The purpose of children's learning programming:
1, programming helps children develop logical thinking ability and abstract thinking ability.
In order to make the computer understand people's intentions, it is necessary to tell the computer the ideas, methods and means of solving problems in a form that the computer can understand, so that the computer can work step by step according to people's instructions and complete a certain task. Learning programming can cultivate children's systematic thinking, logical thinking and abstract thinking.
2. Programming promotes creativity and helps children to jump out of the mindset.
According to the survey, children will form a mindset after 15 years old. If they have never had a chance to exert their unique creativity before, then no matter what challenges they encounter in the future, their brains will tell them that there is nothing they can do about it, and their lives will become mediocre from then on. Moreover, the process of programming is "like art in creation", and children will enjoy the fun of creation.
3. Programming enhances children's self-confidence and improves their concentration.
Completing a complete program can effectively improve children's concentration, and a work built step by step can enhance children's self-confidence and make them more courageous to face possible setbacks in their future study and life.
Precautions for children to learn programming:
1, children learn programming to avoid pursuing complexity.
Many parents are easy to go into misunderstanding and blindly pursue the complexity of programming language, which is not desirable. Just like eating and dressing, what suits children is the best.
The most suitable programming language for children is Scratch, which is a graphic language designed and developed by MIT. Scratch's code input is mainly based on dragging modular building blocks with the mouse, which reduces the use of keyboard and almost all children will like it. At the same time, Scratch programming language is also recommended by Harvard University.
2. Pay attention to parents' word of mouth
Children's programming education brands are mixed. The money loss caused by choosing the wrong brand is small, and more importantly, the best training period is delayed. 7~ 12 years old is an important period for the formation of "logical thinking" and a golden period for the cultivation of "programming thinking". If you miss this stage, the consumption of time, energy and financial resources will increase several times until the difficulty of the topic deepens.
In addition, if the wrong brand is chosen, the interest of children will be hit, and the second reconstruction will be quite laborious. So it is very important to choose a brand that parents trust and has a good reputation.