Timeline for How can I help a child stay motivated in learning to program?
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| Jan 1, 2015 at 15:39 | comment | added | Acire | Scratch is a pretty good starting point for introducing the fundamentals of programming logic, but may be a little bit on the young side for a pre-teen who's already started. It's also a good way to get them used to visual programming languages, which can be used in a career (e.g. LabVIEW). | |
| Jan 1, 2015 at 15:37 | comment | added | james.garriss | If the only thing you learned from working with Scratch is that you don't like the mouse, then you missed the point. It's an excellent tool for learning basic programming concepts. And it's a lot of fun to experiment with. Both of my kids loved it, and they've gone on to learn real programming. The key is not whether or not it uses a mouse; the key is that it's a fun way to get started, which might pull them into further learning. | |
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| Jan 1, 2015 at 15:21 | comment | added | Doorknob | Ew. I was forced to use Scratch in a "computer literacy" course in 6th grade, and it was terrible. why are you forcing me to use the mouse so much just let me tyyyyype | |
| Jan 1, 2015 at 15:16 | history | answered | james.garriss | CC BY-SA 3.0 |