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Re:Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code by badcppdev on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:34PM (#38366872)
"how a machine can do that" > "nobody answered" is a really key takeaway here.

Do teachers understand coding enough to answer basic questions like that? I'm curious about whether they do.

Re:Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code by codingdave on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:15PM (#38368489)
Not really. But based on conversations I've had with folks who have worked on staffing such classes in schools, it is a known trade-off: A teacher who cannot answer all tech questions is better than a tech person who cannot teach. If someone exists who can do both, that is wonderful, but if you have to choose... choose a teacher.
Re:Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code by indigochill on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:44PM (#38367052)
Maybe some if you get lucky and find someone who's really into the subject, but it certainly wouldn't be a requirement because the people hiring for that position don't think that way. And I imagine the Venn diagram of people who know that and people who are willing to put up with how high school teachers get treated by The System (assuming we're talking about the US and not Finland) instead of getting a job in tech is pretty small.
Re:Show HN: New visual language for teaching kids to code by OnlyMortal on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:42PM (#38367019)
From experience, no.

When you have to correct their code you know their ability.