Why knowledge of coding is important for your children.
Many studies have demonstrated that learning to code is a highly effective method for improving children’s learning abilities. For instance, every three years, international Education is compared through the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the data reveals the beneficial impact of early-age coding. Children enhance their logical thinking and comprehension of language and, later, foreign languages.
What is coding?
What is “coding” exactly? A code is a set of directions to move through a grid. It’s like finding your way home or visiting a museum. You need to follow one instruction at a time, such as going right or left, up or down. You cannot combine these instructions. One significant advantage of coding is that it teaches you to comprehend the situation instead of just remembering it. This can be compared to either solving a puzzle or only remembering the picture on the puzzle. To solve a problem, children need to create, innovate, and automate. Coding is computational thinking. Firstly, you need to understand the situation (decompose), then look for patterns (e.g., streets), omit all the unimportant details (abstraction), and finally use or create algorithms to make decisions.
Children need to learn coding at an early age. Roel Arnold, the founder of MusikRoel (and a former lecturer), understands the significance of education. He created a song to support this cause, wrote the lyrics himself, and found inspiring music by Chopin to accompany it. He collaborated with the musician Yates, who brought this idea to life in a song aiming to aid children and provide insight into coding for parents and teachers.
Bobby’s school song lets children learn playfully
The song tells a story about a situation in daily life with a small stress factor. First, the main character ‘Bobby’ has to hurry. Then it turns out that planning the route to school is similar to coding. Again and again, Bobby needs to decide without skipping a step; otherwise, it is impossible to reach the destination. Bobby’s school song lets children playfully learn how coding happens in everyday life. The beauty of it is that children, parents, and teachers can sing it and at the same time use it to explain coding and how simple and valuable it is.
Bobby’s Coding Song is a song made available on all streaming media platforms for all teachers and parents all over the world to teach children what coding is. The song describes how Bobby, who is late for school, will get there by making a series of decisions, as a computer program or code does.
A class tool specifically designed for teachers.
For all teachers, MusikRoel has teaching material on offer. Besides the song, you will find a lesson assignment and teacher instruction. Because for many teachers, coding is likely as unknown as it is for their students. And to all my former teaching colleagues, you have been coding all your life; however, you are unaware of it.
Benefits
Learning to code offers numerous benefits across personal development, career opportunities, and problem-solving skills. Here are five key advantages:
1. Personal Development: Boosts confidence and fosters collaborative skills.
2. Problem-Solving Skills: Coding enhances logical thinking and fosters creativity in finding solutions.
3. Educational Benefits: Improves academic performance and encourages lifelong learning.
4. Community and Networking: Offers opportunities for networking and professional connections.
5. Fun and Satisfaction: Provides a creative outlet and offers intellectual challenge.
Recommendations
A classical piano piece with a perfect male voice in the song you named “Bobby’s Coding Song”, which does sound stunning good to state the least. I absolutely enjoyed your classic piano musical sound of “Bobby’s Coding Song”. The piano musical instrument is well played and sounds wonderful as listening to your song composition, which introduces a majestic atmosphere with the piano. The piano musical instrument is mere perfect, and is a powerful instrument, which any listener will enjoy listening to. Your song has a perfect harmony especially with the graceful notes of the piano musical in this amazing, good song production.
Daniel Van Eyk BA (Hons) Music Production and Sound Engineering Point Blank Music School & Middlesex University
Beautiful song with waltz rhythm! Interesting harmonies and a peaceful voice. Nice strings also =). Beautiful arrangements. Very happy sound!
Mauro Brunetti
How it works
With the song you also get the class instruction.
Use the instructions to explain coding and the assignment to your class.
Play the music and let your pupils create their first code.
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