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Consider teaching her how to use computers at a very high level first. How to type, how to use a mouse and keyboard shortcuts properly, how to send an email to
by Epiphany21 5y ago
Consider teaching her how to use computers at a very high level first. How to type, how to use a mouse and keyboard shortcuts properly, how to send an email to grandma and grandpa, how to install and uninstall programs, and so on. Those are basic skills she will need as an adult to be productive and communicate efficiently. Programming is not an essential skill for most people and third graders are not giving any serious thought to a future career path.
But above all, make it fun! Just spending time with your daughter is more important than getting her to learn stuff.
- malshe 5y agoShe is actually quite good with her basic computer skills by now, partly due to the remote learning over the last year. As codingdave mentioned below, I see that there’s already some gender stereotype creeping in her thinking. The other day she won a math competition in her class and she was happy because she beat all the boys.
- codingdave 5y ago> third graders are not giving any serious thought to a future career path. True, but they are soaking up cultural biases about career paths. 1st graders have zero gender bias in their career thoughts, when asked whether they belong in STEM fields when they grow up. 3rd grade is exactly when girls start saying they don't belong. One of the reasons to get CS going is specifically to shrink that gender gap, and make sure all children feel free to choose whatever path they wish.