{"id":99,"date":"2021-06-06T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2022-08-14T12:03:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T08:03:54","slug":"lets-teach-kids-to-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/lets-teach-kids-to-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s teach kids to code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Listen, watch and get inspired series.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitchel Resnick is the LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab. He develops new technologies and activities to engage people (especially children) in creative learning experiences. 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