tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9229746.post4325800337861726220..comments2019-09-17T18:31:43.670+08:00Comments on Too many words to tweet: Is coding the new Latin?Peter Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13737355707075255807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9229746.post-8341541308694296302015-06-11T09:00:00.423+08:002015-06-11T09:00:00.423+08:00I think that the opportunity to learn coding is al...I think that the opportunity to learn coding is already there. The fragment of attached minecraft command was generated by mr14 using his own initiative and the tools available on the web. Both my kids have done coding at school as part of their computing/technology electives. I think the opportunities are already there. What I object to is the bandwagon that turns coding from an opportunity into something that is mandated and politicised and blown out of proportion. Our kids need to learn literacy and numeracy and how to think, and there is no one thing more important than another. We have schools whose mission is to achieve just that thing. Let's give them more resources and good leadership and community engagement. Let's not get sidetracked by focussing on a single, silver bullet such as coding. <br /><br />Thanks for your comment, and happy to agree to disagree :)Peter Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737355707075255807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9229746.post-10019429778852522972015-06-11T07:16:22.205+08:002015-06-11T07:16:22.205+08:00I was surprised to read this. I see coding as the ...I was surprised to read this. I see coding as the new international language and, like being able to speak English, it opens doors to all sorts of places. Why wouldn't we give every child the opportunity to learn the basics (amazing what you can do with a bit of html and css)?Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355567647352510524noreply@blogger.com