Programming for Children English Presentation Seminar First Presentation Instructions Takahiro Okada
Programming for ChildrenEnglish Presentation SeminarFirst Presentation InstructionsTakahiro Okada
Background• It’s said that“Learning programming is important.”
“Learning these(programming) skills isn’t just important for your future, it’s important for our country’s future.”U.S. President
Barack Obama
Background• Japanese Ministry of Education
“In elementary school, we want to make the chance to try programming”
• NHKShowed TV Program“Why!? プログラミング”
All children should learn
programming instead of “the period of integrated study” 総合的学習の時間
Significance of my idea• Compulsory education is very important• Children already need to learn a lot
• My idea never adds to number of classso won’t make children more exhausted
Outline• About the period of integrated study• Programming
Attracts Children Good to other fields So innovative Develops the world
The period of integrated study• Known as 総合的学習の時間
• To teach the skill to catch up with a dynamically changing society• To teach the skill to find, learn, think, solve the problem actively
• I’ll show that learning programming can cover these objectives
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {int i;for(i = 0; i < 10;
i++){printf("%i\
n", i);}return 0;
}
Programming attracts children
Like a gameInteresting
Good for other educations• Programming helps us to practicelogical thinking.• A lot of technology in programming
• Skills by learning programming andpurpose of the period of integrated studyare similar
Programming is so innovative• Software can be a good business• By collaborating with your major
Medical field Business Management Education Science Literature Engineering
Programming develops the world• Many innovations occurred by computers• Artificial Intelligence(AI), Deep-Learning are changing the world• World’s growth relies more on computers
1950 1975 2000 2025 2050
Human
Computer
Singularity
Intelligence
Summary• Programming attracts Children• Programming is good to other fields• Programming is very innovative• Programming develops the world
• Skills by learning programming andpurpose of the period of integrated studyare similar
Significance and Future• My main idea is…“All children should learn programming instead of the period of integrated study”• Education is important• My idea won’t make children exhausted
• How should we combine programming with other educations?