We can all think back to the foreign language that we had to learn as children in high school. What if geeks like us had the opportunity to learn a programming language instead of something we would never use (like French!)? In Estonia (of all places!!) boys and girls as young as 6 years old can take programming classes thanks to the availability of computers from Google. Brendan Spaar thinks that this is a great idea. In stead of teaching kids how to use Facebook, the schools should be preparing them for the high tech jobs of tomorrow. These Estonians will have a huge advantage over other countries and could rocket the country into the next big wave of outsourced US Information Technology Labor.
Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/estonia-to-teach-programming-in-schools-from-age-6-2012094/
Source: http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/estonia-to-teach-programming-in-schools-from-age-6-2012094/
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