Computational thinking

Developing computational thinking helps students to better understand the world around them, many of us happily drive a car without 1 what goes on under the bonnet. So is it necessary for children to 2 how to program computers? After all, some experts say coding is one of the human skills that will become 3 as artificial intelligence grows. Nevertheless, governments believe coding is an essential skill. Since 2014, the principles of computer programming have 4 on England's curriculum for children from the age of five or six, when they start primary school. While not all children will become programmers, Mark Martin, a computing teacher at Sydenham High School, London, argues that they should learn to understand what 5 computers work and try to solve problems as a computer might.