Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on the Department of Education (DepEd) to include computer coding in the country’s basic education curriculum, saying that digital literacy should be taught to students at a young age. He said that computer and information science could be taught even to those in kinder and elementary school. Gatchalian, meanwhile, lauded the DepEd for ensuring the full implementation of an inclusive literacy program, which he said included literacy on information and computer technology. “I believe digital literacy can elevate the educational competencies of our students and economic competitiveness of our country, but the key is to start them young,” he said. “We need to institutionalize advanced digital literacy training in our schools from an early age,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 17, 2018 04:30 UTC