Why all our kids should be taught how to code

[microrobert]

Why all our kids should be taught how to code

There is a growing consensus that the way children in schools are being taught information technology is in need of a radical overhaul. Here John Naughton explains the problem and offers a manifesto for revolutionary action

A vigorous debate has begun – within government and elsewhere – about what should be done about information and communication technology (ICT) in the school curriculum. Various bodies – the Royal Society, the Association for Learning Technology, Computing at School (a grassroots organisation of concerned teachers) and the British Computer Society, to name just four – have published reports and discussion documents aimed at ministers and the Department for Education.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/...ode?CMP=twt_gu

[Radamanthys]

I'm glad to have studied Logo in Elementary School and then Programming in various languages later all the way to 11th grade. It definitely helps.

[Daniyyel]

Programming is useful for business and science, programmers are surely not the only ones who need to code