5 Reasons Why Coding Is a Kid’s Wildest Dream

Kodable aims at providing children with the tools and resources needed to help them build the knowledge necessary to pick up on any programming language later on in life. But what’s so great about coding?

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If you look at the recent headlines for career news, you’ll find article after article about how coding is a promising profession. According to PayScale’s 2013-2014 College Salary Report, computer engineering and computer science ranked in the top ten for majors that pay you back, with both promising six-figure careers and long-term job security.

Coding allows kids to also explore the fun side of computers – building, playing, and communicating with them. At its most basic and interesting level, programming is the equivalent of communicating with a computer and making it do exactly what you want it to do.

See Kodable’s infographic below to see five reasons teaching kids to code is beneficial for their futures and the future of business.

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