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The author:(作者)aaapublished in(发表于) 2014/12/11 9:22:34 From the kids， computer programming into the United States featured class in primary and secondary schools，
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According to the United States media reports, computer programming, becoming United States featured courses in primary and secondary schools, a nationwide campaign for computer programming education is growing. For many parents-especially parents residing in the core area of technology corridor-the program does not like an extracurricular activity, more like a basic survival skill, maybe one day you might get a good job, or even rich overnight.
Article said that last month, 7 year old second grade student qiaodan·laier (Jordan Lisle) and his family attended a packed programme of extra-curricular activities, and activities designed for students to develop a new hobby: computer programming.
"I'm a little worried that he will fall behind the others," his mother, Wendi·laier (Wendy Lisle) said that it was their participation in siteluobolibo point elementary school (Strawberry Point Elementary School) the reason for this class.
A nationwide campaign for computer programming education is growing, this activity is a part of. According to the Code.org website since last December, from kindergarten to grade 12, a total of 20,000 teachers set up a programming course. Code.org is a technology industry-backed organization that offers free courses. In addition, about 30 school districts have agreed to additional programming course in the fall, is the high school principal, but also including lower grades. Policymakers have begun nine set for computer science courses with basic courses such as math and science the same credits and no longer be treated as an optional subject.
Extracurricular activities are also carried out, for example in inns for this activity. Activities, 90 students from kindergarten to grade five and around 70 parents in computer animation through mind games to learn the basics of computer logic.
Inns in California programmed activities, 12 year old yimulan·halike in helping his brother, 7-year old Mr Farhan (left) and 6 Aidan·bulang.
This is a significant change of computer science education, years, computer science has been given the cold shoulder, with job-specific skills such as woodworking class the same. But now, smartphones and applications everywhere and software engineering jobs hot. For many parents-especially parents residing in the core area of technology corridor-the program does not like an extracurricular activity, more like a basic survival skill, maybe one day you might get a good job, or even rich overnight.
Universal programming teaching is just beginning, but showing "restyled – had such prompt action in the field of education" at the University of Michigan (University of Michigan), education and computer science professor ailiaote·suoluowei (Elliot Soloway) said. He believes that this is a very positive phenomenon, might inspire students to develop new hobbies, maybe just as learning about frog Anatomy may get more children to become a surgeon and biologist.
However, some also warned to make early contact with the practice of programming. Is not clear, whether primary schools teach the basics of computer science will help future work, nor is it clear whether to cultivate students ' creativity in General and logical thinking. Solovay says, especially for young children, this activity more like video games--than some simulated shooting high, but are unlikely to learn real programming skills.
Some experts express concern about this industry large-scale investment in education: a number of large technology companies and their founders, including Bill Gates (Bill Gates) and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook (Mark Zuckberg), already Code.org has invested about $ 10 million ($ 62.55 million RMB). Code.org financed training of high school teachers, so that they could teach more advanced courses and, in addition, for younger students, the Organization has also developed a set of specific programming courses, putting content into an angry birds and plants vs zombies and other video games.
These courses are not traditional computer languages, but using simple text commands--such as "forward" or "turn right" – kids can click through and move operations, catch a pig makes a bird.
The event did not lack in Silicon Valley that "we are changing the world" marketing mania. Science and technology John Pearce (John Pearce) said, the United States strategic importance to the economy. He and an entrepreneur jiefu·lien (Jeff Leane) MV Gate founded the non-profit organization, development of the Code.org suitable for primary school children and family programming gives Inns. Inns is an affluent suburb between San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Pierce says that parents are happy to see the kids on the computer do the things they consider to be meaningful. "Numerous parents say to us, ' I can't let my children play computer games anymore, '" he said. But if the kids are studying programming, parents told him, "' series a night I have no objections. ’”
The idea attracted the sophomore zhanmusi·Mizan (James Meezan). He and his mother attended in December backed by MV Gate "time code" (Hour of Code) activity. His mother kailun·Mizan was a local parent-teacher association (PTA) President and former tech executives, who now runs a real estate company. She and a handful of local principals support programming classes.
She said her son is doing well in school, but finds no special interests of its own, but also "not the playground of the fastest one." But he loves programming, spends at least one hour per week to participate in projects after MV Gate organization CodeKids. The project has been undertaken at the Inns five elementary schools.
Eight-year old James explained that the program is "let the computer do things." He said it was interesting, and if he does well, perhaps to allow the computer to automatically restart when suddenly. His mother said, he found himself in the point of interest; in terms of programming, "he is the fastest one."
In the course of, children on the field full-time, moving instructions Basic module, angry birds arrive in the target, then use the slightly more complex commands, such as "duplicate" and "if-then" statements--a basic programming concept.
Using those chunks of text commands to simplify programming logic, which is to a large extent from the MIT Media Lab (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab) research results. The lab 2007 introduces a visual programming language Scratch. The Agency claimed that the programming languages already have millions of users, but most of them are users outside of school.
Later, 2013 appeared Code.org, its basic idea borrowed from Scratch, aimed at disseminating the concept to schools and policy makers. Code.org, former Microsoft Executive, and founder Hadi·paertuowei (Hadi Partovi) said that every school should teach programming. He said programming is necessary, "like gravity or molecules, electricity and photosynthesis".
Code.org says has 20,000 teachers registered the project. Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood grade Math and science teacher Alanna·yalun (Alana Aaron) is one of them. Her last year at a professional development Conference, heard of the project, after the consent of the principal, she abandoned her originally intended for up to two months on land, a Professor of Earth Sciences, which replaced the Code.org courses.
"Computer science is very important – in the United States and all over the world," she said. "If my students do not have access to this kind of thing, they might miss a potential opportunity and job opportunities. ”
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