Opening New Doors for Young Minds through Greater Computer Literacy - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Code Naturally

5,0
16 dec 2016
Anonieme werknemer
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Having worked in and around k-12 public school students for the last several years, I knew I stumbled upon something groundbreaking when I was first introduced to our Brook Knoll after-school Code Naturally students. As someone who started believing he'd never excel in mathematics around the age of our students, it's beyond inspiring seeing such young minds turn algebraic and college level programming concepts over in their heads while becoming thoroughly acquainted with concepts that meant little to me at their age, (aside from the monumental frustration they caused.) When Algebra and advanced mathematical concepts are offered to students as tools to realize their own visions, as opposed to arbitrary standards and tasks they must overcome — these young learners internalize concepts I vividly remember struggling with through middle school and beyond. It's incredible to witness how math really is the engine that drives everything we love: from games, to art, animation and design. I look forward to working with Code Naturally staff and students in the months and years to come.

Minpunten

Requires a self-driven work ethic and genuine interest in education which may not be feasible for everyone.

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5,0
31 aug 2017
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Code Naturally supplies an excellent place to learn for both the students and the teachers. Though I am a mentor at Code Naturally, I find myself constantly learning just as much as I am teaching. Everyone around me has this hunger to learn more which drives me and inspires me to continue programming more than any computer science class I have ever taken. Everyone is extremely clear and open about all topics of discussion, which makes it easy to know exactly where the company stands and where everything stands within it.

Minpunten

Working with kids so frequently essentially dooms you to getting sick once or twice. Always wash your hands as frequently as possible, Chrome Books can get dirty.

1,0
3 okt 2016
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Easy Interview, no technical coding skills needs to be proven.

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As an unpaid intern in the state of California, I received no formal training on my unpaid internship position and had no experience working with the laptops and other applications that the company was using. I was registered as a volunteer through the school district I was doing my unpaid internship in. In the interview, it was discussed that I would teach children computer concepts and math concepts, but within a month with the company, my main duty was to take the kids outside for break / recess and pass out snacks. There was not one time I taught the class. I was mainly used as an asset, but not an intern. I found out later down the road through they company's video that I replaced an employee during my unpaid internship. At the end, I did not learn anything that I could not learn in a classroom as the programming language utilized is a fairly easy language to learn, and is a very common language taught at many universities. This company does have a great concept in mind of teaching children how to code, but the company's website is a bit misleading as it appears as a non-profit educational tool. They did not discuss with me that this was a huge for-profit. The CEO does not have seem to have formal computer science or computer engineering background, so if you do ask any questions or bring up any issues with the applications they are using (which is also not a fully developed app as many kids were frustrated when their code disappeared), don't expect any help.

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