When I organized coding activities for kids at the Makerspace Dushanbe, mostly I received this question from parents. My kid is not going to be a programmer, so why should he or she take part in this club? So, this post will respond to this question and gives you three reasons why every young mind should be involved in coding activities.
First, learning to code doesn't mean that the kid is going to be a programmer in the future. Instead, considering the fast progress of technology, this is an additional skill that helps the kid to grow much more professional. So, let's look at some reasons separately.
1. Coding is a language.
To code means to talk to peace of hardware in the language of technology. However, technology requires us to be very specific, goal-oriented, and creative. Otherwise, we will not understand each others' language. If it is required for us to be specific, goal-oriented, and creative to talk to technology, we learn them through coding. In other words, coding develops these skills in kids and helps them to grow smart. The mentioned skills are used in all spheres of life, which means coding will help them to be a good specialist in every job.
2. Coding helps kids with Math skills.
You would probably agree with me that many kids find math skills very challenging. Coding improves the logical thinking of kids. Coding consists of basic math problems, which makes kids solve and get the results. In other words, kids learn math in fun ways.
3. Coding improves the problem - solving skills of kids.
To code, kids have to write step by step, or algorithm, of their program. Each step plays an important role to get the program work. If the steps organized correctly, the program runs effectively. In the real world, to solve a problem we need to take the right to steps toward that, which is very similar to coding.
First, learning to code doesn't mean that the kid is going to be a programmer in the future. Instead, considering the fast progress of technology, this is an additional skill that helps the kid to grow much more professional. So, let's look at some reasons separately.
1. Coding is a language.
To code means to talk to peace of hardware in the language of technology. However, technology requires us to be very specific, goal-oriented, and creative. Otherwise, we will not understand each others' language. If it is required for us to be specific, goal-oriented, and creative to talk to technology, we learn them through coding. In other words, coding develops these skills in kids and helps them to grow smart. The mentioned skills are used in all spheres of life, which means coding will help them to be a good specialist in every job.
2. Coding helps kids with Math skills.
You would probably agree with me that many kids find math skills very challenging. Coding improves the logical thinking of kids. Coding consists of basic math problems, which makes kids solve and get the results. In other words, kids learn math in fun ways.
3. Coding improves the problem - solving skills of kids.
To code, kids have to write step by step, or algorithm, of their program. Each step plays an important role to get the program work. If the steps organized correctly, the program runs effectively. In the real world, to solve a problem we need to take the right to steps toward that, which is very similar to coding.
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