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12-05-2017, 03:56 AM
Who benefits most when kids learn to code? Tech companies.
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Over the past five years, the idea that computer programming – or “coding” – is the key to the future for both children and adults alike has become received wisdom in the United States. The aim of making computer science (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/30/fact-sheet-president-obama-announces-computer-science-all-initiative-0) a “new basic (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/30/computer-science-all)” skill for all Americans has driven the formation of dozens of nonprofit (http://girlswhocode.com/) organizations (http://code.org/), coding (http://flatironschool.com/) schools (https://www.codecademy.com/) and policy programs (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3316).
As the third annual Computer Science Education Week (https://csedweek.org/) begins, it is worth taking a closer look at this recent coding craze. The Obama administration’s “Computer Science For All (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/30/computer-science-all)” initiative and the Trump administration’s new effort (https://www.recode.net/2017/9/25/16276904/president-donald-trump-ivanka-tech-stem-computer-science-coding-education-amazon-google) are both based on the idea that computer programming is not only a fun and exciting activity, but a necessary skill for the jobs of the future. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/learn-to-code-skepticism/)
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Over the past five years, the idea that computer programming – or “coding” – is the key to the future for both children and adults alike has become received wisdom in the United States. The aim of making computer science (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/30/fact-sheet-president-obama-announces-computer-science-all-initiative-0) a “new basic (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/30/computer-science-all)” skill for all Americans has driven the formation of dozens of nonprofit (http://girlswhocode.com/) organizations (http://code.org/), coding (http://flatironschool.com/) schools (https://www.codecademy.com/) and policy programs (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3316).
As the third annual Computer Science Education Week (https://csedweek.org/) begins, it is worth taking a closer look at this recent coding craze. The Obama administration’s “Computer Science For All (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/30/computer-science-all)” initiative and the Trump administration’s new effort (https://www.recode.net/2017/9/25/16276904/president-donald-trump-ivanka-tech-stem-computer-science-coding-education-amazon-google) are both based on the idea that computer programming is not only a fun and exciting activity, but a necessary skill for the jobs of the future. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/04/learn-to-code-skepticism/)
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