On 18 Feb 2015, at 17:06, Lisi <hantslug@???> wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 February 2015 16:37:45 Jay Bennie wrote:
>> the idea that kids need to be taught to type or surf the web is laughable.
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> I thought that that was the whole point of this goverment initiative! To get
> schools to teach IT and/or computing, not office skills.
A welcome introduction to learning to code and logical thinking is one thing, but setting a whole generation on the narrative that learning to code is critical to the future of the country is quite another.
As per darwin; Over specialisation is just as bad an no specialisation, it is those whom are best adapted to change, that succeed.
Our children should equally have exposure to other cutting edge sciences in other fields i.e. bio-engineering or NLP. Surely its just as important to know how your chemistry and your mind are being manipulated!
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