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> Over my career, I've taught several people to code, from a standing start, and all of them were productive long before your 2-3 years alone What background d
by cousin_it 7y ago
> Over my career, I've taught several people to code, from a standing start, and all of them were productive long before your 2-3 years alone
What background did these people have? Are you sure it's not sampling bias?
I taught programming to a class of kids who didn't choose to be there: their parents made them come. Some kids were immediately "naturals", the rest struggled, and the gap remained no matter what we tried.
- ghaff 7y agoMaybe natural interest for whatever reason rather than necessarily aptitude. I find it pretty unsurprising that if kids make up their mind that they don't like something, maybe they can be brought around but more likely they'll suffer through and make no effort to learn.
- vonmoltke 7y ago> I've had the luxury of teaching programming to a revolving class of kids who didn't want to do it: their parents made them come. This sounds like a common problem across all subjects.
- tptacek 7y agoI wasn't teaching children. No clue what it's like teaching kids to code.