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Benefits of Computer Science Education

Introducing computer science education into school curriculum has many benefits, including the potential to significantly improve the socioeconomic status of underprivileged children as computer science jobs make up approximately half of all STEM jobs, and STEM jobs typically pay significantly more than other non-STEM occupations.

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Additionally, STEM job opportunities have been growing at above average rates, which means new graduates have a good chance of securing a job.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

“Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.”

—  Bill Gates, 

Co-Chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Co-Founder, Microsoft

Additional Benefits

Computer science fosters creative thinking, which can have many benefits to the minds of children and young adults and extend to other aspects of their lives that require creative thinking (Yadav & Cooper, 2017).

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Even if children or young adults do not major or work specifically in computer science, their daily lives will be profoundly affected by advances in technology. Therefore, it is important children and young adults have a basic understanding of computer science, just as they learn why the sky is blue (Guzdial & Morrisosn 2016).

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It has also been argued that computer science is necessary to be a productive member of society, to make good decisions, and for protection, as more people use online banking and other personal identifiers online for everyday use (NYU, 2016).

 

Additionally, computer science skills can strengthen local communities, youth opportunities, and national innovation, which can change the future of the world (National Center for Women and Information Technology, n.d.).

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References

Guzdial, M., & Morrison, B. (2016). Growing computer science education into a

STEM education discipline. Communications of The ACM, 59(11), 31. doi:10.1145/3000612

National Center for Women and Information Technology. (n.d.). Moving beyond

computer literacy: Why schools should teach computer science. Retrieved from https://www.ncwit.org/resources/moving-beyond-computer-literacy-why-schools-should-teach-computer-science/moving-beyond

New York University. (2016). Should children be taught computer science?. Retrieved f

rom https://cds.nyu.edu/children-taught-computer-science/

Yadav, A., & Cooper, S. (2017). Fostering creativity through

computing. Communications of The ACM, 60(2), 31. doi:10.1145/3029595

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