Programming is the new Mathematics : Enrol your kids for coding classes with us at Babatunde Elucidation

let us at Babatunde Elucidation make programming the new math for your kids.

by SB Sanni.

It is needless to say that Nigeria is falling behind the rest of the world in mathematics and science, and we may as well predict the detrimental effect for our future.  In over 20 states of the federation, computer science doesn’t even count towards high school graduation requirements. Although programming jobs are growing rapidly, yet it is also rapidly dropping in our educational sector. This is a skill that can be taught as early as possible in primary schools, yet it’s not even offered in these schools. Obviously we are not preparing our students for the hantle of problems that lie ahead. In order to curb this issue, that's where Babatunde Elucidation comes in. But first, lets analyse the issues at hand.

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize its need to be solved. Today an estimate of 5% of students study programming in Nigeria. If we triple that to 15%, we close the gap between students and jobs.This is a gargantuan opportunity, affecting every industry (70% of these jobs are outside the tech sector). Anyone can code, most grown-ups can't wrap their heads around this because most of us never learnt this stuff either, maybe we think it is only for geniuses or geeks, sitting in a dark basement coding all night. Most people don’t know that below 9-year old females are learning to code in some few primary schools in Nigeria and beyond, whereas engineers, accountants, doctors don’t know that when you enter formulae into the popular Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, they have written a computer program. A scholarly student who knows basic algebra needs only a few weeks to learn how to build a Smartphone app or even a game especially with the advent of easy-to-read syntactic high level programming language like JavaScript. But majority of us have absolutely no idea on how to do it ourselves nor how to expose our kids to it. To solve this critical issues, we must imbibe the culture of coding into our children in primary and secondary schools. This can go a long way to helping our children grow technologically and ensure that our economy is reinvigorated.

But why is it vital to learn how to code? Why should kids learn coding? There are so many reasons to learn coding, it was hard to pick just a couple of benefits of learning to code. From problem-solving skills, job opportunities, critical thinking, and creativity, there are so many reasons to learn programming. Technology is already part of everyone’s daily life. Nearly all people rely on computers and the Internet for various things: work, entertainment, learning, and even health. If your kids are not exposed to technology or prepared to live in a world where technology will soon be a way of living, they may encounter difficulties in adjusting and keeping up with the norm.

Let’s review why kids should learn to code. Valuable, if not necessary in the 21st century, coding for kids helps them develop academically, building perseverance and organization, skills that can translate into a career. From Babatunde Elucidation, here are the top 4 reasons kids of all ages should learn to code: 

1. Mathematics: Coding teaches kids to visualise abstract concepts, lets them apply mathematics to real-world situations, and makes math fun and creative! 
2. Writing: Kids who code understand the value of concision and planning, which results in better writing skills.  
3. Creativity: Kids learn through experimentation and strengthen their brains when they code, allowing them to embrace their creativity. 
4. Confidence: Parents enthusiastically report that they’ve noticed their kids’ confidence building as they learn problem-solving through coding!
5. Coding Improves overall Academic Performance of kids.

 And now, kids can learn coding with experts at Babatunde Elucidation with our well researched and effective techniques with a view to teaching programming concepts to make sense to Learners. 

The take away: Coding is the ability to read and write a machine language as well as to think computationally. Learning to code can lead to outputs valuable in and of themselves, but the process of learning to code also develops problem-solving skills, (digital) confidence, and helps young people understand the world around them. In many respects, we should encourage kids to code for similar reasons to those we give for encouraging them to play sports and learn an instrument: it’s good for their development.

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