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RE: Coding in Schools
Hey, @foxyspirit. I completely understand how you feel. I have two young children of my own, and they are already learning a balance between using screens (no matter the size) and being outside. Thankfully, they do enjoy the latter, and I find I'm getting more fresh air these days too.
If a balance can be struck, I think that coding for a career is fine. It's not really any different to, say 60 years ago where people would be stuck in offices, writing data like crazy onto pieces of paper (or however they did it!). They were just using a different medium to achieve a similar outcome. Again, a work/life balance is the key to it.
Thanks for actually returning and commenting. I appreciate you taking the time.
I like to engage in conversation with people. It's the why to connect and where I live there are very little people to do that with. Steemit is a great place for that ^_^
I get that it is has its pros. I think that it does help create more jobs for people. I also see that the government has taken away certain things to gear people towards the governments personal agenda. For example, there is no longer any art classes where I live. The creativity is to be done at home. Once in grade 1, the lunches breaks are longer but there is no 2nd break. Pushing on more focus on work, and what they want you to learn. If perhaps there would be a way to know the child and find what makes that kid thrive instead of focusing on what the jobs are out there and teaching them only certain skills for the work force, the world would perhaps be happier? I could be wrong, I am not all knowing. These are just things that I am seeing more since I have become a mother.
Some schools have changed in other countries that are just simply amazing! But I cannot understand why they cannot do the same here.
All in all, the world is advancing at a fast pace and no matter what, we need to follow or we will fall behind. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.
As long as we don't fall into a scene like the movie Terminator LOL :D :P