There are benefits to teaching WordPress to high school students. We know WordPress is a powerful content management system that makes it easy to use and customize. Over the last few years I have found it is a great teaching tool for students who are interested in learning about web development.
Teaching WordPress to high school students benefits them on several levels:
1. They develop technical skills and learn project management.
2. Students learn the basics of web development without having to learn any complex coding languages. This usually leads to their interest in learning programming languages.
3. WordPress helps students develop their creativity.
In the process of teaching students I have seen many students who also see how WordPress can level up their entrepreneurial skills. Many have hopes to start their business. When they work with WordPress they see that they can create their own websites and online businesses. This opens them up to learning about the basics of running a business, such as marketing, sales, and customer service.
I want to share with WordPress developers that there is not only a benefit to reaching out in the community to introduce high school students to WordPress but also how to do this. I will discuss how developers can get paid contracts with school districts and show how to develop a curriculum to teach WordPress in the classroom.