As parents, we are constantly getting advice on how to prepare our children for the future. At the same time, the tools they are using to learn, like tablets, computers, and the internet, may be very different than the ones we grew up with. By Katie Hessen, M.S.
For this young generation, computer science will be a part of many aspects of their lives — even if they don’t become professional computer programmers. While many schools do not start computing classes until middle school, there is no need to wait to introduce your child to computer science.
Computational thinking practices set up learners for more than working on a computer. Building your child’s computational thinking skills will increase her confidence and better prepare her for the road ahead. Best of all, you are probably already using computational thinking practices in your everyday life. Here are some ways you can practice computational thinking skills as a family:
The article focuses its attention on some ways you can practice computational thinking skills as a family:
- Decomposition
- Debugging
- Persistence
- Pattern Recognition
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