Should We Be Teaching Kids to Code?

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 16, 2014

More and more kids are learning to code at a young age, and more and more parents are wondering whether they should teach coding instead of, say, a foreign language. Michelle Davis, senior writer for Education Week Digital Directions, discusses the trends and the data.

 

A question for parents: Do you think your kid needs to learn to code? Is coding another "language" similar to, say, Spanish? cc @EWmdavis

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) May 16, 2014

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