Hot take: Coding with my nephew beats his usual video game time

I got him to try a beginner coding site last week instead of playing games. He spent hours making a simple story game and learned more than from any school lesson. Shouldn't we push kids towards creating stuff instead of just consuming it?

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andrewwells7mo ago

Wow, @parkerthompson is right. Both can spark that creative bug.

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parkerthompson7mo ago

That's awesome he got into it. I just wouldn't frame it as creation instead of consumption. Good games are their own kind of creative work to learn from. Both have value.

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zaracraig7mo ago

Found playing games taught me the basics first. Then I started making simple ones myself.

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