\u0110\u00eam qua t\u00f4i c\u00f3 b\u1eefa \u0103n t\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u1eeba m\u1edbi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb Trung Qu\u1ed1c. Anh \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i: \u201cV\u00e0i n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1edbp d\u1ea1y th\u00eam ti\u1ebfng Anh cho tr\u1ebb em \u1edf Trung Qu\u1ed1c. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi gia \u0111\u00ecnh Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ec1u mu\u1ed1n con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Anh. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, anh th\u1eed \u0111o\u00e1n xem l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec?\u201d T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho n\u00ean anh \u1ea5y gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cNg\u00e0y nay, l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t cho tr\u1ebb em l\u00e0 l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi gia \u0111\u00ecnh Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ec1u mu\u1ed1n con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: \u201cT\u1ea1i sao h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3?\u201d Anh \u1ea5y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c: \u201cNg\u00e0y nay \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i th\u00f4ng minh v\u00e0 app di \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m l\u00e0 \u201cN\u00f3ng\u201d cho n\u00ean nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111ang cho con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd t\u1edbi \u201cTr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3\u201d v\u00e0 hi v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng khi ch\u00fang l\u1edbn l\u00ean ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t. Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf mang m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng hay laptop \u1edf m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i. Vi\u1ec7c lan r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 gi\u1edd l\u00e0 \u1edf kh\u1eafp Trung Qu\u1ed1c. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t xu h\u01b0\u1edbng x\u1ea3y ra nhanh th\u1ebf. M\u1ed1i \u0111e do\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a Tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o v\u00e0 robots trong khu v\u1ef1c ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra nhi\u1ec1u lo s\u1ee3 \u1edf Trung Qu\u1ed1c ng\u00e0y nay. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n m\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p cao \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng. C\u00f3 n\u1ed7i ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp Trung Qu\u1ed1c v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c C\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 n\u01a1i robots s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp qu\u1ea3n h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: \u201cH\u1ecd \u0111ang d\u1ea1y ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Anh \u1ea5y gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cC\u00e1c \u201cTr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3\u201d d\u00e0nh cho tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn th\u1ec3. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u1ea1y Java v\u00e0 Swift v\u00e0 c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c d\u1ea1y Python v\u00e0 C++ nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o cho t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 thay \u0111\u1ed5i nhanh ch\u00f3ng. Tuy nhi\u00ean, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, thay v\u00ec th\u1ebf h\u1ecd cho con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd \u0111i h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u01a1n l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng trong b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00ec b\u1ee9c tranh l\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng r\u1eb1ng \u201cth\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i huy ho\u00e0ng\u201d c\u1ee7a chi ph\u00ed lao \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ee7 c\u00f4ng th\u1ea5p trong c\u00e1c c\u01a1 x\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 qua r\u1ed3i. M\u1ecdi ng\u00e0y, b\u00e1o ch\u00ed Trung Qu\u1ed1c th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 v\u00e0 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, nhi\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 c\u0169ng t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng \u01b0u th\u1ebf v\u1ec1 n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng \u201ckh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: \u201cH\u1ecdc sinh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 t\u1eeb m\u1ea5y tu\u1ed5i?\u201d Anh \u1ea5y c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cM\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cho con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc khi ch\u00fang m\u1edbi ba hay b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn thi\u00ean tu\u1ef3 theo tr\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00e1c b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 th\u00edch \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1ec1 cho con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho ch\u00fang b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. Tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 sau gi\u1edd h\u1ecdc \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh qui cho n\u00ean c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng cho nh\u1eefng tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y. Ng\u00e0y nay m\u1ecdi gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ee3 tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1o v\u00e0 robots v\u00e0 h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n ch\u1eafc con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. C\u00f3 ganh \u0111ua gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c cho con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu con b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 th\u00ec c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 sai v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh.\u00a0 Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, c\u00e1c b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1n con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd ch\u01a1i qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i video, nh\u01b0ng ng\u00e0y nay n\u1ebfu tr\u1ebb em h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3, h\u1ecd h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng. Vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp Trung Qu\u1ed1c, t\u1eeb th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n nh\u1ecf t\u1edbi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn, h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn \u201ctr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3\u201d m\u1edf ra \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng cho nhu c\u1ea7u n\u00e0y v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 \u201cN\u1ebfu con b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft m\u00e3, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd KH\u00d4NG c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai.