Starting in 2020, programming will now be a mandatory subject in elementary schools in Japan. Over the next two years, it will be introduced into the compulsory curriculum for both middle schools in 2021 and high schools in 2022.
Japan plans to introduce programming into the school curriculum in order to prepare children for greater challenges.
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In Japanese cities such as Takeo , Koha, and Ibaraki Prefecture, additional coding courses have already sprung up to help schools. Japan News reports that volunteers and businesses are effectively contributing to this mission .
To decide the syllabus of the programming classes to be introduced in schools, the Ministry of Education created a panel.
A similar trend has also been observed in China, where Chinese parents are teaching coding at a much younger age. Going a step ahead of Japan, China has started teaching children the basics of coding even before they reach preschool age.
However, these developments in Asian countries are not a new phenomenon. Way back in 2000, the Israeli government made programming a mandatory subject in its high schools. Britain created the same 'rule' for children aged 5 and above.
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