typos.

That allows them to focus on the logic of their programs.

A 10yo might be fine starting by typing programs in from a manual (what I did) but nowadays people want to introduce programming to 6yo kids.

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Re:Impact of programming on primary mathematics learning by LostInTheWoods on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @11:22AM (#32738351)
typing fast has nothing to do with programming

debugging errors has a lot to do with programming

typos are a kind of bug

When I was 10, I started programming in BASIC ... we're talking about simple expressions and statements.

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Re:Impact of programming on primary mathematics learning by rahimnathwani on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @11:30AM (#32738493)
"When I was 10, I started programming in BASIC"

Me, too! On the Acorn Electron.

My son will turn 6 soon. I think he's ready for Scratch (or at least Scratch Jr) but I'm not sure he's ready for BASIC. I guess I could him a printout of some code and see if he can type it in without errors...

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