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re: Teaching Kids to Code
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:47 pm to LSUnation78
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:47 pm to LSUnation78
My son just started 8th grade.... 1st semester is Photoshop and Illustrator, 2nd semester is Dreamweaver. Not thrilled that they are using COTS software, but it should give him some basics to get started.
Another option is Udemy courses are pretty cheap but the ones I've looked at were full of useful content.
Another option is Udemy courses are pretty cheap but the ones I've looked at were full of useful content.
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Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:48 pm to ericberryistheman
There's plenty of stuff online to get kids of all ages coding.
Don't spend a fortune till you know they'll like it.
Don't spend a fortune till you know they'll like it.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:50 pm to ericberryistheman
Checkout scratch online. I’ve been teaching my son since he was about 7.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:53 pm to transcend
I run a digital agency in Colorado, and we've got a Code Ninjas in most of the major suburbs here. As others have said, Scratch is the go-to for getting kids interested in coding. From there, you can look at more specific Udemy courses to cater towards their interests.
College is dead, any fool that signs up for six figures of debt for a useless degree is a moron. Kudos for getting your kids interested in coding. Make sure they have some exposure to the trades as well.
College is dead, any fool that signs up for six figures of debt for a useless degree is a moron. Kudos for getting your kids interested in coding. Make sure they have some exposure to the trades as well.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:57 pm to ericberryistheman
Since you don't mention the child's age, strongly recommend Python as a language and a Raspberry Pie as a beginning 'computer.'
And if you haven't heard about Khan Academy, it's time to familiarize yourself with it for now and the future. Not only do they have coding videos, but it's a treasure trove of instruction in math, science, etc.
And if you haven't heard about Khan Academy, it's time to familiarize yourself with it for now and the future. Not only do they have coding videos, but it's a treasure trove of instruction in math, science, etc.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 4:04 pm to ericberryistheman
If I had a kid this is what I would get them into school for 
Posted on 8/12/21 at 4:51 pm to ericberryistheman
Everything is on YouTube
Posted on 8/12/21 at 6:00 pm to ericberryistheman
Good they can compete with kids from China, India, and Brazil that have been coding since they were in diapers
Posted on 8/12/21 at 6:15 pm to Smellslikeupdog
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Coding jobs like software developer or data science for a company like Amazon pay well initially out of college, but there's not much upward mobility in something like data science. If you're in finance or engineering, there is.
Rarely do you see a CEO was in data science or software dev.
Yeah those damn guys like Gates, Jobs, and Zuckerberg are all idiots
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