{"product_id":"dont-teach-coding-9781119602620","title":"Dont Teach Coding","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive resource for understanding what coding is, designed for educators and parents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven though the vast majority of teachers, parents, and students understand the importance of computer science in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century, many struggle to find appropriate educational resources. \u003ci\u003eDon''t Teach Coding: Until You Read This Book \u003c\/i\u003efills a gap in current knowledge by explaining exactly what coding is and addressing why and how to teach the subject. Providing a historically grounded, philosophically sensitive description of computer coding, this book helps readers understand the best practices for teaching computer science to their students and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors, experts in teaching computer sciences to students of all ages, offer practical insights on whether coding is a field for everyone, as opposed to a field reserved for specialists. This innovative book provides an overview of recent scientific research on how the brain learns c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho is This Book For? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet’s Do It! 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Prologues 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Wizard’s Tale 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sorting of Wizards 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Call to Action 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Language Without 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Strange Protagonists 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(cons 'Apple 'Soft) 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTower of Babel 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfessions 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePenances 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Language Within 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstalling Languages 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting in Tongues 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKiss, Gift, Poison 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNova: Va o no va? 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHello, Hello, Hello 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguages Without 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTongueless Languages 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBabbage’s Calculus Club 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffs 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinite Descriptions of the Infinite 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBottling the Human Will 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMachines Anchor Language 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow That It’s Out of Our System 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguages Within 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSigned Languages 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilent Battles 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Strange Citizens of Broca’s Area 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Beginnings 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Wizard’s Tale 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Leap of Faith 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Forge 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey Slept 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Language Without 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyntax – Building Materials 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Meta-Linguistic Meander 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to Syntax 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemantics: “When your eyes see this, do this with your mind . . . ” 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking Assumptions 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Have a “Language.” Now What? 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Language Within 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCats 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStories and Back Stories 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAb(stract) 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShortest Path: Dijkstra to You 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brave New Syntax 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguages Without 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unwritten, Unwritable Backstory 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Old Friends: Language, Math, Algorithms 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlgorithms of Antiquity 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief Story of Stories 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguages Within 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeign Language: A Friend, Perhaps a Mentor 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZapping Broca’s Area 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Monkey Business 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Middles 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Wizard’s Tale 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurgatory 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescent 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAscent 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Language Without 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Stories (Within Stories)) 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder Word 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEasing the Transition 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic Tricks 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Language Within 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplicit Learning 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimation 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNapoleon’s Risky Maneuver 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoughts and Crosses 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRound Stories; Square Frames 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguages Without 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllusions of Mind 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDactylonomy: Digits to Digital 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternalization 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spark of the Pascaline 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Best of all Possible Languages 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutomatons 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing Ludd 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Song for the Luddites 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguages Within 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Machine Within 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotions for the Mind 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience and Schools 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindset 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetacognition 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeliberate Practice 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond Language\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcquisition 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKrash Course 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFluency and Expertise 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat It Feels Like to Upgrade Your Own Wetware 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeta-teaching 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Universal Educational Language 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Loop of Being Human 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Ends 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Wizard’s Tale 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn to Teach; 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