\u201d<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i than: \u201cNgay c\u1ea3 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng tin r\u1eb1ng tr\u1ebb em c\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 chi\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng sai. C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 quan tr\u1ecdng cho ch\u00fang h\u1ecdc \u1edf tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n l\u00e0 vi\u1ebft m\u00e3. B\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c cho ch\u00fang t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 sau bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00ednh qui, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y \u0111i th\u1eddi gian qu\u00ed gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c v\u1edbi con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang c\u00e1c k\u0129 n\u0103ng s\u1ed1ng b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb, th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9, \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c, lu\u00e2n l\u00ed v\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m. Theo quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u1edbi tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf t\u1eeb 3 t\u1edbi 7 tu\u1ed5i, t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c v\u1edbi con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c d\u00f9ng c\u00e1c ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 Scratch, Blocky hay Alice \u1edf nh\u00e0. Ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 vi\u1ebft m\u00e3, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y Scratch b\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 c\u00e1c m\u00f4 \u0111un \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. Tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf c\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0 th\u0103m d\u00f2 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 c\u00f9ng b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang v\u00ec c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang h\u1ecdc so v\u1edbi c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft m\u00e3.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anh \u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: \u201cSao anh ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh m\u00e1y t\u00ednh?\u201d T\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cVi\u1ebft m\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a tri th\u1ee9c s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9c c\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 \u201cT\u01b0 duy t\u00ednh to\u00e1n.\u201d \u0110\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc tri th\u1ee9c s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9c, ch\u00fang c\u1ea7n th\u0103m d\u00f2 v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch ph\u00e2n t\u00edch v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1, ph\u00e2n r\u00e3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p th\u00e0nh c\u00e1c m\u1ea3nh ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u01b0 duy m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch logic, (t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 tr\u1eebu t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ho\u00e1 v\u00e0 t\u01b0 duy thu\u1eadt gi\u1ea3i) v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. T\u01b0 duy t\u00ednh to\u00e1n l\u00e0 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t cho m\u1ecdi h\u1ecdc sinh v\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 ng\u00e0y nay v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng tri th\u1ee9c n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn cho m\u00e1y t\u00ednh th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean t\u01b0 duy t\u00ednh to\u00e1n. L\u00ed do t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 \u1edf l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i s\u1edbm l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a ch\u00edn mu\u1ed3i v\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef s\u1ebd thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn ho\u00e1 nh\u01b0ng t\u01b0 duy t\u00ednh to\u00e1n s\u1ebd v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng. T\u1ed1t h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 cho tr\u1ebb em h\u1ecdc th\u0103m d\u00f2, kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1, \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m s\u00e2u v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc, n\u01a1i ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c ph\u00e2n t\u00edch, l\u1eadp lu\u1eadn, \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch logic t\u1edbi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. N\u00f3 c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 s\u1ed1 v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 h\u1ecdc tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ecdc t\u00ednh to\u00e1n, c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anh \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi: \u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec anh g\u1ee3i \u00fd \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?\u201d T\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cVi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 \u1edf l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ecf KH\u00d4NG ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o cho t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Thay v\u00ec h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o vi\u1ebft m\u00e3, m\u1ecdi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o b\u1ee9c tranh l\u1edbn h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n tri th\u1ee9c tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7. H\u1ecd c\u1ea7n gi\u00fap cho con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c d\u00e0nh th\u1eddi gian c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang, c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch v\u1edbi ch\u00fang, l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi v\u00e0i l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c t\u1eeb khoa h\u1ecdc t\u1edbi c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 v\u00e0 to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc. Khi ch\u00fang l\u1edbn l\u00ean, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn b\u1ea5t k\u00ec l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c n\u00e0o ch\u00fang quan t\u00e2m, \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. \u00c9p bu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c v\u00e0 g\u00e2y ra s\u1ee3 vi\u1ebft m\u00e3 khi ch\u00fang l\u1edbn l\u00ean. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc gh\u00e9t to\u00e1n v\u00ec h\u1ecd b\u1ecb \u00e9p bu\u1ed9c h\u1ecdc to\u00e1n khi h\u1ecd c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf. C\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n k\u0129 n\u0103ng h\u1ecdc c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng c\u00e1c thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb s\u1ed1 th\u1ee9c, tr\u1ebb em s\u1ebd c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc b\u1ea5t k\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec ch\u00fang c\u1ea7n khi ch\u00fang l\u1edbn l\u00ean, ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ch\u00fang v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u00edch h\u1ecdc.\u201d<\/p>\n
