From primary school, programming will be taught on an optional in France

Learn to code in elementary school, it will be possible from September.

 From baby computer pixabay primary school, programming will be taught on an optional

It is in an interview with JDD granted by the Minister of Education Benoît Hamon revealed how he intended to "teach the computer code at school" . Minister says that in September (the return), it will "promote "introduction to computer code in the primary.

However, the code will not be included in the real curriculum but will be taught "  on a voluntary and extracurricular time " . A call to the associations has been launched for a national bid is structured.

Connecting Schools

Currently, there are 16,000 (of 54,000) schools that are not connected to broadband Internet. In an attempt to rectify this, 9,000 institutions that are not covered by the fiber will benefit from a broadband connection over the air.

Moreover, the government projects that by 2020 "70% of elementary students and college and 100% of teachers" will be equipped with "PC-tablet".

Learn the code, why?

First, the areas of digital is new technology is booming. Although programmers are not (like everyone else) away from the precarious, demand is currently very high.

The phenomenon is expected to increase as the world will "scan". Teach the fundamentals of programming in elementary school will include identifying future talent from an early age.

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But it goes beyond the business programmer. Although not all jobs involve not necessarily programming, the foundation of it will allow future generations to think differently, to approach situations in a structured way (like mathematics).

Many Western governments have already launched similar initiatives (or better) than those of France. The UK currently seems to be in the lead.