What is the core competitiveness of children in the new era?

The future era is full of changes and possibilities. So, what is the constant behind these changes? These unchangeable things are the core competitiveness of children in the future. No matter how the future era develops, we should explore the underlying logic behind various changes, so that children can master the core competitiveness of the future world and have more strength and protection when facing the future world.

In the era of artificial intelligence, children's core competitiveness is to master "computational thinking" and have related abilities.

What does computer thinking include? Let me explain it to you with some easy-to-understand examples.

1, computer logical thinking

What is computer logical thinking? Explain it to everyone with simple jokes.

The wife called the programmer's husband: "Buy a catty of steamed buns after work. When you see a watermelon seller, buy one. " In the evening, the programmer's husband went home with steamed buns.

The stem of this cold joke is a dead end of program logic, and the programmer's logic is:

Wife defines the number of buns to buy = one catty;

If the number of steamed stuffed buns (watermelons sold on the road) is equal to one;

Husband buys buns (number of buns);

Although the joke is cold, the reason is clear. Buying buns in the program can be abstracted as defining the number of buns and buying buns. This "brain teaser" logic is one of the most common ways of thinking in computers.

Many studies can exercise logical thinking, and learning programming is the most direct and effective way to exercise "computer logical thinking".

2. Thinking ability of data

Computers have powerful data processing capabilities. With the help of computers, we can understand, analyze and solve problems through data. This way of thinking, different from the original empirical thinking, is data thinking.

My friend's child learns Pinyin in the first grade, and his father's education method makes me feel refreshed. His father told him that the score (correct rate) can't fully reflect the effect of learning, but also consider the length of time to mark pinyin each time. In the case of all scores, the shortening of time can also explain the improvement of ability.

Therefore, in the process of doing pinyin problems, if there is a problem that takes more time than usual, we should focus on practicing. By monitoring the length of answering questions, you will also find small problems such as writing habits. This is a small example of digital thinking.

3. The overall engineering idea of the system

How do children solve complex problems and find the best solution in the future? How to find the best and most suitable solution to the problem among various options? This requires a holistic and systematic engineering thinking.

Now, children like to build Lego toys and robot models. When children practice, they often face the question: Do you want to classify the parts first? Can you build it out of the order of instructions? If something goes wrong, can it be repaired even if it is not completely dismantled? There is no absolute and unique answer to these questions. The choice lies in your overall thinking.

In addition to the three listed above, computer thinking also includes other abilities: how to define, analyze and solve problems independently in the face of problems? How to understand the principle and program mechanism of computer, and how to understand the deeper computing logic behind some application mechanisms?

As early as 20 16, former US President Barack Obama began to propose that all primary and secondary school students in the United States should learn programming, because he believed that learning programming was the most direct and effective way to train children's "computer thinking".

Programming is a discipline that emphasizes "logical thinking": when we are faced with complicated and tedious steps, the thinking exercised by programming can effectively simplify the problem. This is why programming is not only widely used in all walks of life, but also in primary and secondary schools.

Learning programming pays more attention to the cultivation of children's comprehensive literacy: learning programming not only means that children learn code, but more importantly, it cultivates children's self-discipline, creativity and independent learning ability.