Beyond Coding: How Children Learn Human Values Through Programming

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Coding, robotics, and values foundations : a coding playground -- Languages for children -- Starting early -- A window into their world : mouths cannot read bar codes -- The coding wars -- The two sides : a simplified story -- The role of the teacher -- The role of the student -- The role of education -- The role of coding -- A window into their world : robotics guarding nature -- The rise of STEM -- The work pipelines -- Global experience -- Computer science and computational thinking -- The problem with STEM -- A window into their world : programming a map ; building a language -- Coding as another language -- Transitioning languages -- Meaningful sequences -- Doing things with language -- Window into their world : Georgia, Elena,and the old lady -- From theory to practice -- Powerful ideas -- A teacher's perspective -- Coding stages -- A window into their world : the missing audience -- Coding character -- The narrative approach : moral identities -- The reasoning approach : moral thought -- The experiential approach : a moral life -- The values in coding as another language -- A window into Their world : the best use of her time -- The palette of virtues -- The coding playground -- The ten virtues -- Curiosity -- Open-mindedness -- perseverance -- Patience -- Optimism -- Honesty -- Fairness -- Generosity -- Gratitude -- Forgiveness -- Coding a Mensch -- A window into their world : the learning family -- Coding bridges -- The hidden curriculum -- My four powerful ideas : a summary -- A window into their world : A diversity of approaches.

"Bers argues that coding should be taught in early childhood and beyond STEM fields, where it is currently isolated from ethical, cultural, and language skills"-- Provided by publisher.