M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 vi\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i: “T\u00f4i c\u00f3 hai con trai, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i lo ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u. T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang n\u00f3 v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e8m c\u1eb7p th\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 v\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng d\u1ea1y k\u0129 n\u0103ng b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i hi v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng con t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n k\u0129 n\u0103ng trong Khoa h\u1ecdc, c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, k\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 v\u00e0 to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc (STEM) \u0111\u1ec3 cho khi ch\u00fang l\u1edbn l\u00ean, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 con t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh; ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 d\u00f9ng m\u00e1y t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i video, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u h\u1ecdc Java v\u00e0 Swift? Xin th\u1ea7y l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean.”<\/p>\n
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\u0110\u00e1p: T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 con b\u1ea1n c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh. V\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i s\u00e1u v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m v\u00e0 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng bu\u1ed9c c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang. V\u00e0o tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u00f3, t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng t\u00f2 m\u00f2, v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi bao quanh ch\u00fang. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00fac t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch thay v\u00ec l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh m\u00e1y t\u00ednh. L\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n n\u00ean \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng cho ham mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n
C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea3o c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 n\u00e3o tr\u1ebb em trong tu\u1ed5i ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n ch\u1ec9 ra s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u00e0 gi\u1eefa n\u0103m v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi hai tu\u1ed5i, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn tr\u1ebb em \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 “thi\u00ean t\u00e0i s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o” v\u00ec ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi v\u00f4 h\u1ea1n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng \u00e9p ch\u00fang v\u00e0o qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc qui \u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 ghi nh\u1edb s\u1ebd l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3m \u0111i t\u01b0 duy s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang qu\u00e3ng 5% tr\u01b0\u1edbc 6 tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 qu\u00e3ng 15% tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i. D\u1ef1a tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng kh\u1ea3o c\u1ee9u n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc ch\u1ee7 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf l\u00e0 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch, cho ch\u00fang tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o nh\u01b0 g\u1ea1ch Lego v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 l\u1eafp c\u1ea7n tr\u1ee5c Meccano hay \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ch\u01a1i trong v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n t\u01b0 duy s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean m\u00e0 ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n n\u00e3o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c khoa h\u1ecdc, c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, k\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 v\u00e0 to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc (STEM) l\u00e0 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u00e1c k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y nay v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf t\u1eeb b\u1ed1n t\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi hai tu\u1ed5i, \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ebfu b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian cho ch\u00fang, ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang, khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ecdc, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang th\u00edch, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang th\u00e1m hi\u1ec3m v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb quan s\u00e1t m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng bao quanh ch\u00fang. B\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00fang l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u1edbi t\u00e2m tr\u00ed s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u00e1c k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 sau nh\u01b0 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1, s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o, c\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c v\u00e0 t\u01b0 duy ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Bu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 trong Java hay Swift \u1edf tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch ch\u00fang h\u1ecd c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang “s\u1ee3” c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7. C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 thay \u0111\u1ed5i nhanh, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac con b\u1ea1n l\u1edbn l\u00ean s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh m\u1edbi, v\u00e0 Java hay Swift c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ed7i th\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 lo ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a con b\u1ea1n. \u1ede tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u \u0111ang h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb b\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n l\u00e0m \u1edf nh\u00e0, c\u00e1ch b\u1ea1n c\u01b0 x\u1eed, v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch b\u1ea1n h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1edbn l\u00ean s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. M\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd cung c\u1ea5p c\u00e1c k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft v\u00e0 cho ch\u00fang n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng cho vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc th\u00eam n\u1eefa, c\u00e1ch con b\u1ea1n c\u01b0 x\u1eed, c\u00e1ch ch\u00fang h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng, c\u00e1ch ch\u00fang ngh\u0129, v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch ch\u00fang h\u1ecdc ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u00fang quan s\u00e1t trong th\u1eddi th\u01a1 \u1ea5u. Kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n cho con c\u00e1i t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang s\u1ebd l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u00e0 gi\u1ecfi h\u01a1n trong c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7.<\/p>\n
L\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9, ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e1m d\u1ed7 \u00e9p bu\u1ed9c con c\u00e1i m\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian v\u1edbi ch\u00fang \u1edf nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc vui v\u1ebb, v\u00e0 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a \u0111i\u1ec1u s\u1ebd k\u00e9o d\u00e0i su\u1ed1t ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi ch\u00fang ta.<\/p>\n
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Educating young children<\/p>\n
A mother wrote to me: “I have two sons, six and eleven years old but I am worried about their future. I pay a lot of money to send them to a tutorial school so they can learn to code because the public schools do not teach this essential skills. I hope that my children will develop skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) so when they grow up, they could have better future. The problem is my children do not like programming; they only use the computer to play video games, I do not know what to do. How do I encourage them to learn Java and Swift? Please advise.”<\/p>\n
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Answer: I understand your concern, but I think your children are too young to learn to program. At the age of six and eleven, they have potential to explore and discover other things, but forcing them to learn to code is not the right choice. At that age, a child’s mind is full of curiosity, and\u00a0 a desire to learn more about the world surrounding them. This is the best time to let them read books rather learn computer programming. My advice is you should read books with them and answer their questions to fulfill their desire to learn more.<\/p>\n
There are studies on children’s brain during development age that point out the fact that between the age of five and twelve, most children are “creative geniuses” as they can think of endless opportunities to do things. But forcing them into a conventional process of learning, and memorizing will diminish their creative thinking about 5% by the age of six and 15% by the age of ten. Based on these studies, scientists advocate that the best way to educate young children is to encourage them to read books, give them creative toys like Lego bricks and Meccano erectors or let them play in the garden so they can develop their own creative thinking and learn about nature that suits their brain development.<\/p>\n
Although science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is necessary to develop the skills needed to function in today and future job market, but to young children between the age of four and twelve, it would be much better for parents to spend time with them, play with them, encourage them to read, let them play with toys, let them discover what they like, and let them explore and to learn from observing their surrounding environment. By allowing them to grow up with a creative mind, they can develop the necessary skills later such as problem-solving, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking naturally.<\/p>\n
Forcing them to code in Java or Swift at that young age is not a good way to encourage them learning technology, but it may let them “fear” technology. Technology changes fast, I am sure by the time your children grow up there will be many newer programming languages, and Java or Swift may be obsolete.<\/p>\n
I believe that you are over-worried about your children’s future. At these young ages, our children are learning from you, and what you do at home, how you behave, and how you act will have a significant influence on their development. Although, the school will provide the necessary skills and give them a foundation for further learning, how your children behave, how they act, how they think, and how they learn is mostly based on what they observe during childhood. It is not necessary to send children to coding school at that young age. There is no evidence that they will grow up and be better in technology.<\/p>\n
As parents, we need to resist the temptation to force our children to learn something we think is important. But we need to spend time with them at home and enjoy the moment of joyful, and meaningful relationship that will last for the rest of our life.<\/p>\n
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