Demystifying K-12 CS education 👨💻 | Turning overwhelmed teachers into confident coding instructors | Sharing real solutions from 6+ years in the trenchesteachingcomputerscience.orgJoined January 2025
99% of CS teachers I talk to are:
-Googling lessons the night before
-Piecing together free resources
-Teaching themselves to code
-Working completely alone
-Overwhelmed and unsupported
This is a systemic problem.
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There's a better way.
I'll be sharing what I've learned from the schools that get CS education right.
Follow along if you're tired of:
Random coding activities
Disconnected programs
Unsupported teachers
Students losing interest
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Schools wouldn't ask a math teacher to:
>Create their own textbooks
>Learn calculus while teaching it
>Work without curriculum
>Figure it out alone
So why do we expect this from CS teachers?
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The uncomfortable truth about CS education:
Most teachers are just trying to stay one step ahead of their students.
After speaking with thousands of educators, I've learned this isn't their fault.
A thread on what's really happening in K-12 CS: 🧵
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