Mark Zuckerberg
Founder, Facebook
Founder, Facebook
“Our policy at Facebook is literally
to hire as many talented engineers as we can find. There just aren't enough people who are trained and have these skills today.“
Will.i.am
Musician/The
Black Eyed Peas & Entrepreneur
“Here we are, 2013, we ALL
depend on technology to communicate, to bank, and none of us know how to read
and write code. It's important for these kids, right now, starting at 8 years
old, to read and write code.“
President
Bill Clinton
“At a time
when people are saying "I want a good job - I got out of college and I
couldnt find one," every single year in America there is a standing demand
for 120,000 people who are training in computer science.“
Richard
Branson
Founder, Virgin Group
“Whether we're fighting climate
change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we
don't have enough people who can code. Teaching young people to code early on
can help build skills and confidence and energize the classroom with
learning-by-doing opportunities. I learned how to fly a hot air balloon when I
was 30,000 feet up and my life was in the balance: you can learn skills at any
age but why wait when we can teach everyone to code now!“
Harry
Lewis
Dean of Harvard College (1995-2003)
“The most popular class at Harvard
today is Intro to Computer Programming, because computers are helping in almost
every other field of study and research - to search for a cure for cancer, to
understand the origins of ancient languages, etc. We needs more schools to
offer computer programming; it's a skill that will empower the next generation
in almost any field. Learning to code is easy, fun, and a good thing to learn
young.“
Mark
Pincus
CEO and Founder, Zynga
“Every student deserves the
opportunity to learn computer programming. Coding can unlock creativity and
open doors for an entire generation of American students. We need more coders
-- not just in the tech industry, but in every industry.“
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