tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post7115201796101334131..comments2024-03-27T15:13:24.764-04:00Comments on Computer Science Teacher: Does Teaching Programming Teach Grit?Alfred Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-34491237441841882852014-03-23T12:12:13.742-04:002014-03-23T12:12:13.742-04:00I think this really depends on how the process is ...I think this really depends on how the process is laid out. Surely students will not learn grit if they are faced with a problem they cannot overcome without serious help. I however do believe students can learn grit, resilience, and overcoming failure through learning to program. For some it is natural, but for others it is up to the teacher to help them just enough so they do not get stuck. If you are to gradually remove yourself from the process then they are improving their response to obstacles they encounter. Just my two cents...Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151597105248045382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-22404622818325546512014-03-21T08:15:48.669-04:002014-03-21T08:15:48.669-04:00Garth it does seem like a "chicken or egg&quo...Garth it does seem like a "chicken or egg" sort of question at times. It may also depend on when students (in age) are exposed to it. Younger students, it often seems, are willing to put up with things longer than older students. So perhaps if we expose students to software development earlier they will not lose the grit they are born with.Alfred C Thompson IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011086242006020298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-54127194089118854182014-03-19T09:48:56.435-04:002014-03-19T09:48:56.435-04:00After reading some of the research it is hard to d...After reading some of the research it is hard to decide if programming teaches grit, or if those with grit do well in programming. I suspect it is the latter. I think by the time a kid hits a programming class their "grit factor" is probably already determined.Garthnoreply@blogger.com