How the experience of teaching Scratch to children shaped who I am today

The difficulty of teaching

There was a time when I taught Scratch to children. Honestly, it was incredibly tough.

What made it so difficult was that explaining programming concepts in natural language to children who were still learning the basics of their own language was a monumental task in itself.

However, amidst that struggle (and joy), I still cannot forget the thrill of teaching them the tricks to building a game from scratch.

What was truly difficult

Teaching the actual coding of a game was, in fact, on the easier side.

What was truly difficult was teaching them how to create games using their own imagination. This was the real challenge.

"How do you come up with game ideas?" "What do you find interesting?" "How do you turn that into something tangible?"

The task of putting this creative process into words and conveying it. This was truly difficult.

Realizations years later

After continuing this teaching experience, I realized years later that, in a roundabout way, my own game development skills had improved.

By teaching, you train yourself.

At the time, I was so desperate that I didn't have the luxury to think about such things, but looking back, that experience has definitely become the foundation of who I am today.

Why there are so many articles about teaching

The reason I write instructional articles on note is to "train myself."

What I learned from the experience of teaching Scratch is that trying to teach others deepens your own understanding. Ambiguous parts become clear, and new perspectives emerge.

That is why I only output content on themes I want to study myself.

Even ordinary articles that people might think, "I already know that," are actually just "personal notes" for me.

My current position

Whether or not it is useful to the reader is for the reader to decide.

By outputting, I am getting what I want from note.

Recently, there are more things I can solve by brainstorming with AI. However, I still publish articles on note because there is something to be gained by testing them in front of others.

Observe reactions. Verify hypotheses. Deepen my own understanding.

That is how I interact with note today.

Moving forward

By teaching, I grow myself.

Without forgetting this feeling, I will continue to output content.

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Appendix (This article comes with a bonus)

Selecting hashtags that resonate and steps for self-sufficiency

Relying on AI is by no means a bad thing, but being able to choose tags yourself will help you understand the core of your article more deeply and cultivate the power to reach your readers.

Based on the source, I will explain 6 hashtags to help this article reach more readers and the steps for choosing them yourself.

6 Recommended Hashtags

#Scratch: The main subject of the article
#ProgrammingEducation: Indicates the specific field of the article
#Education: A category to reach a wider audience (parents, teachers, etc.)
#SelfGrowth: The core value of the article, which is that "teaching trains yourself"
#Creation: For the difficulty of teaching "how to create games" and for the creator demographic
#note: A place to test my own ideas

3 steps to create your own hashtags

While reflecting on the content of the source, I will explain the thought process of how to derive tags.

1. Extract "what the story is about" (concrete keywords)
   First, choose the words that are the main characters of the article.
   • Approach: Look for words that appear repeatedly in the article or specific tool names.
   • Example from the source: In this article, "Scratch" and "programming education" fall into this category. These act like an "address" to deliver the information directly to people looking for it.

2. Verbalize the "main message you want to convey" (abstract keywords)
   Don't just state facts (that you taught Scratch), but turn the "realizations" gained from that experience into tags.
   • Approach: Think, "What is this article trying to say, after all?"
   • Example from the source: The author states that "teaching helps me improve" and "deepens my own understanding." From this, themes that call for reader empathy and interest, such as "self-growth" and "output", can be derived.

3. Think about "who you want to reach and where" (contextual keywords)
   Consider the setting of the article and what kind of community it belongs to.
   • Approach: Assume the characteristics of the platform where the article was written and the broader related fields.
   • Example from the source: The author views "note" as a place to see reactions and verify hypotheses. Also, since it touches on not just technical instruction but also the "process of coming up with ideas," "creation" is also appropriate.
   

Summary: Tips for choosing your own hashtags

For choosing tags, try asking yourself these three questions:
"What is the main subject (tool or proper noun) of this article?" → (e.g., #Scratch)
"What is the lesson that will remain in the reader's heart after reading this article?" → (e.g., #SelfGrowth)
"Who do you want to read this, and what are their worries?" → (e.g., #Education, #Creation)

By combining "concrete" and "abstract" in this way, you will be able to create well-balanced hashtags yourself.

#Scratch #ProgrammingEducation #Education
#SelfGrowth #Creation #note