9 reasons your child should learn to code (and one word of caution)
Over the last few years, you might have asked yourself at least once, “What’s with all the hype about coding for…
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The 11 Best Coding Games for Kids to Learn Programming
You can start programming at nearly any age, infants aside. Still, if you want to get kids into coding, the earlier they start, the more likely it is they’ll be…
Meet the 11-year-old CEO trying to teach 1 billion kids to code
What were you doing at 11 years old? Going to school? Playing with friends? Samaira Mehta does that too — but she’s also is the CEO of her own company.
Samaira is the creator of CoderBunnyz, board games to help teach kids how to code. The company has sold about 15,000 games, which retail on Amazon for about $35-$40, and has revenues of a little over $600,000 — not bad for a middle schooler.
A family affair
Samaira’s father Rakesh sparked her love for all things coding and tech when she was just 6, using a simple computer prank.
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EXPERT SAYS DON’T TEACH KIDS TO CODE
I was a little surprised to see a news report about Andreas Schleicher, the director of education and skills at OECD — the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Speaking at the…