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Matt Harris: Coding is a Universal Connector that We (You) Should Teach in (Y)Our Schools | Hot Topics

Matt Harris: Coding is a Universal Connector that We (You) Should Teach in (Y)Our Schools | Hot Topics | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it













"What has struck most of late is just how universal coding has become as a connector of people. When I first played around with the topic for this post, I considered titling it as, “Coding is a Universal Language,” but a set of colleagues corrected me. Coding does not follow the rules of common languages; it exceeds them. Coding ties people together from all backgrounds and ages with the universal concepts of planning, creativity, design, and development. It is both constructive and destructive, fueling collaboration in some and isolation in others.


What I challenge readers to think about is finding any part of modern society that is not touched in some way by coding? Think of any social or political event of the past 25 years that didn’t have some connection to coding. Think of one nation of people on earth that haven’t been influenced in some way by coding. I am sure you can find some, but those outliers are vastly overwhelmed by the examples of coding being tied to the central fabric of contemporary digital society."

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Matt Harris: Coding is a Universal Connector that We (You) Should Teach in (Y)Our Schools | Hot Topics

Matt Harris: Coding is a Universal Connector that We (You) Should Teach in (Y)Our Schools | Hot Topics | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it





"What has struck most of late is just how universal coding has become as a connector of people. When I first played around with the topic for this post, I considered titling it as, “Coding is a Universal Language,” but a set of colleagues corrected me. Coding does not follow the rules of common languages; it exceeds them. Coding ties people together from all backgrounds and ages with the universal concepts of planning, creativity, design, and development. It is both constructive and destructive, fueling collaboration in some and isolation in others. 



What I challenge readers to think about is finding any part of modern society that is not touched in some way by coding? Think of any social or political event of the past 25 years that didn’t have some connection to coding. Think of one nation of people on earth that haven’t been influenced in some way by coding. I am sure you can find some, but those outliers are vastly overwhelmed by the examples of coding being tied to the central fabric of contemporary digital society."

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