Should Children Learn Coding?

Should My Kid Learn to Code?

Maggie Johnson | July 14, 2015

Over the last few years, successful marketing campaigns such as Hour of Code and Made with Code have helped K12 students become increasingly aware of the power and relevance of computer programming across all fields. In addition, there has been growth in developer bootcamps, online “learn to code” programs (code.org, CS First,Khan Academy, Codecademy, Blockly Games, etc.), and non-profits focused specifically on girls and underrepresented minorities (URMs) (Technovation, Girls who Code, Black Girls Code, #YesWeCode, etc.).

Over 100M students have tried an Hour of Code. Source: https://hourofcode.com/us

<more at http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/07/should-my-kid-learn-to-code_14.html; related links: https://hourofcode.com/us (Hour of Code. [Excerpt: "The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. One-hour tutorials are available in over 30 languages. No experience needed. Ages 4 to 104."]) and https://www.madewithcode.com/ (Made with code)>