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Why is it important for a school student to learn coding?

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Your computer’s operating system, your smartphone, and the apps on them do not understand words. Every software that you use on a regular basis does not comprehend the verbal language. The coding is what tells this software and machines what to do.

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Today, all of us are surrounded by technology. Millennials are growing up with different gadgets and applications. Computers, smartphones, gaming devices, and more are all a part of our lives. All of them operate through codes. Therefore, coding has emerged as a new literacy. It has become a fundamental language in this digital age.

With this digital explosion, it is becoming imperative for young minds to understand this natural harmony between machines and codes. Moreover, learning how these codes really work today will give students good exposure to performing better in their workplaces in the future. Let’s look at some of the reasons why learning to crack the code is important.

Enhances career opportunities

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Most industries employ some form of automation and programming in their businesses. There isn’t a pinch of doubt that in the coming years, almost all industries will be heavily dependent on technology. Moreover, the Future of Jobs Report by the World Economic Forum predicted that 65% of children entering primary school today will end up working in completely new job roles that do not even exist yet. Thus, knowledge of coding will be important in any career in the future job market.

Coding is like learning a new language

As learning alphabets helps kids communicate with others, similarly coding is like learning a new language that helps kids to communicate with technology around them. Coding is a step-by-step learning process. Thus, children exposed to coding at an early age understand how to plan and organize thoughts, thereby enhancing their organizational skills.

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Boosts logical thinking

Coding compels a person to research and study as to what’s not working, why it’s not working, and what can be done to make it work. Thus, this process helps students to develop a logical mindset that enables them to analyze a problem and solve it with an all-encompassing approach.

Problem-solving skill

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Coding builds the ability to solve problems in a more efficient manner and at scale. Coding allows students to learn that the same problem can have multiple solutions. While they learn to code, it makes them think and create multiple logical paths, which ultimately instils in them a curiosity to solve any problem differently.

Coding fosters creativity

Coding is experimentation with infinite alphanumeric symbols. In this experimenting, students learn, unlearn and relearn. This process helps students to think and consequently, enhances their creativity.

As Bill Gates said, learning to write programs not only helps you think better but also stretches your mind. Therefore, learning how to code hones you with a bouquet of skills that will help you innovate solutions in this tech space.