The Huffington Post – Christine Nasserghodsi
“Raise your hand if you’ve received at least one email advertising a coding camp for your child. Keep it up if you have considered it. I have. My children enjoy programming and I see it as an important and empowering skill to have – to be creators, not just consumers of technology. Still, my children will not be going to coding camp this summer…Something is missing from this ad. Children must play before they can invent games. They must build with sticks outside or blocks inside before building in a visual programming language. They need to understand complex problems before they can offer solutions. They need to learn to collaborate with others before they can succeed on their own.”(more)