Coding is not something I enjoy or believe should be required for students to learn. It is like learning a new language and that is something I greatly struggle with. There is so much to remember and one mistake can ruin everything. For example I could not get my styles ccs to work with my program. The only reason I was having an issue is because I misspelled a word. I am someone who relies on autocorrect as I am not the strongest speller. So for my website to not work just because of a spelling error bothered me.
Coding is not something that students should be forced to take. I believe some people are naturally gifted when it comes to working with computers whether that be in coding, programming, or IT. I believe some people are just better at it than others. Some people even talk about how coding is beautiful. In “Hello Worlds (why humanitarian students should learn to program” it is stated that, “Many programmers talk openly of the aesthetics of code, using terms like beautiful.” I however am not one of those students. What I believe to be the most important item to learn when it comes to computers is how to work the microsoft applications.
We live in a world where everything is done with “Word”, “Excel”, and “Powerpoint”. These skills are not taught in school. These skills should be required to learn in college because they will help everyone when it comes to working in the real world. If students want to go into coding it should be a choice not a requirement. Coding is not a skill that is required for every job, while being proficient in microsoft applications is. I would love a class that teaches how Excel works or how Word works. These are skills that will help every student regardless of major. While I do believe coding is a good skill to learn, I believe that it should not be required.