W2: After watching Mitch Resnick's TED Talk / MINJEONG LEE

https://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code

After watching Mitch Resnick's TED Talk


Mitch Resnick thought that coding education was needed for children, so he created 'Scratch.' Scratch is a computer programming tool that allows children to easily create fairy tales, games, and animations. Projects created by Scratch can be shared over the Web. While we are used to using new technologies, we are not good at creating new technologies or expressing ourselves with them. Resnick said we should be able to create new technologies, not just "read them." In fact, children have become proficient in new ways of expression by creating their own programs. Children learned new skills by expressing their thoughts directly in code.

Resnick says coding is essential for everyone because it is like writing. I agree with him a lot because I want to work as a web publisher in the IT industry. When working in the field, planners and designers should know how to code to work with developers, even if coding and their work are not related. I think coding is essential even if you are not a major in creating new technologies together.

"Scratch," created by Resnick for coding education for children, has long been used in public education in Korea. When I was in elementary school, I learned to make simple games using scratch. However, as the importance of coding education grows, the private education market is overheating. I think it is too early to teach coding to children who have just entered kindergarten. After children receive basic education such as language and morality, it is not too late to learn coding from elementary school. I want to know other people's opinions about the timing of coding education.

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