{"id":6223,"date":"2018-11-14T14:29:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/?p=6223"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:43:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T19:43:46","slug":"meet-etash-a-kumon-program-completer-who-is-using-his-technology-skills-to-teach-kids-to-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/meet-etash-a-kumon-program-completer-who-is-using-his-technology-skills-to-teach-kids-to-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Program Completer Using his Tech Skills to Teach Kids to Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/O_XqaSwTufM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Meet Etash, a Kumon Program Completer Who is Using his Technology Skills to Teach Kids to Code\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Etash-Cover.png\" alt=\"Meet Etash, a Kumon Program Completer Who is Using his Technology Skills to Teach Kids to Code\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Etash-Cover.png 800w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Etash-Cover-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Etash-Cover-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Etash completed the Kumon Math Program in four years thanks to what his Instructor refers to as \u201cgrit.\u201d No matter how new or difficult a problem was, he would tackle it head on, working at it until he could solve it on his own. 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