How Early Should Kids Learn To Code?

Posted by samzenpus on Friday September 27, 2013 @12:09AM from the diapers-and-distros dept.

the agent man writes "Wired Magazine is exploring how early kids should learn to code. One of the challenges is to find the proper time in schools to teach programming. Are teachers at elementary and middle school levels really able to teach this subject? The article suggests that even very young kids can learn to program and lists a couple of early experiments as well as more established ideas including the Scalable Game Design curriculum. However, the article also suggests that programming may have to come at the cost of Foreign language learning and music."

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Do kids actually learn anything in music? by techprophet · 2013-09-27 00:25 · Score: 1, Troll

All it taught me was to hate classical music, which took a while to get over. I've a feeling that the same might happen with programming. IMO: make logic a mandatory course in elementary school and then offer real CS courses in high school. None of this business with "and here's how you use excel, now go play on Facebook little Johnny"