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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Jul 2014

    Teaching kids to code will solve nothing unless you also teach them to think.

    11:43 PM - 24 Jul 2014
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      2. Simon‏ @mistergough 24 Jul 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Kids do think. We teach them not to.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Jul 2014
        Replying to @mistergough

        @mistergough Indeed.

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      1. kidOYO ®‏ @kid_OYO 25 Jul 2014
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        @aral only way anyone proves they know how to think is by what you create..teaching kids to code must result in #indie #maker skills @OYOink

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      1. TK-49600‏ @diana_prince_ww 25 Jul 2014
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        @aral Indeed. Would love it if you would add your thoughts to ours here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eCa3AHWAuS-gpfcpaYJouPPg-ys8sYbD3YEHCK9Nk20/edit#heading=h.1z6n2mbc7awi … + *cough* ethical coding

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      1. Phil Wilson‏ @_Phil_Wilson_ 24 Jul 2014
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        @aral That would mean changing the entire educational system where they're currently taught there's only one correct answer for anything.

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      1. to‏ @toobdesign 24 Jul 2014
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        @aral So true - there is no technical solution for the problems we are facing.

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      1. Giuseppe Sollazzo‏ @puntofisso 24 Jul 2014
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        @aral thinking is no longer popular

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      2. David Brooks‏ @junglebarry 25 Jul 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral I'm sure you're not the first to say this, but that should be the definitive comment on the matter. @ojmason

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      3. 𝙾𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗  🇪🇺‏ @ojmason 25 Jul 2014
        Replying to @junglebarry

        @junglebarry @aral But only yesterday some rich VC tweeted "learn to code and you get 100s of job offers"…

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      4. David Brooks‏ @junglebarry 25 Jul 2014
        Replying to @ojmason

        @ojmason well, I didn't anoint that the definitive comment. I learnt to code and never had 100s of job offers. It's ... inaccurate? @aral

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      5. 𝙾𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗  🇪🇺‏ @ojmason 25 Jul 2014
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        @junglebarry @aral I would go as far as to say it's unethical.

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      6. David Brooks‏ @junglebarry 25 Jul 2014
        Replying to @ojmason

        @ojmason I say lots of things that aren't accurate. What's the dividing line between on their ethical status? I'm not being facetious.

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      7. 𝙾𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗  🇪🇺‏ @ojmason 25 Jul 2014
        Replying to @junglebarry

        @junglebarry If you give advice to unemployed people that learning to code is the route out of poverty, that's not ethical.

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      8. David Brooks‏ @junglebarry 25 Jul 2014
        Replying to @ojmason

        @ojmason that isn't ethical. It's also obviously wrong (about code and supply/demand). I'm surprised anyone listens to VCs about employment.

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      1. Ray Carnes‏ @raycarnes 25 Jul 2014
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        @aral Learning how to code = Learning a new way of thinking (for me). Now, everything is an algorithm & dreams = defrag the day's thoughts

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      1. Andrew Manches‏ @plingtoys 25 Jul 2014
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        @aral Totally agree. More tangible suggestions for how to foster thinking/creativity around coding will be valuable.

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      1. Andy Elmsley‏ @andyr0id 25 Jul 2014
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        @aral this is a problem with education in general. They learn how to tick boxes, not apply their mind

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      1. Paris Tuzun‏ @paristuzun 25 Jul 2014
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        @aral Exactly!!

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      1. Cyriel‏ @mindcrash 25 Jul 2014
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        @aral Many corporations don't want you to think. They do want you to code, though.

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      1. Michèle Drechsler‏ @mdrechsler 24 Jul 2014
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        @aral @csf0961 I agree. Not coding for codigng but coding for thinking :)

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