Coding: By a kid, for kids | Krish Mehra | TEDxKentState

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In the past 50 years, we have gone from using computers that filled full air-conditioned rooms, to having tablets that fit in the palms of our hands. Advances in hardware and software have led to this revolutionary innovation in technology. Krish wants to share the importance of kids learning to program, to fuel the next wave of innovation.

My name is Krish Mehra, and I am 11 years old and I am in sixth grade. When I was eight years old, I became interested in coding. Since then, I taught myself multiple coding languages including HTML, Java, Python and Swift. This has lead me to create two apps that have been published on the iOS App Store.

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  1. This video is a parenting WIN! Total game-changer for getting my son into tech. I can’t stop raving about Coding for Kids Simplified by Kabe Perry—it’s a must-read to spark kids’ love for coding, AI, and robotics. Every parent should grab it!

  2. My brother is just 12 years old but he has a craze to learn coding. I am happy that he is learning coding from moonpreneur, USA at such a young age…Can't wait to see him growing in this field!!

  3. I have been programming seince i was 5. I could have done way more than this kid at his age, but this kid is just better than me in connections. He was able to talk his way onto TedX. Amazing networking skills. That is a way more useful skill than programming.

  4. Python course for kids
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    ### Introduction to Python
    – **What is Python?**: Understanding what programming languages are and the role of Python.
    – **Why Python?**: Discussing the advantages of Python, its ease of use, and its applications.

    ### Environment Setup
    – **Installing Python**: Guide through the installation process of Python and setting up the development environment.
    – **Hello, World!**: Writing the first Python program to print "Hello, World!".

    ### Basic Concepts
    – **Variables and Data Types**: Learning about numbers, strings, and boolean values.
    – **Operators**: Introduction to arithmetic, assignment, comparison, and logical operators.

    ### Control Structures
    – **Conditional Statements**: Using `if`, `elif`, and `else` to make decisions.
    – **Loops**: Understanding `for` and `while` loops to repeat tasks.

    ### Functions
    – **Defining Functions**: Creating reusable code blocks with functions.
    – **Parameters and Return Values**: Passing data to functions and getting results back.

    ### Data Collections
    – **Lists and Tuples**: Managing ordered collections of items.
    – **Dictionaries**: Working with key-value pairs.

    ### Mini-Projects
    – **Calculator**: Building a simple calculator to perform basic operations.
    – **Story Generator**: Creating a program that generates random stories.
    – **Guess the Number**: Developing a game where the computer picks a number, and the user has to guess it.

    ### Advanced Topics (Optional)
    – **File Handling**: Reading from and writing to files.
    – **Modules**: Using Python libraries to extend functionality.

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  5. I started at 11 years old with Mallard BASIC on an Amstrad PCW with CP/M. Now I try to teach my 8 year old daughter. I think coding should be learned by children. Programming changed my life.

  6. I enrolled my kid today to a coding class, then after attending the class with her, I decided to do a little more research on coding. Insightful video, coincidentally, you mention my country 3:48

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