Learning to Code vs Learning Computer Science
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It's always very tricky when people who aren't educators start banging on about what should or shouldn't be taught in schools. My own school days are but a hazy memory of hormones, angst, and boring homework. Yet here I am, pontificating. With the current "fad" of encouraging children to learn to code, I thought I would be worth looking at the difference between coding and computer science. History I learned the infamous Logo Turtle at school and BBC BASIC at home. That is learning to…
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