For a while now there has been a huge push to teach kids how to code.
Ostensibly because it enhances skills like language, logic, and math; plus,
"computer literacy" is essential in a world filled with computers.
A study at MIT suggests that coding skill is orthogonal to reading skill and
has little, if any, influence on development of logic/math skills.
An article in the Journal of Neuroscience argues that if you want to increase
the "skills and brainpower" of kids you should teach them music.
I came across this information peripherally and have not read the specific
research reported on. I *_want_* the reports to be accurate representation of
the research because it confirms long held biases against the value of
"computational thinking" and computer science as a fundamental knowledge domain.
dave west
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