Someone in my class started to know about coding at 17, few days before entering undergraduate university. I realised that he could beat his friend in the class—who had worked as a programmer—in almost any subject, not because he was smart, but because he had great teachers until high school. In my opinion, we can teach our children how to think computationally (without telling them about the word "computational thinking") right after they can remember their dad's name and respond to mom's calls. I know, this is a bit of an exaggeration. But I believe, teaching coding can be postponed until children are interested in themselves to learn. However, computational thinking needs to be introduced from the beginning. Because computational thinking can help solving life problems in general.
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Someone in my class started to know about coding at 17, few days before entering undergraduate university. I realised that he could beat his friend in the class—who had worked as a programmer—in almost any subject, not because he was smart, but because he had great teachers until high school. In my opinion, we can teach our children how to think computationally (without telling them about the word "computational thinking") right after they can remember their dad's name and respond to mom's calls. I know, this is a bit of an exaggeration. But I believe, teaching coding can be postponed until children are interested in themselves to learn. However, computational thinking needs to be introduced from the beginning. Because computational thinking can help solving life problems in general.