Editor's Pick: Why Children Should Learn to Code

Why Children Should Learn to Code

Beta Antunes Mar 1, 2019 10:33 AM PT
	Learning to code, regardless of the path a child chooses to take, is crucial today. Research shows us that this knowledge will be important in any career. As both a female leader in technology and a mother of a 10-year old boy, I am acutely aware of its critical importance in both my professional and personal life. Coding is a necessary literacy in this technological age. [More...]

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