[LINK] Let's pause before drinking the 'coding in schools' Kool-Aid

[andrew clarke]

On Wed 2015-06-03 17:13:47 UTC+1000, Bernard Robertson-Dunn (brd at iimetro.com.au) wrote:

> There is far more to technology, in general, and Information Systems in 
> particular, than coding. And when it comes to the use of technology, 
> knowledge of coding isn't even relevant.

"Despite the good intentions behind the movement to get people to
code, both the basic premise and approach are flawed. The movement
sits on the idea that "coding is the new literacy," but that takes a
narrow view of what literacy really is."

>From "Coding is not the new literacy",
http://www.chris-granger.com/2015/01/26/coding-is-not-the-new-literacy/