CoRecursive: Coding Stories Story: From Burnout to Breakthrough
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Jun 4, 2024 Professor Felienne Hermans shares her inspiring journey of creating Hedy, a programming language to break language barriers in coding. She discusses challenges faced in teaching coding to underserved students and highlights the importance of engaging languages for young learners. Her story emphasizes the impact of following passion and intuition in revolutionizing coding education.
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Skeptical Parent Encounter
- Felienne Hermans experienced skepticism from a parent when she encouraged his son to pursue computer science.
- The parent doubted his son's chances of working at major tech companies due to his background.
Challenges Teaching Young Students
- Teaching 12-year-olds programming was much harder than Felienne expected.
- The kids openly expressed confusion, pushing her to improve her teaching approach.
Prior Knowledge Shapes Learning
- Learning depends on prior knowledge stored in long-term memory.
- Without foundational elements, new programming concepts cannot be effectively learned.