Beyond Coding

“A book that will take readers by surprise—in a good way. Bers places the teaching of coding and robotics in a tradition of relational psychology, ethics, character development, and religion. A provocative and timely argument.”

Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT; author of Reclaiming Conversation

“An outstanding and successful effort to return humanity to technology and to reintroduce it to education at an age when children have not yet been fully socialized through schooling.”

Zvi Bekerman, Seymour Fox School of Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of Psychologized Language in Educationco

“Marina Bers presents a more humanistic view of coding, sharing personal stories that highlight how coding can be a playground not just for learning technical skills but also for social, emotional, moral, and ethical development.”

Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research, MIT Media Lab; author of Lifelong Kindergarten

“In Beyond Coding, Marina Bers offers a stunningly beautiful and hopeful vision of what our relationships—to each other and to ourselves—can be when we connect the potential of computing to human values and virtues.”

Karen Brennan, Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

"Many people espouse the view that learning how to code will ensure career success; Bers takes a refreshingly different tack, arguing that learning how to code is a new kind of literacy, one that prepares young people to think critically, solve problems, communicate effectively, and play well with others—even if they don't go into a tech-related profession… Fascinating reading for educators and educational researchers working in a variety of settings."

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