Introduce coding to public school curriculum at the middle school level. Advanced middle school students can handle the basic concepts, and honestly, they won't be any more disinterested than they are in poorly taught foreign languages. It may even intrigue some who otherwise would not have gotten the exposure. Also, I love what Codeacademy is doing, but it's hard to delete all your work and start from scratch (which I find I need if there has been a long layoff between my coursework.) Also, there aren't enough exercises/concept. For me, I need 5-7 exercises to drill a concept into my memory, I get that it's new, but they should consider adding more exercises at each stage as they grow. I'd also love to see a brick and mortar Code Academy that offers some form of certification after taking classes and passing tests (a more traditional education approach). For those of us who have only learned in the traditional classroom for 20+ years, I think some would rather pay to attend a school like that.
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Introduce coding to public school curriculum at the middle school level. Advanced middle school students can handle the basic concepts, and honestly, they won't be any more disinterested than they are in poorly taught foreign languages. It may even intrigue some who otherwise would not have gotten the exposure. Also, I love what Codeacademy is doing, but it's hard to delete all your work and start from scratch (which I find I need if there has been a long layoff between my coursework.) Also, there aren't enough exercises/concept. For me, I need 5-7 exercises to drill a concept into my memory, I get that it's new, but they should consider adding more exercises at each stage as they grow. I'd also love to see a brick and mortar Code Academy that offers some form of certification after taking classes and passing tests (a more traditional education approach). For those of us who have only learned in the traditional classroom for 20+ years, I think some would rather pay to attend a school like that.