Tag: Coding
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Tim Cook wants compulsory coding classes for US kids
During Monday’s White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Tim Cook pushed for the U.S. government to make coding a required class for kids. This is something Cook has publicly discussed before. When Apple debuted its kid-focused Swift Playgrounds app, he said that, “We believe coding should be a required language in all schools”. In…
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Canada to start teaching computer coding from kindergarten
Canadian schoolchildren will soon start learning computer coding and other digital skills from kindergarten through to high school, the government announced Wednesday. About 500,000 students will be offered the opportunity to take part in the CAD 50 million ($38 million) program over the next two years, according to the science ministry. “Many jobs today rely…