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What children need<\/p>\n
Last night I had dinner with a friend who just comes back from China. He told me: \u201cA few years ago, there were many English tutorial classes for children in China. It seemed every Chinese family wanted their children to learn English. Now, guess what is the most popular class there?\u201d Of course, I could not guess so he explained: \u201cToday, the most popular class for children is programming. It seems every Chinese family wants their children to learn to write code.\u201d<\/p>\n
I was surprised: \u201cWhy do they want young children to learn to write code?.\u201d He continued: \u201cToday smartphones and mobile apps are very popular, and software jobs are \u201cHot\u201d so many parents are sending their children to \u201cCoding school\u201d and hope that when they grow up they can get a good job. You can see young children carrying a tablet or laptop everywhere. The spread of coding class is all over China now. There is never been a trend that happens so fast. The threat of Artificial intelligence and robots in the manufacturing sector have created a lot of fear in China today. People saw millions of workers lost their jobs and high unemployment is reaching a critical level. There is a panic all over China about the Fourth Industrial Revolution where robots will take over most of the jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n
I asked: \u201cWhat programming languages are they teaching? He explained: \u201cThe \u201cCoding school\u201d for young children comes with a lot of variations. Some teach Java and Swift and others Python and C++ but it is not clear that learning how to code now could guarantee a better future since technologies change fast. However, most parents do not want to wait, they rather send their children to learn how to code now than live with uncertainty because the picture is clear that the \u201cglory time\u201d of low labor cost in the factories are over. Every day, Chinese newspapers keep mention about the fourth revolution and its impacts. Of course, many Coding schools also take advantage over the fear that without programming skills, there is no job and no future.\u201d<\/p>\n
I asked: \u201cHow old are these students to begin Coding schools?\u201d He laughed: \u201cSome parents would start their children when they are three or four but it varies depending on the school. Parents love the idea of giving children something to do to keep them busy. Young children are going to English school and Coding school after their regular school so there is a lot of schooling for these children. Today every family is afraid of artificial intelligence and robots and they want to make sure their children will have a better future. There is a competition among families for sending their children to these schools. If your child is not going to English and Coding schools then there is something wrong with the family.\u00a0 Not long ago, parents are afraid that their children play too much video games, but today if children are learning to code, they are happy. Coding is big right now all over China, from small town to big cities, there are thousands of \u201cCoding schools\u201d opening to meet the demand with advertising like \u201cIf your children cannot code, they will NOT have a future.\u201d<\/p>\n
I lamented: \u201cEven I believe that children need to learn about technologies but this is a wrong direction. There are much more important for them to learn at a younger age than coding. By sending them to coding school after regular school, it takes away the precious time of parents to interact with their children to teach them essential life skills such as values, attitudes, ethics, morals, and responsibility. In my view, for young children age of 3 to 7, it would be better for parents to interact with their children, and if needed, they can teach them programming using simple languages such as Scratch, Blocky or Alice at home. Even parents do not know about coding, they can still teach Scratch with pictures and simple modules. Young children need to learn how to read and explore many things with their parents because there are more important things for them to learn than how to code.\u201d<\/p>\n
He seemed surprised: \u201cWhy do you think they do not need to learn computer programing?\u201d I explained: \u201cCoding is only a small part of the digital knowledge called \u201cComputational thinking.\u201d To learn digital knowledge they need to explore and understand how to analyze problems, decompose complex problems into manageable pieces, thinking logically, (i.e. abstraction and algorithmic thinking) and solving problems. Computational thinking is an essential capability for every student and it is the foundation of all technologies today and the future. Coding is the application of this knowledge, it instructs the computer to perform certain tasks based on computational thinking. The reason I think learning how to code at an early age is premature because languages will change and evolve but computational thinking will remain unchanged because it is the foundation. It is better for children to learn to explore, to discover, to read and build a strong interest in learning where they can develop the ability to analyze, to reason, to logically come to a decision and solve problems. It is just like to learn about numbers in arithmetic before learning calculus, formulas, and equations.\u201d<\/p>\n
He asked: \u201cThen what do you suggest? I explained: \u201cLearning to code at a young age is NOT a guarantee for the future. Instead of a focus on coding, every parent needs to look at the larger picture of developing intellectual knowledge. They need to help their children to develop an interest in learning by spending the time with them, reading books with them, get them interested in several fields from science to technology and math. When they grow up, they can choose whatever fields they are interested in, that will be their choice. Forcing them to learn to write code may have a negative effect and make the afraid of code when they grow up. We have seen evidence of college students who hate math because they are forced to learn math when they were young. The best way is to help them to develop lifelong learning skills and know how to use digital devices, children will have a lot of time to learn whatever they need as they grow up, as long as they like to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n
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