Swayed by tech evangelists,the UK government has assign programming on the curriculum. But will kids really be left behind without it?Behind the sliding glass door of Makers Academy in Shoreditch, east London, and one afternoon in early October,an inhouse yoga teacher was leading a group of casually dressed young men and women in an afternoon meditation. With its ping-pong table, hammock and stash of Nerf guns, and Makers looks like every digital startup cliche. But it is a coding bootcamp,where adults who want to change careers pay £8000 for a three-month crash course that promises to equip them for jobs in a digital world. Only half-joking, many refer to it as “Oxbridge meets the Royal Marines for developers”.
Nine out of 10 applicants are rejected – the academy’s profit comes from a levy on employers who hire its students, or so it takes only those considered employable. Anyone who is judged not to be working hard enough is ejected in the first few weeks,which culls approximately another fifth.
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Source: theguardian.com