@aral We can be precious about it, but people are talking about learning to code on national TV, which is great.
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@aral In this context, I think so. Hard to argue it's bad if it gets even a small percentage more kids to *want* to learn to code. :)
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@aral@stevebunce That BBC thing made me want to sob with frustration! I'm teaching primary children to code over a half term, not one hourThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Puts me in mind of a book I was given when I moved to Athens, "Learn Greek in 25 Years".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral it hurt just to hear code referred to as "gobbledygook" in that video. They really oversimplify the process but I hope more learn codeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral “You can launch a website in an hour…” O_o Oh fuck, this will get so terribly wrong.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@TheOneImage From the same guys who brought you "How to be an impressionist world-class painting genius in a year! While you sleep!" -
@james_collado@aral Why you do something, & framing your mental approach based on need, is much more important than how you do something.
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@aral@digitalmaverick an hour? ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@digitalmaverick Are you sure? ;-) 10 CLS 20 Print "Hello World!" 30 GOTO 10Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral what I am doing in this world?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I've just looked at the video, £0.5m to train 170,000+ teachers = £2.94 each. I can't see children benefiting from that#yearofcodeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@stevebunce agree....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral In one breath "I can't code", in the next "you can learn in a day". What's her excuse then?!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@stevebunce Also the skills argument is weak. Moral and ethical imperative stronger. V. Naive to think all will go on to become codersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@stevebunce yep best you can do is inspire people to learn more!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral This: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26061864 … absolutely made me cringe this morning.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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