Coding for Kids
Reasons to Code, According to Nine Young Coders
Reasons to Code, According to Nine Young Coders
Across the country, legislators and prominent entrepeneurs have been calling for all kids to learn to code. They cite the importance of computational thinking and the demand for programmers in our economy.
But what do kids think about expanding CS education? We asked nine kids who love coding with Tynker whether they think other kids should learn to code. Here’s what they said:
“Yes! So people can code different things that could be useful to this world.”
–Max, 11 from Chicago, Illinois
“Yeah. I think coding is the future. The police need coding to track down criminals. And especially NASA. Without coding, they’d be stuck and not even able to send up rockets.”
–Benji, 11 from McKinney, Texas
“Yeah because it’s really fun and it’s a good experience. I think they would have a lot of fun with it like I do.”
–Lindsay, 11 from Zimmerman, Minnesota
“Oh yeah, I’ve already shown one of my friends Caden. I helped him make a game where you touch the screen and the Actor jumps and there’s a log that you have to avoid.”
-Paige, 11 from Bow, Washington
“Yeah. Because there are many opportunities that you can have with coding. You can basically do any job with coding.”
-Merlin, 10 from Minnetonka, Minnesota
“Yeah. It’s really awesome.”
–Kira, 13 from St. Clairsville, Ohio
“Sí, la verdad es que es entretenido y merece la pena estar programando treinta minutos para luego tener un juego que dure más.”
-Jorge, 11 from Madrid, España
“It’s something fun that you can do when you’re bored or something.”
–Ryan, 11 from Lancaster, Ohio
“Yes, because it really helps me and gets me focused on real things instead of fake things in life.”
–Brenda, 9 from Copperas Cove, TX
