I hear this question almost daily now: "With AI here, should we teach kids to code?" I was reminded of the following from our book, Captain Code , that teaches coding to kids. The intro asks kids "Why learn to code?".
Are you an educator using Captain Code in the classroom? If yes, thank you. We created this book as educators ourselves based on our own experiences inspiring young people by introducing them to coding. We are humbled and honored at the prospect of helping you do the same for your own students. To...
For years we've been told that all students must learn how to code. We've been told “coding is the language of the future", "coding is the new literacy", and so on. It’s become a fact, a reality we now all accept; students need to learn to read and write, and they must learn how to code. And if we...
Becoming a coder is all fun and games! We believe everyone should learn to code, whether they intend to pursue careers in coding or not. We believe this just like we believe that everyone should draw and sketch, and everyone should play an instrument, and everyone should cook, and everyone should...