Building systematic mindsets early

I found a very good article about IT classes in schools, by Tom Crick.

Tom quite rightly sets out the case that Computing Science in school is not just about pupils learning to code but more about what Tom refers to as computational thinking, or algorithmic thinking.

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Unseen peril of life-long learning

I applaud anyone who continually strives to improve their performance, skills, knowledge and potential through learning and gaining new experience.

Such a strategy is both sound and highly plausible so why wouldn’t we all pursue this approach?

It should ensure that we extend our potential and personal relevance in an ever-changing world.

For sure, it often does.

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building the body of knowledge

let others learn from our mistakes

ok to make mistakes

Why does a body of highly intelligent people, IT professionals allegedly renowned for their logical and systematic approach to problems, find it impossible to establish a genuinely sustainable and cumulative corpus of best practice, professional knowledge and lessons learned?

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