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Agree with this. I teach middle school students how to code simple JavaScript games and they all do fine with text based coding in an editor. I have a few 5th g
by 20years 9y ago
Agree with this. I teach middle school students how to code simple JavaScript games and they all do fine with text based coding in an editor. I have a few 5th graders in the class too and they also do fine. By this age, they no longer want to use Scratch. They actually associate it for the younger kids. They enjoy hacking around in code and get really excited being able to do some of the simplest things.
I do however think Scratch is great for the younger kids and is a great way to teach them some basic concepts in a fun way.
- justin66 9y agoCan you share any lessons or lesson plans that a person could use to teach a 12 year old javascript?
- tonydiv 9y agoI recommend checking out http://woofjs.com http://woofjs.com Steve Krouse, a friend of mine from Penn, has created this to teach kids how to code in NYC. Jumping from Scratch to JS is a big jump, Woof is meant to make that easier. I'm also planning on using it with my online 1-to-1 course for kids.
- 20years 9y agoSee https://codedigs.com/ https://codedigs.com/
- rickyc091 9y ago12 year old means 7th grader, so for someone older, I would recommend looking into Codesters (https://www.codesters.com/ https://www.codesters.com/). This is basically Scratch for Python.