Kids Coding Mentors
Mitch Resnick is the Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT Media Lab, the creators of the Scratch programming environment. He recently gave a TED talk about the benefits of teaching kids to code and how Scratch is perfect for the job. …
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We are now several weeks into 2013. New Years Resolutions have probably been dropped by now, but how about your plan to help your kids pursue their interest in computer programming? There is no perfect time to start. All that free time you're …
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There is a lot of activity in the teaching how to program space. Organizations and companies are continuously sprouting up - some are just for kids, some are geared towards high schoolers, and some are to get adults jobs. Even though I feel it is …
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A CNN opinion article by Douglas Rushkoff went into the highlights of his speech to Congress during Computer Science Education Week. Here are some of my favorite points he made: 2. Programming a computer is not like being the mechanic of an …
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Parents want their kids to go to college for the job security a college degree provides. Unfortunately in recent years we have seen that a college degree alone does not guarantee employment. 30% of young graduates are unemployed or …
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Brian is the founder of Breakout Mentors and works 1-on-1 with many students. He graduated from Stanford in 2008 studying mechanical engineering and computer science, then went into enterprise software as a technical product manager. Before focusing …
Computer Programming is a complex subject to understand because it is so unlike the others. Every person who has learned it likely has a different experience, especially with today’s adults. The subject has changed and still is changing at an …
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Harshitha is a sophomore at Stanford studying Symbolic Systems and very involved in performing arts on campus. This fall, she is cast as Rona Lisa Peretti in Stanford Asian American Theater Project's musical production, The 25th Annual Putnam County …
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