Re:Why I'm Glad I Learned to Program – A Blog Post for Your ...
by syndicatedjelly on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:13PM
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The article is behind a paywall after the first several paragraphs. Based on the title and what's available, here's what I have to offer:
Children should learn the beauty of mathematics. But like any subject, don't needlessly force them where they don't want to go.
Today's culture in America seems to push STEM above all else. This is good for setting students up to succeed financially in the world, but we should be encouraging our children to become well-rounded individuals in all regards. People can learn to code in college or later. But some things are very difficult outside of formative years:
- Having the experience of reading an influential book as a teenager
- Learn a foreign language at a young age
- Becoming highly proficient in a skill (playing an instrument, playing a sport)
Let kids focus on the wonders and joys of the liberal arts in childhood. Dose in some STEM here and there. But don't sit them down in front of a computer and convince them that typing computer code anti-socially is the way to become a well-rounded individual.
Children should learn the beauty of mathematics. But like any subject, don't needlessly force them where they don't want to go.
Today's culture in America seems to push STEM above all else. This is good for setting students up to succeed financially in the world, but we should be encouraging our children to become well-rounded individuals in all regards. People can learn to code in college or later. But some things are very difficult outside of formative years:
- Having the experience of reading an influential book as a teenager
- Learn a foreign language at a young age
- Becoming highly proficient in a skill (playing an instrument, playing a sport)
Let kids focus on the wonders and joys of the liberal arts in childhood. Dose in some STEM here and there. But don't sit them down in front of a computer and convince them that typing computer code anti-socially is the way to become a well-rounded individual.
https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/110390739226017146