{"id":18020,"date":"2025-05-28T13:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/?p=18020"},"modified":"2025-05-28T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:41:04","slug":"classes-about-ai-where-are-they","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/en\/classes-about-ai-where-are-they\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-ed in Trouw: Classes about AI, where are they?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18020\" class=\"elementor elementor-18020\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3d45aa e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3d45aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79994ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79994ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18017 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Student-behind-computer-cluster-v1-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Student-behind-computer-cluster-v1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Student-behind-computer-cluster-v1-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Student-behind-computer-cluster-v1-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Student-behind-computer-cluster-v1-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Student-behind-computer-cluster-v1-700x445.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.codam.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Student-behind-computer-cluster-v1.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>28-05-2025 | In an op-ed published in Dutch newspaper &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trouw.nl\/opinie\/opinie-frans-latijn-waardevol-zeker-maar-waar-blijven-de-lessen-over-ai~ba36d0fe\/\">Trouw<\/a>&#8216;, Codam&#8217;s managing director Maarten Naaijkens delivers a compelling critique of our outdated educational system. His article, titled &#8220;Frans, Latijn: waardevol, zeker. Maar waar blijven de lessen over AI?&#8221; exposes the stark contradiction between students&#8217; digital reality and classroom instruction.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">While teenagers effortlessly navigate TikTok algorithms and AI chatbots, their formal education remains anchored in centuries-old traditions. Why do programming languages and AI literacy remain optional when they&#8217;re fundamental to understanding our modern world?<\/p><h5 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\">The Case for Digital-First Learning<\/h5><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">The article explains how subjects like French gained prominence in the 19th century as the language of the elite, while German earned its place through science and commerce. Post-World War II Europe used language education as a symbol of peace, creating an almost sacred status for these traditional subjects.<\/p><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">While understandable, this legacy has become problematic. If you compare classical and programming languages, both require syntactic understanding, logical thinking, and the ability to grasp complex structures. The key difference? Programming languages lack the centuries of tradition that have elevated Latin and Greek to untouchable status in our educational hierarchy.<\/p><h5 class=\"text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5\">Time for Educational Revolution<\/h5><p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">This does not have to be. A fair question by a student resonates: &#8220;Why must we always adapt to the system, but the system never adapts to us?&#8221; It encapsulates the central tension in our current education.<\/p><p>For full article (in Dutch), go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trouw.nl\/opinie\/opinie-frans-latijn-waardevol-zeker-maar-waar-blijven-de-lessen-over-ai~ba36d0fe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Opinie: Frans, Latijn: waardevol, zeker. Maar waar blijven de lessen over AI?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Et sal uta udi con sete tur est, ei dolore medi o crita tem quo. La bitur omit tantur dis sentiet nam at. Tantas utroque exp tendis et mel, cu pro gra ece time am im pedit. Eum con gue iisque ut, quem wisi ira cundia estu ad. Falli facilis di gnisim eam et. Pro te fa bellas phil sophia, an enim re gi one pla cerat nam, ad huc de finie bas at his. 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