Why Estonia Has Started Teaching Its First-Graders To Code

True true.

But do these mostly modern countries teach foreign languages because they're closely surrounded by foreign countries? :D



No, they teach foreign languages of the countries that are important to them for trade, tech etc...


Best bet that mandarin would be very important in 15yrs


And maybe Swahili with that

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Estonia has always been able to experiment with cutting edge technology. They were one of the firsts to have wifi in most of their buses and trains. They basically have free wifi throughout the capitol city. It's definitely easy to get your "ayo technology" on over there for free where as many counties can't wait to charge u that nagging hot spot fee when your trying to surf the web.
 
Bottom line is the parents are the ones who are truly responsible for their children's education . What percentage of parents in the USA do you think actually spend homework time with their children ? Doesn't matter whether you work or not .
 
Bottom line is the parents are the ones who are truly responsible for their children's education . What percentage of parents in the USA do you think actually spend homework time with their children ? Doesn't matter whether you work or not .

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Somewhere along the way, Americans just became brainwashed that everything is the responsibility of teachers and schools.
 
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Somewhere along the way, Americans just became brainwashed that everything is the responsibility of teachers and schools.



Too much group politics and not enough emphasis on what is taking place externally.

America is losing it's tech edge and fast.

My goal is to get as much people on the train!


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:yes: :yes:

Somewhere along the way, Americans just became brainwashed that everything is the responsibility of teachers and schools.

It starts and ends at home. We have the kids for 6 hrs. The parents and community play a huge role as to whether that 6 hours is beneficial to the child or not.
 
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Most modern countries teach foreign language classes, particularity English. :hmm:
cuz English is the dominant language in the world sir. Nor did I say NOT to teach foreign language. If you want to take one, it should be available, NOT mandatory.
 
It starts and ends at home. We have the kids for 6 hrs. The parents and community play a huge role as to whether that 6 hours is beneficial to the child or not.

That message is not being spread enough -- especially in the inner-city where it is needed the most. Parents need to be taking time to read to their kids, help them with homework, and show their kids education is the priority. Instead, they wait for others to do it for them. :smh: :smh:

Meanwhile, more and more white parents are turning to homeschooling and having their kids in college full-time at 16. :smh: :smh: We better wake up and start making education a priority at home. Parents can go through code academy with their children instead of watching BET or the stories. :yes:
 
That message is not being spread enough -- especially in the inner-city where it is needed the most. Parents need to be taking time to read to their kids, help them with homework, and show their kids education is the priority. Instead, they wait for others to do it for them. :smh: :smh:

Meanwhile, more and more white parents are turning to homeschooling and having their kids in college full-time at 16. :smh: :smh: We better wake up and start making education a priority at home. Parents can go through code academy with their children instead of watching BET or the stories. :yes:



The problem is not the message.

Everyone knows what you are saying.

Some parents in the situation you are describing don't have the time or money, that's a reality.

Now we need the after school programs etc to bridge the gaps


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"What is the Matrix? Control. The Matrix is a computer-generated dream world built to keep us under control in order to change a human being into this."

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That message is not being spread enough -- especially in the inner-city where it is needed the most. Parents need to be taking time to read to their kids, help them with homework, and show their kids education is the priority. Instead, they wait for others to do it for them. :smh: :smh:

Meanwhile, more and more white parents are turning to homeschooling and having their kids in college full-time at 16. :smh: :smh: We better wake up and start making education a priority at home. Parents can go through code academy with their children instead of watching BET or the stories. :yes:

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As for our children, we need for them to be taught the following from age 5 to 12

-mathematics up to algebra

-reading comprehension

-american literature

-african literature

-science (biology, chemistry, sociology)

-world history, american history, carribean history, black history, european history

-a choice of spanish/french or arabic/mandarin

-mandatory african language (yoruba, twi, wolof, swahili)

-economics

-computer tech

-programming

-music

-arts

-phys ed (basketball, tennis, soccer, martial arts)


Add more if you can...
 
kayanation, now I just got finished dropping knowledge on my fb wall about the black girls programming and now this.

Ninja, let me catch my breath!:lol:

I did not know about this specifically, but I have an infrograph I wish I could find of all the countries that are more internet flush than America...it's not pretty with some of the countries on that list having a better technological structure than we, and we charge twice and three times as much.
USA is like a drug dealer who was large in the 80's and not anymore, but still trying to live off his rep.
Dude, we all could have ended the thread on this one right here.:lol::lol::lol:
 
kayanation, now I just got finished dropping knowledge on my fb wall about the black girls programming and now this.

Ninja, let me catch my breath!:lol:

I did not know about this specifically, but I have an infrograph I wish I could find of all the countries that are more internet flush than America...it's not pretty with some of the countries on that list having a better technological structure than we, and we charge twice and three times as much.

Dude, we all could have ended the thread on this one right here.:lol::lol::lol:



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Sometimes I think Americans forget that we are competing globally.

Fuck the perspective that we are all fighting for a slice of a reducing pie.

We need to be externally focussed and stop the internal bull.

I want to eventually build synergy between African Americans and other Africans both in the diaspora and the continent in tech.


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kaya, I'm with you. Africans that live everywhere except Africa need to link up with continental Africans and STOP FRONTIN'.

Ain't no need of us looking at each other better or worse than, when all whites see us the same.

You might as well get connected instead of bickering.
explains alot

That fist video, along with the music and voice, made the video doubly disgusting.

The second one, I would need to see the whole thing on the psycho persuasion and what not, but none of it surprises me...none of it.
 
kaya, I'm with you. Africans that live everywhere except Africa need to link up with continental Africans and STOP FRONTIN'.

Ain't no need of us looking at each other better or worse than, when all whites see us the same.

You might as well get connected instead of bickering.


That fist video, along with the music and voice, made the video doubly disgusting.

The second one, I would need to see the whole thing on the psycho persuasion and what not, but none of it surprises me...none of it.


Marcus Garvey gave us the template.

We just have to follow through.



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I swear to all that's good in this world that if I wanted to have a kid that I'd work my self to near death conditions to have him getting educated overseas as so he/she would be able to compete.
 
I swear to all that's good in this world that if I wanted to have a kid that I'd work my self to near death conditions to have him getting educated overseas as so he/she would be able to compete.



He can compete right here with your guidance


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dude we spend more money on education than anyone else. the problem is not the money, the problem is the perfect storm of bad teachers, worse parents, and stupid children.

Not true. Public education been cut to death. Educational system dysfunctional, being privatized piece meal. So more educational corporations cashing in. This situation planned by those who view public education as an entitlement & a corporate cash cow for the private sector. they create a crisis then propose solutions that allow them to cash in. no child left behind was bullshit, like help america vote act. Cloak & dagger shit. Its the shock doctrine in the educational arena. Blaming students, parents, teachers is not just wrong, but its blind.
 
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