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Why Children Should Be Taught to Code from the Early Age


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In the digital world like ours, computers are in charge of almost everything. They bring us to work, ensure the security of our home, control our money operations and help us stay in touch with people around the globe. Today, computer literacy is as essential as reading or writing. It is clear, that if you speak one language with tech, you feel in your element everywhere you are and no matter what you do.

But does it mean that everyone should be taught to code from the cradle?

Let’s be honest, it is a beast of a job to involve a kid in pursuing something they hate. After all, they are quite capable of choosing what they like and what they don’t. As well as make their choices accordingly. However, if they do engage themselves in coding, it will equip them with one-size-fits-all skills and personal flexibility.

Imagine that you learned something new in a particular field. And all of a sudden, you can apply it to almost anything in your life. You can use it for cooking a dinner or getting out of the debt, or for winning promotion in your company.

Coding is one of the few skills that can help children learn how to discriminate frogs from elephants and be consistent when dealing with the latter ones. As a matter of fact, learning to code is a great idea at any age. But the sooner you start, the sooner you collect the benefits. So what kind of benefits we are talking about?

Coding Teaches How to Solve Problems :-

How often have you caught yourself fallen in despair because the problem looked unsolvable? Coding teaches that finding a solution is just a matter of time. Time – and a number of certain steps. In the process, children acquire computational thinking or, in other words, a knack of decomposing large and difficult tasks into smaller manageable chunks. With this in mind, no matter how hard the problem is, kids learn to look for solutions instead of concentrating on their fear and insecurity.

Kids Learn That Persistence is the Key :-

There is no better way to learn something than through overcoming challenges. However, often we give up unable to cope with the fear of making a mistake. The coding process is largely about trials and errors meaning that the number of failures is often higher than of successes. At first, this trend may seem discouraging but pretty soon a kid would realize that success depends on the number of attempts. On this route, they would develop persistence and the strength to never cave in to the fear of slipping up. For a coder’s mind, there is no better reward than see their product up and running.

It Boosts Creativity :-

Most of us are laymen when it comes to tech. We spend so much time surrounded by computerized products but, in fact, we can only use the results of someone else’s thought. Forever being the consumers of somebody’s creative power.

Coding modifies a child’s relationship to the technology. It turns them into producers of their own content instead of being merely the consumers. Not only does it help to see the world in a new light, but to take an active part in its shaping. And this process requires a good deal of imagination and thoughtfulness.

“I loved coding since I was 10, so in college I made the computer do my dissertation for me,” laughs Eric Craig. “It was perfectly ridiculous and I didn’t get my A. But somehow it gave a start to my programming career. Now, I am working over the soft that helps writers be more productive.”

Coding Builds Communication Skills :-

Learning to code is like learning a foreign language. With a minor but crucially important difference – computer language doesn’t tolerate mistakes. It is okay if your English grammar or a word choice may be awkward sometimes – people will still be able to understand you. Sadly, computer-human interaction is way more inflexible. You shouldn’t confuse the commands you give; otherwise, the process won’t work.

With that being said, coding teaches children to be observant and precise. Give accurate information when it comes to explaining their thoughts or asking for help. Pay attention to details but always see the bigger picture. In addition, coding often requires group cooperation, which means that children would learn to work in a team, engage themselves in disputes and learn to make compromises. Plus, involving a kid in a brainstorming activity since the very earliest age is a great way to raise a generator of ideas and alterer of the world.

Coders Are in High Demand :-

Since the rise of the globalization process, computer-savvy people have been actively thought after. With the COVID-19 outbreak, the demand grew several times more. All businesses that could afford to stay in the shadow before, now have no other option but to go online. And they seek for coders who can help them do it.

What does it have to do with kids?

Heading for further technology development and online expansion, the odds that coders will have to stay in the backseat are equal to none. Coding will expose a child to many various experiences and problems to solve from an early age. So, when they come to seek a job, they'll have a hell of boons under their belt.

But Even if they don’t choose it as their cup of tea, a coding-sharp kid has lots of future scenarios to aspire to. The knowledge of how the environment functions and great problem-solving skills will give an upper-hand in any field and help them to kick start their career.

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