Why programming courses for children? What skills are developed in online coding courses?
1. Children learn computational thinking
When children learn to read and write code, they develop cognitive skills and learn a methodical, problem-solving process that resembles a computer. The process involves using abstractions and pattern recognition to represent the problem in new and different ways, organizing and logically analyzing data, breaking the problem down into smaller parts, identifying and creating the steps needed to solve the problem, executing the procedures, analyzing the results, and determining whether the results yielded an acceptable answer.
2. Girls should learn programming too
From airplanes and cars to video games, space exploration, and medicine, programming is now used in every profession.
Learning to code is a life skill today. Just like reading, writing, and arithmetic, all children should learn to code. Our daughters don’t have to grow up to be software engineers, but I think it’s important for them and all young people to know how to program and understand computers beyond the basics.
Women who learn programming are better placed to keep up with men in the workplace. Given that programming is among the fastest-growing fields today, female programmers may have more advantages in a highly competitive job market.
3. Children exercise their creativity and, in a fun way, learn to create things that work.
Kids love technology, and creating “magic” things related to what they love is a natural motivation for them. Learning to code encourages kids to exercise their imagination and improvise when their resources are limited. Also, when they are able to create something that works, coding gives kids a sense of accomplishment and builds their self-confidence.
4. The 4th Revolution – Digital Revolution 4.0
Technology has never been more present in our lives than it is now. Programming is revolutionizing every aspect of today’s world – think self-driving cars, many of our household appliances, robot-assisted surgery, social media, entertainment, banking, and more. Learning to code helps kids become better architects of their future!
