How do we educate for a better future?
Speak their language is an article I believe highlights why simply teaching children to be better programmers will not help our problems. For them its not a question of changing your view of technology it has already been assimilated into there culture
The guardian ran an article "Why all of our Kids should be taught code" by John Naughton. While some of these skill will doubtless be needed by individuals and to serve the future employment market they only serve to solve part of a problem. I was the reading an article which stated very little is written about during the time of a revolution. Most writing takes place after a period of reflection. This happens regardless of the size of revolution for example the French Revolution or the Telephone but when it comes to young people I believe the Car car is a better analogy. Technology which changed everyone lives, gave young people new found freedom and took them out with the protection of there parents. How did we solve this problem? By teaching people to drive, having a test and once they had passed trusting them to drive safely. Three things education, standards and trust. We taught them to drive not how to build cars. We won't need everyone to be able to build a website, a programme and a what ever comes up in the future we need them top be able to use it safely.
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