选题[tech]: 20200923 How my students taught me to code

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+[#]: subject: (How my students taught me to code)
+[#]: via: (https://opensource.com/article/20/9/my-students-taught-me-code)
+[#]: author: (Jess Weichler https://opensource.com/users/cyanide-cupcake)
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+How my students taught me to code
+======
+Coding is for everyone—from preschoolers to adults. Here are some ways
+to help you and your children learn to code.
+![Student desk for open education][1]
+
+"Hello, I'm Miss Jess, and my students taught me how to code."
+
+When I say this to new students, they often think I misspoke. But it's true. Coding always interested me, but it seemed inaccessible. Then my students taught me to code a video game during a few lunch breaks.
+
+Their encouraging advice and suggestions helped me create my first video game using [Scratch][2]. The game was simple. It was about a monkey catching bananas as they fell from the sky. If you caught a ripe banana, you earned points.
+
+One of my students chimed in with an idea: "Why don't you have bad bananas that take away points?"
+
+The answer was that I didn't know how to do that yet. But this simple idea was kind of like a puzzle to me. And there's nothing I love more than a good puzzle. So I spent a lunch break working at this new idea until I solved it.
+
+An accidental side effect of this project was that I was strengthening my math skills. I'd made it through high school and university without ever really understanding what a variable was. But finally having a real-world application I cared about—needing a scoring system for my game—made it all make sense.
+
+![Scratch game][3]
+
+(Jess Weichler, [CC BY-SA 4.0][4])
+
+### Connecting with kids through coding
+
+Coding isn't just for kids who dream of becoming computer programmers. It's for everyone. Educators and parents can harness the power of code to engage learners and introduce subjects in a unique way.
+
+Writing code and seeing it run is a process of discovery, and everyone loves feeling accomplishment. But once you know a little code, it doesn't take long for you to realize that programming can express ideas; foster creativity; teach mathematics, logic, and problem solving; and encourage collaboration. What's not to love?
+
+Connecting with kids is always important in education, but with more kids learning from home this year, it's vitally important to engage with them. Coding is a great way to do that.
+
+### Teaching kids to code
+
+My youngest students are 4 to 7 years old, and I start them with paper "code" activities. These are simple physical games that help young children understand basic programming concepts and mindsets without a digital device. Once my students turn 8, I introduce Scratch, a visual programming language that uses block-based code. I continue this track until they're age 10 to 12. I also teach some paper "code" activities with older children to introduce and reinforce concepts.
+
+Once students have a clear understanding of visual coding, I move into text-based coding with Python. It's important to help students make the connection between new Python keywords and the Scratch blocks they already know. (Check out my [introduction to Python series][5] for more information.)
+
+### Just the beginning
+
+Whether you're an educator, after-school provider, or parent, join me in a series of articles as I explore how you can use coding to supercharge learning opportunities for your child, your students, or even yourself.
+
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+via: https://opensource.com/article/20/9/my-students-taught-me-code
+
+作者：[Jess Weichler][a]
+选题：[lujun9972][b]
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+[a]: https://opensource.com/users/cyanide-cupcake
+[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
+[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/rh_003588_01_rd3os.combacktoschoolseriesgen_rh_032x_0.png?itok=cApG9aB4 (Student desk for open education)
+[2]: https://scratch.mit.edu/
+[3]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/codekids1_myfirstgame.png (Scratch game)
+[4]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
+[5]: https://opensource.com/article/17/10/python-101