#82: Why Coding Is Important For Student To Learn

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As a teacher or a parent you ll likely have an interest in the subjects that children are learning in school especially newer subjects like computer literacy robotics coding or even game development And while some parents and teachers might be worried that children already spend too much time on tablets mobile phones or laptop computers as it is the good news is that all of these subjects are likely to enhance the learning of more traditional curriculum areas such as mathematics and English Coding in particular is quickly becoming a key skill that school students must achieve basic competency in before they graduate In August last year for example former President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the nationwide rollout of Kenya s first ever coding curriculum in primary and secondary schools This made Kenya the first African nation to create an official coding syllabus to be delivered in schools Today I ll be reading a blog post published at richardjamesrogers com by Kat Sarmiento content writer at Katreena s Content Studio who shares her thoughts on why coding is such an important subject for students to learn This episode is accompanied by a blog post https richardjamesrogers com 2023 01 21 why-is-coding-important-for-school-students-to-learn Check out my award-winning book for teachers – The Quick Guide to Classroom Management 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know https www amazon com dp B07TVCWFZ4 Codecademy https www codecademy com Check out my second book entitled The Power of Praise Empowering Students Through Positive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Feedback https www amazon com Power-Praise-Empowering-Students-Pedagogical dp 1689738995 Check out my blog for teachers https richardjamesrogers com Facebook https www facebook com richardrogersauthor Twitter https twitter com richardjarogers YouTube https www youtube com channel UCgadlOMi7VPubiHKlcQSI3w Instagram https www instagram com richard james rogers The Importance of Patience in Teaching Blog Post https richardjamesrogers com 2020 11 15 the-importance-of-patience-in-teaching The Four Rules of Praise Blog Post https richardjamesrogers com 2018 07 15 the-four-rules-of-praise Click here to visit this podcast episode